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Congratulations to Professor Andrea Carlini
Award Date: May 13, 2026
2026 Harold J. Plous Memorial Award
Congratulations to Professor Andrea Carlini for being selected as the next Harold J. Plous Memorial Award Winner!
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Honoring A Legacy: UC Santa Barbara Marks 50th Annual B.R. Baker Memorial Lecture
MacArthur Fellow Phil S. Baran Will Deliver The Milestone Address on Simplifying Organic Synthesis
May 11, 2026 | MLPS News
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Congratulations to Professor Dorit Hanein
Award Date: April 20, 2026
2026 Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE)
Congratulations to Professor Dorit Hanein for being elected as a 2026 American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) Fellow!
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Congratulations to Professor Thuc-Quyen Nguyen
Award Date: April 15, 2026
2026 UCSB Faculty Research Lecturer
Congratulations to Professor Thuc-Quyen Nguyen for being selected as the next UCSB Faculty Research Lecturer!
Established in 1954, the Faculty Research Lecturer is the highest honor the UC Santa Barbara faculty can bestow on one of its members. The award accords Academic Senate members the high recognition that is their due, and gives faculty, staff and students an opportunity to understand the scholarly achievements and points of view of those we honor.
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2026 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Recipients
Congratulations to the following recipients of the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship! These highly competitive fellowships recognize the outstanding achievements and contributions of graduate and undergraduate students across the United States and we are immensely proud to have several awardees in our department:
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Job Opening: Lecturer
Congratulations to Professor Javier Read de Alaniz
Award Date: March 26, 2026
2025 AAAS Fellow
Congratulations to Professor Javier Read de Alaniz for being selected as a 2025 American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Fellow!
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Research Highlights: 2026
UCSB Researchers Develop A Genetic Sensor That Could Allow MRIs To Image Molecular-Level Changes
March 4, 2026 | The Current
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