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Faculty and Alumni

Making waves. Its happening not only on the beach just below our 窪蹋勛圖厙; UC Santa Barbara itself is making waves, and our distinguished faculty and impressive alumni get a big chunk of the credit. From tech pioneers to Oscar winners, preeminent scientists to revered musicians, UCSB faculty and alumni are playing on some of the worlds biggest professional stages and bringing down the proverbial house. Did we mention six Nobel Prizes?

Nobel Laureates

Faculty and Alumni

Founding Director, Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics; Research Professor of Physics

1998 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
"For his development of the density-functional theory"

Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and of Materials

2000 Nobel Prize in Physics
"For developing semiconductor heterostructures used in high-speed and optoelectronics"

Professor of Physics and of Materials

2000 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
"For the discovery and development of conductive polymers"

Chancellors Chair in Theoretical Physics, Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics

2004 Nobel Prize in Physics
"For the discovery of asymptotic freedom in the theory of the strong interaction"

Professor of Economics

2004 Nobel Prize in Economics
"For contributions to dynamic macroeconomics: the time consistency of economic policy and the driving forces behind business cycles"

Professor of Materials and of Electrical and Computer Engineering

2014 Nobel Prize in Physics
"For the invention of efficient blue light-emitting diodes, which has enabled bright and energy-saving white light sources"

Some Notable UC Santa Barbara Alumni

Steve Aoki

00

DJ, Musician, Producer, Grammy Nominee

Amir Abo-Shaer

96, M.S. 98, M. Ed. 01

Mechanical Engineer, Teacher, MacArthur Foundation Genius Award Winner

Robert Ballard

65

Deep-Sea Explorer, Discoverer of the Titanic

Angela Belcher

91, Ph.D. 97

Materials Scientist, Professor, MacArthur Foundation Genius Award Winner

Lois Capps

90 M.A.

U.S. Congresswoman

Salud Carbajal

90

U.S. Congressman

Leroy Chiao

85, Ph.D. 87

Space Shuttle Astronaut

Larry Dierker

68

MLB Player, Manager

Michael Douglas

68

Academy Award-Winning Actor and Producer

Harris Faulkner

87

TV Journalist

Raymond Fisher

61

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

Scott Frank

82

Director, Songwriter, Filmmaker

Elizabeth Gabler

77

President of Fox 2000 Pictures

Logan Green

06

Co-Founder and CEO of Lyft

Carol Greider

83

Professor, Johns Hopkins University
2009 Nobel Prize Winner

Jeff Henley

66

Vice Chairman, Oracle Corporation

Carin Jennings-Gabarra

87

Retired U.S. Womens National Soccer Team Player

Jack Johnson

97

Singer, Songwriter, Filmmaker

Paula Kaatz

67

Emmy-Winning Costume Designer

Ken Khachigan

66

Political Consultant, Speechwriter, Attorney

Jason Lezak

2004 & 2008 Olympic Gold

Medal Winner, Swimming

Barbara Nwaba

12

Olympian, 2015 US Heptathlon Champion

Giandomenico Picco

72 M.A.

Diplomat, Author, U.N. Official

Chris Pontius

09

MLS Soccer Player

Jim Rome

86

Sports Radio/Television Talk Show Host

Eric Roth

66

Academy Award-Winning Screenwriter

Patricia L. Scarlet

70, M.A. 73

Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of the Interior

Richard Serra

61

Sculptor

Brian Shaw

88

NBA Player, Coach

Bob Sipchen

76

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Journalist

Nick Swinmurn

96

Founder of Zappos.com

Charissa Thompson

04

Television Host, Sportscaster

Katy Tur

05

Author, Broadcast Journalist

Alan Big Al Williams

15

NBA Player

Dawn Wright

94 Ph.D.

Geographer, Oceanographer, Professor

Don Wood

67

Childrens Book Illustrator

 

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