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Save the Date: ChemE Alumni Gathering
April 24-25, 2009

 

Spring is here which means -- our Alumni Executive
Committee is planning the 2009 alumni get
together. It is a great opportunity to reconnect with
classmates and faculty, and to learn of exciting new
developments in our Department. This year’s event
is scheduled for April 24th and 25th, in conjunction
with the UCSB All Gaucho Reunion. So in addition
to special Department events, you can participate
in a host of complementary events sponsored
by UCSB and the College of Engineering.
The main ChE/NucE-related activities (all free) for
the weekend are:

Friday, April 24, 3-5 PM
ChE & NucE Alumni Reception
Mosher Alumni House
Meet with faculty and classmates, see posters,
and learn about recent developments. The
reception features a dynamic panel of alumni
who will tell their “war stories” in a variety of
industries: “Startups, Fire Sales, Mark-to-Market
and Wine Making: True Stories of UCSB ChE’s and
NucE’s in the Workplace”.

5-7 PM
College of Engineering Reception
Engineering Science Building
Interactive exhibits, great food, and Santa
Barbara County wines

Saturday, April 25, 10-11 AM
Informal ChE Get Together
Engineering II Courtyard

1-2 PM
Wine Presentation & Tasting (4th floor seminar room of  Bren Hall)
Presented by John Poulos (ChE, ’83)

3 PM – Sunset
Family Picnic at Goleta Beach

5:30 PM
UCSB Alumni Awards Banquet
UCEN, Corwin Pavilion
The honorees include Duncan Mellichamp for
the Honorary Alumni Award (he’s going to be a
Gaucho!) and Suzanne Mellichamp with a Special
Recognition Award from the Alumni Association.
Pre-registration and payment are required.
www.ucsbalum.com/All_Gaucho_Reunion/alumni/
awards.html

For more information:
www.ucsbalum.com/All_Gaucho_Reunion

cheadmin@chemegr.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 69 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). 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.)