May 5, 2025
Self-assembling Molecules Take the Spotlight at Research Expo 2025
Materials science and engineering Ph.D. student Liya Bi won the grand prize at the 43rd annual Jacobs School of Engineering Research Expo for his work studying how molecules organize themselves into highly ordered patterns on metal surfaces. Full Story
December 10, 2024
Materials Science and Engineering at UC San Diego Ranks #10 in the Nation
The University of California San Diego has ranked #10 in the nation for materials science and engineering, according to the 2024 ShanghaiRanking’s Global Ranking of Academic Subjects (GRAS). Full Story
November 26, 2024
Three Engineers Receive Prestigious DURIP Awards
Three Jacobs School faculty are among the 10 UC San Diego recipients of Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP) awards from the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD). No other university received this many DURIP awards this year. Full Story
September 24, 2024
UC San Diego Named Nation's 6th Best Public University by U.S. News & World Report
Four Jacobs School undergraduate engineering and computer science programs are ranked Top 10 in the country in the latest from U.S. News & World Report. Full Story
September 5, 2024Learning about earthquakes and research as part of NSF's Research Experience for Undergraduates program
One had never done research before. The other had eight months of research experience. They both are learning a lot this summer during the National Science Foundation’s Research Experience for Undergraduates program. Emersen Liauw and Leah Seifert are working at UC San Diego’s NSF-funded earthquake simulator, also known as a shake table, one of the three largest in the world and the only outdoor facility of its kind. Full Story