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Research News

Investigating the Environmental Impacts of Low-Carbon Energy Technologies
A report led by Prof. Sangwon Suh assesses the implications of halving global greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. 
 
 
Making More Efficient Engines
A novel ceramic coating composition may improve the efficiency of gas turbines at high operating temperatures.

Optimizing Small Molecule Organic Solar Cells
Researchers at UC Santa Barbara are reaching record efficiencies with new molecular donor materials.

 

Faculty & Campus News

Project Led by Mishra Group Selected for ARPA-E's SWITCHES Program 
Umesh Mishra's group received $3 million in ARPA-E funding for vertical GaN semiconductor research.

 
Advanced Wireless Lighting System Implementation
The deployment phase is underway for UC Santa Barbara's energy-efficient networked lighting control systems.

Breakthrough in Bright, Efficient, Solid-State Lighting
Developed by Profs. Seshadri and DenBaars, this new approach for determining phosphor rigidity progresses development of solid-state lighting at elevated brightness and temperature.

In the News

600V GaN products produced by UCSB startup Transphorm adopted by Delta Electronics

 
Materials Professor Chris van de Walle honored with the 2013 AVS Medard W. Welch Award 

 
Quartz reports on Prof. Steve Denbaars' research on laser diodes

 
UCSB startup Soraa receives Product Innovation Award for its SORAA SNAP System™
 

Seminar Videos

10/23--John Perlin: Let it Shine: The 6,000-Year Story of Solar Energy

10/30--David Auston: The Changing Energy Landscape - A Summary of Key Issues and Trends

11/13--Vidvuds Ozolins: Sparse Physics and its Applications to Energy Materials

11/30--Millie Dresselhaus: Personal Perspectives on Advancing Energy Sustainability

 

Upcoming Events

2014 IEE/CEEM Seminar Series

  
Jan. 9, 4pm, ESB 2001: Kang Shin, Professor of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, University of Michigan 

 
Jan. 15, 2pm, ESB 1001: Gang Chen, Professor of Power Engineering, MIT

Feb. 19, 4pm, ESB 1001: Bill Tumas, Associate Lab Director, Materials and Chemical Science and Technology, National Renewable Energy Laboratory 

Feb. 26, 4pm, ESB 1001: Anton Van der Ven, Professor, Materials, UC Santa Barbara

 
March 6, 4pm, ESB 1001: Richard Kaner, Professor, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, UCLA 

 
April 17, 4pm, ESB 1001: John Papanikolas, Professor of Physics & Deputy Director of EFRC on Solar Fuels, UNC  
 

Other UCSB Events

Dec. 16: Big Data Optical Networking Seminar 

Feb. 3: Complex Fluids Design Consortium Meeting (CFDC 2014)

Feb. 4-5: Materials Research Outreach Program Symposium (MROP 2014)
 

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