Karan Maitra

June 23, 2016

Desalination Plant To Reopen Next Fall

By Stephanie Pernett, Karan Maitra

After 23 years of inactivity, Santa Barbara City Council decided to reopen the Charles E. Meyer Desalination plant in order to relieve a stage-three drought.

May 26, 2016

Is There Anybody Out There?

By Karan Maitra

Famed astronomer Carl Sagan once said “The universe is a pretty big place. If it’s just us, seems like an awful waste of space.”

May 19, 2016

Cancer Research To Improve Pregnancy Medication

By Karan Maitra

A UCSB professor is working with researchers internationally to create a drug that will assist in pregnancy placenta complications; the drug’s similarities to drugs used as cancer medication are surprisingly comparable...

May 12, 2016

UCSB Probes the Hidden World: A Look into Nanoscale Imaging

By Karan Maitra

UCSB professor Ania Jayich has developed a method to observe interactions at the quantum level at temperatures approaching zero Kelvin, or absolute zero.

April 28, 2016

UCSB Leads Innovation for Interstellar Flight

By Karan Maitra

As private companies such as SpaceX begin launching efforts toward space exploration, UCSB has joined ranks with industry giants, now leading development for interstellar travel.