2025 Vice Chancellor for Research, University of California, Santa Barbara| www.chemengr.ucsb.edu
Rachel Segalman, professor and chair of UC Santa Barbara’s Chemical Engineering Department, recently received a memorable phone call. The caller identification on her cellular phone read “DOE,” standing for the Department of Energy, which piqued the interest and nerves of the Edward Noble Kramer Professor. | www.chemengr.ucsb.edu
Pollock's research interests include the mechanical and environmental performance of materials in extreme environments, unique high temperature materials processing paths, ultrafast laser-material interactions, alloy design and 3-D materials characterization.| The Robert Mehrabian College of Engineering - UCSB