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The Robert Mehrabian College of Engineering at UC Santa Barbara is a global leader in education and research in mechanical, chemical, electrical, computer, and materials engineering. Learn more about the UCSB College of Engineering at http://engineering.ucsb.edu/

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The U.S. flag in front of Cheadle Hall is being flown at half-staff today, September 3, in honor of Vikram Mubayi, a PhD...
09/03/2026

The U.S. flag in front of Cheadle Hall is being flown at half-staff today, September 3, in honor of Vikram Mubayi, a PhD candidate in Chemical Engineering who passed away last month.

The flag will remain at half-staff throughout the day as our community remembers Vikram.

08/29/2026

OASIS: Powering the COAST PCL Vision

OASIS is changing the question from “How quickly can a scientist run an experiment?” to “How much can we discover when scientists, AI and autonomous laboratories work together?”

08/26/2026

Why does Bioprinting matter?

Because cells don’t live on a flat, 2D surface. They live in a complex, three-dimensional environment. Bioprinting lets researchers recreate that environment and study what happens at a scale much closer to real tissue.

And Anika Dasgupta's work doesn’t stop there. She plans to use these 3D models to recreate an injury environment and investigate whether MBVs could play a therapeutic role in tissue regeneration.

Design it. Print it. Test it. Understand how cells heal.

Beyond her research, bioprinting is opening new possibilities for drug testing and disease modeling—including functional mini-organs and tissue systems that could reduce reliance on animal testing.

The future of regenerative medicine may be built layer by layer. 🧬🖨️

08/26/2026

For Anika Dasgupta, a second year PhD student in Dr. Marley Dewey's research group, bioprinting serves a powerful tool for studying Matrix Bound Nanovesicles (MBVs)—tiny biological messengers embedded within our extracellular matrix.

Instead of printing with plastic, bioprinting combines the precision of 3D printing with living cells, proteins and other biological components to create functional, tissue-like models.

🖨️ Her approach: Anika is using bioprinting to pattern MBVs and liquid extracellular vesicles (EVs) within a 3D model of the extracellular matrix. She’ll then introduce stem cells and observe how they respond to each type of EV.

08/26/2026

🧬 What if we could 3D-print the environment where our cells heal?

For Anika Dasgupta, a second year PhD student in Dr. Marley Dewey's research group, bioprinting serves a powerful tool for studying Matrix Bound Nanovesicles (MBVs)—tiny biological messengers embedded within our extracellular matrix.

Instead of printing with plastic, bioprinting combines the precision of 3D printing with living cells, proteins and other biological components to create functional, tissue-like models.

🖨️ Her approach: Anika is using bioprinting to pattern MBVs and liquid extracellular vesicles (EVs) within a 3D model of the extracellular matrix. She’ll then introduce stem cells and observe how they respond to each type of EV.

Why does that matter?

Because cells don’t live on a flat, 2D surface. They live in a complex, three-dimensional environment. Bioprinting lets researchers recreate that environment and study what happens at a scale much closer to real tissue.

And Anika’s work doesn’t stop there. She plans to use these 3D models to recreate an injury environment and investigate whether MBVs could play a therapeutic role in tissue regeneration.

Design it. Print it. Test it. Understand how cells heal.

Beyond her research, bioprinting is opening new possibilities for drug testing and disease modeling—including functional mini-organs and tissue systems that could reduce reliance on animal testing.

The future of regenerative medicine may be built layer by layer. 🧬🖨️

08/24/2026

OASIS is more than a research facility — it’s the foundation for a new model of research, where advanced instrumentation, robotics, AI, data, and people work together.

In this video, Professor Reid de Alaniz explains what makes OASIS such a gamechanger, and how it could change the way we conduct research and accelerate discovery.

Congressman Salud Carbajal joined UCSB leadership and researchers on Friday to celebrate a $20 million National Science ...
08/24/2026

Congressman Salud Carbajal joined UCSB leadership and researchers on Friday to celebrate a $20 million National Science Foundation award establishing the COAST Programmable Cloud Laboratory. Built around the existing BioPACIFIC MIP infrastructure at OASIS, COAST PCL will connect robotics, advanced instruments, software, data systems, and artificial intelligence to create a remotely accessible laboratory for polymer and soft-materials research. The goal: enable scientists across the country to design experiments remotely, have automated systems carry them out, and use AI to help determine what to test next.

Following the announcement, Congressman Carbajal toured the BioPACIFIC MIP laboratories and the space that will support COAST PCL, seeing firsthand how UCSB is building the infrastructure to accelerate materials discovery and expand access to advanced research capabilities.

Congressman Salud Carbajal joined UCSB Engineering leaders and researchers at OASIS today to celebrate a $20 million Nat...
08/22/2026

Congressman Salud Carbajal joined UCSB Engineering leaders and researchers at OASIS today to celebrate a $20 million National Science Foundation (NSF) award establishing the COAST Programmable Cloud Laboratory. Built around the existing BioPACIFICMIP infrastructure at OASIS, COAST PCL will connect robotics, advanced instruments, software, data systems, and artificial intelligence to create a remotely accessible laboratory for polymer and soft-materials research. The goal: enable scientists across the country to design experiments remotely, have automated systems carry them out, and use AI to help determine what to test next.

Following the announcement, Congressman Carbajal toured the BioPACIFIC MIP laboratories and the space that will support COAST PCL, seeing firsthand how UCSB is building the infrastructure to accelerate materials discovery and expand access to advanced research capabilities.

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08/18/2026

Who would have thought that the future of color-changing technology could be inspired by a squid?

Meet Victoria Diaz, a fifth-year PhD student in UCSB's Chemical Engineering Department, whose research takes inspiration from one of nature’s most fascinating color-changing cephalopods. 🐙

Squid, cuttlefish and octopuses use a unique protein called reflectin to dynamically change their appearance for camouflage and communication. Victoria is exploring how to bring that remarkable capability into the lab—integrating reflectin into solid-state devices to dynamically tune color for next-generation photonic technologies.

From the ocean to the semiconductor, Victoria is asking: Can nature’s color-changing abilities help us build the technologies of tomorrow? 🌊🔬

What happens after you build a microchip? At UC Santa Barbara, a new facility is helping researchers take that next step...
08/13/2026

What happens after you build a microchip? At UC Santa Barbara, a new facility is helping researchers take that next step — from chip to prototype.

The new Protofab, located at UCSB’s OASIS research hub in Goleta, gives researchers, students, startups and industry partners access to advanced packaging and prototyping equipment, including automated wire bonding, plasma cleaning and high-resolution inspection.

By connecting Protofab with UCSB’s Nanofab, researchers can move more seamlessly from fabrication to packaging and testing, helping turn promising technologies in quantum photonics, advanced electronics, biomaterials and more into real-world solutions.

“We believe this facility will really expand innovation,” said Brian Thibeault, Nanofab’s technical and operational director.

Click here to read more: https://engineering.ucsb.edu/news/protofab-expands-innovation

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