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

Recent News

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
UCSB Ranks Among Top Universities Nationally and Globally in Recent Assessments

Admissions

Undergraduate: UCSB Office of Admissions — Dates & Deadlines for Freshman & Transfer Applicants | How to Apply
Graduate: Application Portal Opens Sept 2025 – Learn more @ UCSB Graduate Division & How to Apply | ECE Prospective Students & Apply

Announcements

COE named The Robert Mehrabian College of Engineering

Employment – Open Level Faculty Positions:

Electronics & Photonics, Emerging Technologies
Architecture/Hardware/Software Interfaces

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

Moody – Quantum Entangled Photons

Moody "Quantum Entangled Photons On Demand"

News

Blumenthal & OCAQπ Researchers "Cold Atoms on a Chip"

Blumenthal "Cold Atoms on a Chip"

News

Nanofab "Uplifting the Local Semiconductor Industry"

Nanofab "Uplifting the Local Semiconductor Industry"

Miolane – AI Model of the Maternal Brain

Miolane – AI Model of the Maternal Brain

Bowers – Pioneering Laser Expert Retires

Bowers – Pioneering Laser Expert Retires

Banerjee: Next-gen 3d Transistors

Banerjee: Next-gen 3D Transistors

Our Spotlights

2025 ECE 188 Senior Project Awards

2025 ECE 188 Senior Project Awards

BBC – Nakamura & the White LED

BBC – Nakamura & the White LED

Glimpse of the ECE Undergraduate Experience

A Glimpse of the ECE Undergraduate Experience

Our Recent Honors

Manjunath – Outstanding Graduate Mentor

Manjunath: Outstanding Graduate Mentor

Mishra: Central Coast Innovation Award

Mishra: Central Coast Innovation Award

Çamsarı: Misha Mahowald Prize

Çamsarı: Misha Mahowald Prize

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

Weiyi Li, PhD '22 & Mishra Group – IEEE EDS Rappaport Award

Weiyi Li, PhD '22 & Mishra Group – IEEE EDS Rappaport Award

Grad Spotlight: Roark Chao

Grad Spotlight: Roark Chao