Institute News
Institute faculty Chris Van de Walle's paper, "Fundamental limits on optical transparency of transparent conducting oxides: Free-carrier absorption in SnO2," has been selected by the editor to feature in the Editor's Picks of 2012, as one of the most notable APL articles published in 2012.Jun 7 2013
UC Santa Barbara professor of chemistry and of materials Galen Stucky was elected a member of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) for his excellence in original scientific research. Membership in the NAS is one of the highest honors given to a scientist or engineer in the United States.May 31 2013
The four-part series "Lighting the World" by UCTV honors Institute Faculty Shuji Nakamura for his work on LEDs. The series shows how LEDs are transforming the world we live in.May 31 2013
Institute Director John Bowers has been named Faculty Research Lecturer for 2013. The highest honor bestowed upon UC Santa Barbara faculty, Bowers is being recognized for his “groundbreaking scholarship, outstanding research contributions and scientific leadership.”May 8 2013
The Institute for Energy Efficiency held its 2013 UC Santa Barbara Summit on Energy Efficiency last week. The event brought together the best and brightest minds to discuss science and technology innovations in materials for an sustainable energy future.May 1 2013
UC Santa Barbara researchers, lead by Institute faculty James Speck and Claude Weisbuch, in collaboration with colleagues at CNRS-École Polytechnique in France, have identified Auger recombination as the mechanism that causes LEDs to be less efficient at high drive currents.Apr 22 2013
The Summit on Energy Efficiency is the place to be to find out what's next in science and technology for energy efficiency. The Summit is attracting high-profile panelists, who are leaders in research and development in energy efficiency and materials.Mar 28 2013
The Institute convened 27 leading stakeholders from the field of Information and Communications Technologies for a workshop on Feb 7-8. Discussions focused on needed advancements in technology and architecture to develop scalable, energy-efficient, future core networks.Feb 15 2013
U.S. Secretary of Energy, Steven Chu, will be the opening keynote speaker in the 2013 Summit on Energy Efficiency. Other confirmed keynote speakers include Michael McQuade, from United Technologies, and George Crabtree, from DOE Battery Hub at Argonne National Laboratory.Jan 22 2013
Professor Galen Stucky's research group is developing an energy storage device for hybrid electric vehicles that combines the properties of batteries and capacitors into one technology.Nov 29 2012
In this Issue: Save the date for the Santa Barbara Summit on Energy Efficiency; Announcement of 2012-2013 Holbrook and Frenkel Fellows; Introducing new Institute faculty member; Exciting breakthroughs in research; and John Bowers' Onward California video.Nov 14 2012
Convergence Magazine invited three leaders in academia, industry, and research to discuss the future of discovery and achievement at UC Santa Barbara. What emerged from their conversation was a shared notion that UCSB is poised as a top institution in science and technology.Oct 18 2012
The Institute for Energy Efficiency announces its fourth cohort of graduate student fellows receiving the Frenkel Fellowship.Oct 12 2012
The Institute for Energy Efficiency hosted an event for the unveiling of Solar3D's 3-dimensional solar cell prototype. Solar3D's approach has the potential to drastically improve the efficiency of solar cells and reduce the cost per watt.Sep 28 2012- Director of the Institute for Energy Efficiency, John Bowers, is Onward California's first featured story. John discusses our many areas of expertise at the Institute and UCSB, the importance of energy efficiency, and the global impact of our work in a series of four videos.Sep 19 2012
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The Institute In the News
Steven Chu spoke at the UC Santa Barbara Summit on Energy Efficiency urging scientists "not to leave their best work in the lab and wait for others to take over commercialization," an article by the Pacific Coast Business Times.May 1 2013
Santa Barbara Independent features an article about the UC Santa Barbara Summit on Energy Efficiency with keynote speaker Steven Chu.May 1 2013
CNBC has shared the UCSB press release on the 2013 Summit on Energy Efficiency, to be held on May 1-2 2013. Keynote speakers at the event that is focused on "Materials for a sustainable future" include Steve Chu, Michael McQuade, George Crabtree and Kateri Callahan.Mar 28 2013
The Institute for Energy Efficiency is being featured in the winter edition of LoaLiving Magazine. The coverage recognizes the solution-driven research and innovation carried out at the Institute.Mar 27 2013
An interdisciplinary team of UCSB students has taken a top prize at the 2013 Better Building Case Competition, part of President Obama's Better Buildings Initiative. Several Institute faculty and graduate students were involved with this team.Mar 22 2013
