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UCSB secures $22 million NSF grant to explore unusual microbes
An extensive collaborative project led by UC Santa Barbara studies unique and unusual microorganisms. Just like its name, the BioFoundry for Extreme & Exceptional Fungi, Archaea and Bacteria brings together distinguished professors from UCSB and collaborators from UC Riverside and California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, spanning departments such as bioengineering and geochemistry.
AAPI Faculty Highlight: UCSB professor Thuc-Quyen Nguyen’s path to pioneering chemistry
Thuc-Quyen Nguyen, an award-winning researcher at UC Santa Barbara and Director of Center for Polymers and Organic Solids, has made significant contributions to modern organic electronic devices as a means of improving global access to electricity. By using organic compounds and manipulating the packing of molecules, Nguyen and her team progress towards a future of cost-efficient solar devices. Not only is Nguyen a prolific pioneer in her field, but she is also making strides for AAPI women.
Methane-measuring satellite takes off from Santa Barbara
On March 4, SpaceX launched the Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base one hour away from UC Santa Barbara. On board the rocket was Vandenberg Space Force Base, a satellite capable of mapping methane emissions across the globe. The satellite was launched from SpaceX’s 10th transporter mission. It is a rideshare program that allows governmental or private entities to launch payloads into space via Falcon 9.
UC Santa Barbara faculty take part in United Nations Plastics Treaty negotiation
UC Santa Barbara’s Benioff Ocean Science Laboratory (BOSL), recently joined the United Nations in making historic progress toward a plastic-free world. Over 175 countries around the globe convened in Nairobi, Kenya on Nov. 13 for the third part of a five session debate to discuss the terms of a global, legally binding Plastics Treaty. The call for a globally binding agreement toward combating plastic pollution was first initiated in 2017 by an Expert Group from the UN Environment Assembly. In Sept.
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