Our mission
We educate tomorrow's technology leaders.
We conduct leading edge research and drive innovation.
We transfer discoveries for the benefit of society.
GOALS
- To advance engineering and computer science research and education for the public good.
- To pursue interdisciplinary research that solves challenges no lab, discipline or industry can solve alone.
- To provide world-class theoretical and hands-on education and leadership training at scale.
- To be relevant to our industry partners now, and also 10 years from now.
- To cultivate learning, researching and working environments where everyone can thrive.
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Recent News

NSF Funds New Center to Design Reliable, Self-Correcting Quantum Computers
August 27, 2026
A multidisciplinary team of researchers including computer scientists at UC San Diego has been award...

Zeinab Jahed Receives $1.9M NIH MIRA Grant to Study How Cells Sense and Repair Physical Damage
August 26, 2026
Chemical and nano engineering professor Zeinab Jahed has received a $1.9M National Institutes of Hea...

Engineering a Future With Purpose
August 21, 2026
For Roxanne Ehrig, the classroom and the track may seem like two different worlds, but each has taug...

This Thin Device Can Store Energy, Strengthen Structures and Be Recycled
August 20, 2026
Engineers developed a new type of supercapacitor that can do more than store electricity — it ...

A Practical Tool for Selecting Reliable PCR Primers
August 20, 2026
Bioengineers at UC San Diego have developed an online tool that helps biomedical researchers solve a...