Electrical and Computer Engineering | UC Santa Barbara | Electrical and Computer Engineering | UC Santa Barbara

Recent News

UCSB Profs. John Martinis & Michel Devoret receive the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics
U.S. News – ECE & COE ranks among 2025 Nation's Best Graduate Engineering Schools
THE's 2025 Interdisciplinary Science Rankings places UCSB at No. 8 worldwide

Admissions

Undergraduate: UCSB Office of Admissions — Dates & Deadlines for Freshman & Transfer Applicants | How to Apply
Graduate: Application Portal Opens in Sept – Learn at UCSB Graduate Division | Application & Checklist | ECE Prospective Students & Apply

Announcements

June 1 (Mon): UCSB RoboRacer Competition 2026
June 5 (Fri): Engineering Design Expo 2026

ECE and RMCOE Graduate Programs Earn Top-Tier National Rankings

Our Research

Mishra, DenBaars, Nakamura, Speck: Gallium Nitride research at UC Santa Barbara

Mishra, DenBaars, Nakamura, Speck: Gallium Nitride research at UC Santa Barbara

Spotlight

Nakamura – Why It Was Almost Impossible to Make the Blue LED

Spotlight

Blumenthal & OCAQπ Group "Shrinking of large lasers & ..."

Blumenthal & OCAQπ Group "Shrinking of large lasers & ..."

News

Chao, DenBaars & Schuller: Hair-width LEDs

Chao, DenBaars & Schuller: Hair-width LEDs...

News

S.L. Smith: Optical Tech Boosts Laser Scanners’ Reach

SLAB lab: Optical Tech Boosts Laser Scanners’ Reach

Miolane – “HerBrain” a TIME 2025 Top Invention

Miolane: “HerBrain” a TIME Magazine 2025 Top Invention

Çamsari & Chowdhury "p-computers Keep Winning"

Çamsari & Chowdhury "p-computers Keep Winning"

Distinguished Lecture

Distinguished Lecture

Our Spotlights

RMCOE – New Online Masters Degree

RMCOE – New Online Masters Degree

RMCOE Grad Programs Earn Top-Tier Nat’l Ranks

RMCOE Grad Programs Earn Top-Tier Nat’l Ranks

Tech Titans – Santa Barbara & UCSB

Tech Titans – Santa Barbara & UCSB

Our Recent Honors

DenBaars – IEEE & Optica Holonyak Awards

DenBaars – IEEE & Optica Holonyak Awards

Buckwalter – NAI Senior Member

Buckwalter – NAI Senior Member

Mostofi & Korany receive the IEEE ComSoc Outstanding Paper Award

Mostofi & Korany – IEEE ComSoc Outstanding Paper Award

Our Faculty

Shuji Nakamura, Nobel Prize, Physics 2014

Shuji Nakamura, Physics 2014

Arthur Gossard, National Medal of Science & Technology, Physics 2014

Arthur Gossard, Physics 2014

Herbert Kroemer, Nobel Prize, Physics 2000

Herbert Kroemer, Physics 2000

Glen Culler, National Medal of Science & Technology, Physics

Glen Culler, Physics 1999

Our Students

Undergrad Spotlight: Vem Noubarentz

Undergrad Spotlight: Vem Noubarentz

R. Yin — NSF Graduate Research Fellowship (GRFP)

R. Yin — NSF Graduate Research Fellowship (GRFP)

Grad Spotlight: Roark Chao

Grad Spotlight: Roark Chao