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Save the Date: ChemE Alumni Gathering
April 25-27, 2008

 

Spring is coming which means the UCSB Chemical Engineering Alumni Group is planning another gathering!

If you were able to join us last year for the 40th Anniversary Celebration you experienced a special opportunity to reconnect with campus, network with classmates, the faculty, staff, and current students. We had a blast! This year's event will be held in conjunction with the UCSB All Gaucho Reunion Alumni Weekend. So in addition to specific activities at the Chemical Engineering Department, you and your family can partake in a host of complimentary events across the entire campus.

Friday, April 25, 5 pm
Chemical & Nuclear Engineering Alumni Reception
Mosher Alumni House, UCSB Campus

Saturday April 26, 3 pm
Beach Party/Pizza Oven Construction @
Goleta Beach

Sunday, April 27, 12 - 2pm
Winetasting in the Santa Ynez Valley
Sunstone Winery, Santa Ynez

There are no fees for any of these events.

 

For the ChE events, to register or receive more information, contact ChEadmin@engineering.ucsb.edu.

 

We are very interested in keeping in touch with you, sharing new developments, and learning of your activities.

 

This new portion of the web site is still being developed but will contain several innovations that include a Department Newsletter and an Alumni Directory. Also, we held a landmark celebration in June, 2007 honoring 40 years of chemical engineering at UCSB.

 

In order to keep you informed about the symposium and other events, we encourage alumni to fill out a brief Questionnaire, or at least contact us by e-mail at ChEadmin@engineering.ucsb.edu.

 

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We are pleased to report that the Department continues to prosper. We are a medium-sized ChE department with 18 faculty, 190 undergraduates, and 79 graduate students, mainly Ph.D. students. The department is widely recognized as a leading chemical engineering (ChE) program. For example, it is ranked ninth in the United States and second in the University of California (U.S. News and World Report, 2006). Our outstanding faculty members have been recognized by numerous awards and honors including National Academy Membership for seven senior faculty and National Science Foundation Career achievement awards for junior faculty. See Honors and Awards for details.

 

 

Finally, if you haven’t visited UCSB during the past few years, you will be amazed at the many new buildings, especially at our East end of campus. (See the campus map and the Virtual Tour.)