Alumni News

A Battery Breakthrough Inspired by a Can of Compressed Air

May 8, 2025

Breakthroughs often begin with simple curiosities. In this Q&A, engineering alumnus Cyrus Rustomji, Ph.D. ’15, reflects on how his ponderings about a can of compressed air, along with support from the university ecosystem and federal funding, fueled an innovation in battery technology that is solving tough challenges for U.S. private and public sectors. Full Story

Top 10, Yet Again

April 8, 2025

The Jacobs School of Engineering has ranked the #10 best in the nation in the influential U.S. News & World Report Rankings of Best Engineering Schools. Among public engineering schools, the Jacobs School ranks #6 best engineering school in the nation. Full Story

UC San Diego Celebrates New Three National Academy of Engineering Members

February 28, 2025

Three members of our Jacobs School community have been elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE). Congratulations to Robert W. Heath Jr., Richard Sandstrom and Doug Cameron. Full Story

New Tool Enables Phylogenomic Analyses of Entire Genomes

January 23, 2025

Researchers led by electrical engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a better way to perform the comparative analysis of entire genomes. This approach can be used to study relationships between different species across geological time scales.  Full Story