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UC Santa Barbara
Engineering
Mission
To educate the next generation of technology
leaders.
To leverage our interdisciplinary and
entrepreneurial strengths to create breakthroughs
in knowledge and in technology that illuminate
major issues and address pressing needs of
society.

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College of Engineering
Facts and figures to know…
136 faculty
10 graduate programs
674 graduate students
1319 undergraduate students
$52M+ research awards
FY2005
19 Interdisciplinary research
centers and Institutes
153 CA companies putting UC
Santa Barbara research to
work.
130 high technology start-ups

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Unique attributes that give us an advantage
Entrepreneurial Interdisciplinary
Culture Approach
Identify opportunities
and react quickly
Combine disciplines to
solve complex problems
Leverage expertise to
discover innovative
solutions
Move discoveries
beyond the laboratory
Industry Technology
Alliance Leadership

5. Top-Notch Faculty
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Faculty are recognized as leaders in their fields
#1 in US - % of faculty in National Academy of Engineering
Faculty represent some of the most highly cited (# citations per paper) in their fields: (ISI
Thomson, Academic US ranking)
Materials science, #1 (FY00-04)
Mechanical engineering, #3 (FY99-03)
Engineering, #2 (FY97-01)
Electrical and electronic engineering, #1 (FY98-02)
Conducting polymers, #1 (FY91-00)
Nanotechnology research, #3 (FY92-02)
Wireless/Mobile Networks, #11 (FY95-05)
Papers authored by UC Santa Barbara lead the UC system in impact (Thomson Scientific)
Notable faculty distinctions:
2 Nobel Laureates (4 total in Engineering and the Sciences)
27 members of the National Academy of Engineering
6 members of the National Academy of Sciences (24 total in Engineering and the
Sciences)
Over 30% of Engineering faculty have worked in start-up ventures
Over $7 billion in M&A and over $650 million in venture funding for UCSB spin-offs in recent
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Our History
Electrical Acceleration Key faculty hires. Significant Shuji
First Top-Ranked Emphasis on 2 Nobel Prizes
Engineers from Of New Natl. grants for Nakamura
ARPANet Materials photonics, Awarded to
Yale Univ. Multi-Disciplinary multi- wins 2006
Site for the Department MEMS, chemical Herb Kroemer,
Start program Centers- engineering… disciplinary Millennium
Internet started Alan Heeger
At UCSB NSF Funded MRL move into BioEng centers Award
$ 1.5 M 7.5 M 19.2 M 52.4 M 70.0M
1965 1980’s 1990’s 2000’s 2005

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Impact of UC Santa Barbara Technology
• 130 high technology businesses
owe their existence to UC Santa
Barbara faculty and student
founders
• 153 companies in California are
putting UC Santa Barbara research
to work.
• These companies include those that
are:
– founded by UC scientists;
– sponsors of UC Discovery
Grants, MICRO grants or other
research at UC;
– partners in the California
Institutes for Science and
Innovation;
– contributors of gifts in support
of UC research; and/or
– licensees of UC technology

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Areas where current research will transform society
Interdisciplinary Work Long-Term Results (5-10 years)
• New Materials Research, Wide-Band- • Solid State Lighting Aimed at Replacing
Gap Semiconductors the Light Bulb, Energy Efficiency.
• Institute for Collaborative • Biotech and Bio-Inspired Technology for
Biotechnologies, Systems Biology New Materials, Devices, Sensors. Control
Systems, ComputationScience,
Computational Biology.
• Nanotechnology
• Nano-Electronics and Photonics; New
Means of Energy Conservation,
• Electronics and Photonics Generation and Storage/
• Optical Communications, Silicon
Photonics, New Ways of Computing,
• Technology Management Spintronics.
• Business and Management Education
Integrated with Technology: A New
Model for Master’s Degree in Business

9. Materials Science
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Technology Leadership
UC Santa Barbara is at the forefront of new materials technically – program
consistently ranks #1 in the country (Science Watch ’97 – ’01), #1 ranking in ISI
Citation Impact survey
Materials Science is a broad foundation for the College’s excellence and emerging
leadership
Ranked #3 in US News World Report (2007 rankings)
UC Santa Barbara’s NSF funded Materials Research Science and Engineering Center
is the 3rd highest recipient of funding (out of 29 centers). Recently secured a new 6
year grant for $20.5 million.
Strength in materials and device fabrication – has positioned UC Santa Barbara to
influence a number of industries: Wireless and fiber-optic communications, New
lighting and other energy alternatives, Biosensors, Satellite communications, Data
storage, New catalysts in fuels, and plastics, Drug delivery and diagnostics
Early pioneer in molecular beam epitaxy – manufacturing process which enables the
development of today’s wireless and optoelectronic telecommunication devices

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Technology Leadership
Leader in compound semiconductor technologies
Growing computer engineering group, leading in many areas
of design, testing, verification, embedded systems
Making the world’s fastest transistors and the world’s fastest
amplifiers for radar, communications, and radio astronomy
Superb clean room maintained, providing universal access to
universities and companies across the country (33 companies
thus far in 2005).
Western Institute for Nanoelectronics. WIN participants come
from three University of California campuses (Los Angeles,
Berkeley, and Santa Barbara) and Stanford University and will
focus on novel spintronics and plasmonic devices. In addition
to its NRI funding, this center will also receive additional direct
support from Intel and the UC Discovery program. WIN was
recently launched and financially supported by the
semiconductor industry. This collaborative model is testing
new paradigms.

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The Photonics Group at UC Santa Barbara is targeting Silicon Photonics,
Optoelectronics, Optical Networking and Communications creating the
next generation of fully optical networks and signal transmission.
Leadership position has initiated numerous National Multidisciplinary
Centers focused on this research
One of top 3 US research institutions with vertically integrated
communications materials to device to systems research program (MIT
and Stanford are others)
Collectively over 130 students, scientists, and engineers conducting
research in this area.
Recent research grants include:
• $16 million LASOR (laser switched optical router) project includes DARPA,
Cisco, Agility, Calient, JDS Uniphase, & Stanford
• $3.5 million DARPA grant to support wavelength multiplexing – truly optical
network
• $1.5 million Cisco funded grant to support optical label switching

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Establishment of California NanoSystems Institute - which
represents a multi-disciplinary collaboration with UCLA that has
received >$100 million in funding from state of CA and
industry.
Working with the ultra small to discover new ways for
information processing, semiconductor manufacturing, medical
diagnostics and therapeutics, and advanced sensors.
Center for Nanoscience Innovation for Defense: spintronics and
quantum information processing, nanoscale electronics in
semiconductors and molecules, nanophotonics for
communication and computation, and nanomechanical sensors
and devices
UC Santa Barbara chosen for 2 NIH Program of Excellence in
Nanotechnology (PEN) grants. UCSB is only university to
participate in 2 PEN Grants. Developing novel technologies to
diagnose and treat diseases of the heart ($13 million, with
Burnham Institute) and lungs ($12.5 million, with Washington
University) over five years. Center for Cancer Nanotechnology
Excellence jointly with UCSD, Burnham.

13. Computational Science and Engineering
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Represents a multidisciplinary research and education effort
developing tools to enable and accelerate scientific discovery
and engineering technology. Center for Control, Dynamics and
Computation (CCDC) has been cornerstone.
History as one of the 1st four nodes of the ARPAnet has given
UC Santa Barbara a strong foundation in computing
technologies
UC Santa Barbara is an emerging leader in Systems Biology.
Received funding for 4 endowed chairs in Systems Biology
Systems Biology uses the power of information processing to
solve complex medical and communications problems (i.e.,
diabetic insulin cycle, cell death process, infectious cycle of
bacteria) and provides solutions for new disease detection and
treatment.

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Chemical Engineering department, key discipline in Bioengineering
is a recognized leader:
• ranked 2nd in country in total number of faculty citations
(behind only MIT)
• Chemical Engineering is a top 10 program (ranked 9 in 2007
rankings)
• Department ranked 3rd in country in national academy
memberships (behind only MIT and U. Minnesota)
Leading discoveries arising in Mechanical Eng and Chemical Eng, in
Cell Surface Display and Sorting Technologies, and Blood Glucose
Monitoring that will enable quick medical diagnosis and
personalized therapeutics. Systems and computational biology.
Innovations can transform medical industry: drug delivery and
diagnostics, bio-membrane transport, membrane biophysics, and
biomedical ultrasound
UCSB leads a $50 million partnership, Institute of Collaborative
Biotechnologies, with MIT, Caltech, and ARMY to develop, assess,
and adapt new products, new biotechnologies, and bio-inspired
technologies.

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Solid State Lighting and Display
Center
Focus on advancing new semiconductor-based energy
efficient lighting and display technologies through
partnerships with key industry leaders. 2000 Nobel
Prize winner, Herb Kroemer, conceived of practical
applications for semiconductor heterojunctions,
making applications such as solid-state lighting, CD
players and cell phones possible.
Includes 10 International Corporations
Over $35 million in funding
Mitsubishi Chemical – Center for Advanced
Materials at UC Santa Barbara
Unique industry collaboration between Mitsubishi Chemical and
UCSB – clear research alignment with potential product
outcomes.
Over $22 million committed, leveraged by UC Discovery grants
28 patent disclosures to date – 86% improvement over current
investments in technology inventions for research institutions.

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Institute for Collaborative Biotechnologies
World’s most renowned researchers in the fields of
biotechnology and bio-engineering focused on tackling
big issues with broad applications.
Over $50 million in funding from ARMY Research Office
grant, academic participation led by UC Santa Barbara
and includes MIT and California Institute of Technology.
Includes 9 Industry collaborators and 3 Government
agencies
Label Switched Optical Router (LASOR)
Focus on developing and demonstrating all-optical
technologies and systems.
$16 million from US Defense Advanced Research
Projects Agency
Joint industry-academia research that includes
Stanford University, Cisco Systems, JDS Uniphase,
Agility Communications, and Calient Networks.

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Technology Leadership
College of Engineering’s Technology Management Program (TMP)
Mission:
Create a world class technology management program within UC Santa
Barbara’s COE to educate and prepare men and women for leadership positions
in new, early stage and growth oriented technology driven companies; to create
and advance new knowledge; and to influence the future direction of technology
management and entrepreneurial education and practice for the benefit of
society. The aim over the next few years is to build the curriculum of Technology
Management into a distinctive and nationally recognized brand of business and
management education. The Technology Management Masters Degree will be a
one-year program, aimed to accelerate the careers of engineers, scientists and
others entering or working in the technology business sector.