News

July 17, 2019

Zhen Zhu, Hartwin Peelaers and Chris Van de Walle published their findings in the high-impact journal Chemistry of Materials.

March 4, 2019

Each received a prestigious award to help fund their travel to the 2019 APS March Meeting.

November 6, 2018

Xie Zhang has been awarded an “Outstanding Research Achievement Award” by the Solid State Lighting and Energy Electronics Center (SSLEEC) “for outstanding research on recombination mechanisms in light emitters”.

October 19, 2018

Posner molecules are involved in biomineralization processes such as bone growth

March 1, 2018

Wennie was selected as runner-up for the 2017 Ken Hass Outstanding Student Paper Award.

November 15, 2017

Research award presented at annual SSLEEC review at UCSB.

October 1, 2017

Wennie Wang awarded a 2017-18 IEE Excellence in Research Fellowship by the UCSB Institute for Energy Efficiency

March 1, 2017

Travel grants awarded to sponsor travel to APS March Meeting in New Orleans.

November 15, 2016

Research award presented at annual SSLEEC review at UCSB.

October 9, 2016

Prof. Chris Van de Walle was elected to the National Academy for Engineering (NAE) for his "contributions to the theory of semiconductor interfaces and its impact on optoelectronic devices."