NSF Funds Major Center at UC San Diego to Make New Quantum Materials

July 30, 2026

The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded University of California San Diego researchers a six-year $18M grant to fund a Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) focused on making new kinds of quantum materials. Full Story

Flipping the Switch: Triton Racing Goes Electric

July 30, 2026

After nearly 30 years of designing and building a formula race car powered by an internal combustion engine for the annual Formula Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) collegiate competition, the Triton Racing student team at UC San Diego flipped a switch in 2023 and went electric. For the first time, the team was able to bring a functioning formula race car running on its own battery power that they designed and built, to the Formula SAE Electric competition this June, representing three years of intense learning and work.  Full Story

UC San Diego Electrical Engineer Receives Popov Prize for Research in Approximation Theory

July 24, 2026

Rahul Parhi, faculty in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of California San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering, has received the 2026 Vasil A. Popov Prize. This prize recognizes distinguished research accomplishments in approximation theory and related areas of mathematics. Full Story

New XPS Instrument at UC San Diego Gives Researchers a Closer Look at Material Surfaces

July 13, 2026

A new XPS machine at the UC San Diego Qualcomm Institute is helping researchers advance work in battery technology, surface coatings and medical devices. Full Story