Convergence Issue 25

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A sampling of honors received by faculty from June 2019 to February 2020

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Side Ways Computer scientists discover a software vulnerability and propose a way to isolate it

Fixing L.A. Traffi c? Igor Mezić applies Koopman Operator theory to understanding dynamical systems — like the 405 freeway

New Math: III-V Plus IV-VI Equals an NSF Career Award Kunal Mukherjee’s lab group seeks to combine semiconductors for strength and defect immunity

Hydrogen from Fossil Fuels

FOCUS ON: Reverse Engineering the Brain Four stories of leading-edge UCSB research

Purposeful Mutations Michelle O’Malley’s lab develops a new technique with potential medical benefi ts

Champion of Engineering Q & A with Dean’s Cabinet member John Gerngross

Responding to COVID-19 The university adjusts to the pandemic

Gearing Up for Data Science UCSB wins an NSF grant to support undergraduate pursuits

Faculty Awards More accolades for top researchers

New Faculty in the CoE The hiring surge continues

News Briefs

Sycamore” Breaks the Speed Limit UCSB physicist John Martinis leads the Goleta-based Google team that achieved quantum supremacy

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