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...

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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...

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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...

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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 ...

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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...

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