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

May 5, 2025

A fully automated tool for species tree inference

A team of engineers at the University of California San Diego is making it easier for researchers from a broad range of backgrounds to understand how different species are evolutionarily related, and support the transformative biological and medical applications that rely on these species trees. Full Story

March 17, 2025

Microelectronics Go from Lab to Fab at UC San Diego Qualcomm Institute

Little more than a year after the Microelectronics Commons program kicked off, University of California San Diego researchers have already made significant strides in bringing novel semiconductor technologies from possibility to prototype and beyond. Full Story

March 3, 2025

Quantum Properties in Atom-thick Semiconductors Offer New Way to Detect Electrical Signals in Cells

For decades, scientists have relied on electrodes and dyes to track the electrical activity of living cells. Now, UC San Diego engineers have discovered that quantum materials just a single atom thick can do the job—using only light. Full Story

February 28, 2025

UC San Diego Celebrates New Three National Academy of Engineering Members

Three members of our Jacobs School community have been elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE). Congratulations to Robert W. Heath Jr., Richard Sandstrom and Doug Cameron. Full Story

February 27, 2025

Exploring the Impact of Generative AI on Education, Research and More

Better simulations to understand how viruses work. Better ways to model and predict climate change. Better robots that can navigate the real world. Researchers from all across the University of California San Diego and around the world converged on campus last week to explore the promise of generative artificial intelligence (AI). Full Story

February 25, 2025

UC San Diego Researchers Awarded $5M Grant to Advance Next-Generation Brain Implants

A UC San Diego-led team has been awarded a $5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to develop next-generation brain implants that can record activity deep inside the brain with improved resolution and speed across different regions while sitting on the brain's surface. Full Story

February 18, 2025

New Microactuator Driving System Could Give Microdrones a Jump-start

An innovative circuit design could enable miniature devices, such as microdrones and other microrobotics, to be powered for longer periods of time while staying lightweight and compact. Using miniaturized solid-state batteries, the circuit combines high energy density with an ultra lightweight design.  Full Story

February 18, 2025

Computer Vision and Robotics Pioneer Xiaolong Wang Awarded Prestigious Sloan Research Fellowships

Jacobs School electrical engineering professor Xiaolong Wang has been selected to receive a prestigious 2025 Sloan Research Fellowships. Wang is affiliated with the Center for Visual Computing and the Contextual Robotics Institute at UC San Diego.   Full Story

January 23, 2025

New Tool Enables Phylogenomic Analyses of Entire Genomes

Researchers led by electrical engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a better way to perform the comparative analysis of entire genomes. This approach can be used to study relationships between different species across geological time scales.  Full Story

January 17, 2025

Five UC San Diego Researchers Receive Presidential Early Career Awards

President Joseph R. Biden announced this week the recipients of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), including five faculty members from the University of California San Diego. The PECASE is the highest honor bestowed by the United States government to scientists and engineers in the early stages of their independent research careers.   Full Story

January 16, 2025

Six UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering Faculty Named 2025 IEEE Fellows

Six faculty from the UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering have been named 2025 Fellows of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), the world’s leading professional association for advancing technology for humanity. Full Story

January 14, 2025

Blood Pressure Readings at Your Fingertips

Soon, you will be able to take your blood pressure at home using only your smartphone, thanks to research conducted by electrical engineers at UC San Diego. They developed a technique that uses a phone's native camera, vibration motor and motion sensor to take blood pressure readings. Full Story

December 19, 2024

UC San Diego Electrical Engineering Professor Honored by Schmidt Sciences for AI Research

University of California San Diego electrical and computer engineering professor Yuanyuan Shi has been named a 2024 AI2050 Early Career Fellow by Schmidt Sciences. This honor recognizes Shi’s pioneering work in developing AI and control models for sustainable energy systems–particularly, AI-driven building control systems designed to optimize indoor air quality while reducing energy consumption. Full Story

December 16, 2024

Researchers tap robots for the dirty, dull and dangerous

Jacobs School of Engineering researchers are nearly halfway through a three-year project to explore ways to integrate robotics into the construction industry and improve 3D reconstruction and mapping. Supported by KIAT (the Korea Institute for Advanced Technology), KETI (the Korea Electronics Technology Institute) and smart construction technology company ITOne, the grant funding adds up to $786,500 and runs through August 31, 2027. Full Story