Department Life News
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2024The Materials Department is excited to welcome our incoming class of graduate students! The 46 incoming students are about to start on an exciting adventure of research and learning, and we hope we can help them achieve their scientific and career goals. -
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2024The Materials Scientist Association (formerly known as the Materials Student Association) welcomes their newly elected leadership for 2024! President: Melina Endsley Secretary: Ashley Wissel-Garcia Treasurer: Kaitlyn Mullin GSA Representative: Nico Fuchs-Lynch First Year Representative: Rachel Kahler Social Committee Chair: Arturo Juan Professional Development Committee... read more » -
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2023The Materials Department is excited to welcome our incoming class of graduate students! The 13 students pictured are about to start on an exciting adventure of research and learning, and we hope we can help them achieve their scientific and career goals. -
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2020In Solidarity: Black Lives Matter Friday, June 5, 2020 Over the past week, our nation has been convulsed in response to the appalling reality of yet another black individual being killed by a white police officer. The UC Santa Barbara College of Engineering stands with those in our community and around the world who are hurting and frustrated in the wake of... read more » -
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2017While Materials graduate students patiently waited in the shade on Friday, April 21, Materials professors eagerly scooped ice cream for them in honor of the Department’s 2017 Graduate Student Appreciation Ice Cream Social. Along with Materials Department Chair Prof. Tresa Pollock and veteran scoopers Profs. Dan Gianola, Frank Zok, and Chris Van de Walle, Prof. Kunal... read more » -
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2016This year, the Materials Department held the 5th Annual Tony Evans 5K Memorial Run. With over 200 participants, this year’s run was the biggest one yet. As graduate students, faculty, staff, and their families lined up outside of Engineering II, Tony’s impact on the Department was remembered and his daily runs around the lagoon were honored for the fifth time. The... read more » -
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2016On Friday, May 13, the Materials Department showed its appreciation for the hard work, dedication, and endless hours the graduate students give during the year by holding the annual Ice Cream Social. Materials Department Chair Prof. Tresa Pollock, along with Prof. Dan Gianola and Prof. Galen Stucky scooped ice cream for over an hour to the ravenous students who happily... read more » -
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2015On a Saturday morning in early October, the Materials family came together to celebrate the life of Tony Evans in the 4th Annual Tony Evans 5K Memorial Run. Congregating just steps away from the office Tony once occupied, over 100 people prepared to honor his memory and daily practice of running around the lagoon and back through campus. While not everyone present had met... read more »
