Welcome to the UC Santa Cruz Materials Science and Engineering Site

We are in the process of establishing new interdisciplinary research and education graduate programs focusing on new materials for a sustainable future. More detailed information is coming soon. In the meantime, go to any of the tabs above to learn more.

Open Faculty Position in Materials Theory

UC Santa Cruz has an opening for a faculty position at the Assistant Professor level in Materials Theory. The successful candidate will be hired in the Physics or Chemistry departments. Submission deadline is January 4, 2021. More details and the application procedure may be found here.

REU Summer Program on Sustainable Materials

The summer research experiences for undergraduates (REU) program on sustainable materials for 2020, supported by the National Science Foundation, is now completed. Watch for applications for the 2021 program, coming soon. Click here for more information.

Professor Yuan Ping Receives a 2020 AFOSR Young Investigator Award

Professor Yuan Ping was awarded a $450,000 grant by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research 2020 Young Investigator Award program to study spin relaxation effects in two-dimensional materials using first-principles calculations. Congratulations!

Professor Alex Ayzner Receives a 2019 NSF CAREER Award

Professor Alex Ayzner from the Chemistry & Biochemistry Department was awarded a 2019 CAREER award by the National Science Foundation to study soft lght-harvesting systems based on inter-conjugated polyelectrolyte complexes. Congratulations!

Professors Yuan Ping and Jairo Velasco Jr Receive NSF Grants

Professor Jairo Velasco Jr received a prestigious National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award in 2017 to study 2D quantum material heterostructures. Professor Yuan Ping, from the Department of Chemistry, received a major NSF grant to study materials for quantum computing. Congratulations to both!

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