Affiliated Programs

Center for Polymers & Organic Solids

Center for Polymers & Organic Solids

Polymer, Bio-composite Materials, Bio-Optical Composite research at UC Santa Barbara.

Center for Spintronics and Quantum Computation

Center for Spintronics and Quantum Computation

A nanoelectronics research unit located at the University of California, Santa Barbara dedicated to research and education in spin-based electronics and quantum information processing.

Center for Stem Cell Biology and Engineering

Center for Stem Cell Biology and Engineering

An interdisciplinary stem cell research and teaching program which utilizes biological and engineering approaches to advance regenerative medicine.

Institute for Collaborative Biotechnologies

Institute for Collaborative Biotechnologies

The Institute for Collaborative Biotechnologies is a uniquely interdisciplinary, powerful alliance of Academia, Industry and the Army. Led by the University of California, Santa Barbara, in collaboration with MIT, Caltech, the Army and Industry partners, the ICB transforms biological inspiration into technological innovation.

STAGE - Scientists, Technologists and Artists Generating Exploration

STAGE - Scientists, Technologists and Artists Generating Exploration

STAGE is comprised of both an international script competition that awards a $10,000 prize to the best new play about science and technology, and a developmental lab where professional artists create multi-media theatre pieces in which science and technology play prominent roles in content and / or form.

Station Q

Station Q

Station Q is a Microsoft research group working on topological quantum computing. The group combines researchers from math, physics and computer science.

Western Institute of Nanoelectronics

Western Institute of Nanoelectronics

Organized to build on the best interdisciplinary talents in the field of nanoelectronics in the world. WIN's mission is to explore and develop advanced research devices, circuits and nanosystems with performance beyond conventional scaled CMOS.