University of California Santa Barbara - La Cumbre Yearbook (Santa Barbara, CA)

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Rick Wheeler works on a liquid-liquid extraction unit, closely resembling a jungle gym. John Myers, Duncan Mellichamp, Robert Rinker, Orville Sandall, Paul Mikolaj, Owen Hanna. CHEMICAL- NUCLEAR ENGINEERING Personal, Fiscal Gains Beckon from Industry In addition to traditional work in the chemical in- dustry, chemical engineers now work in such di- verse and timely fields as desalination, pollution control, and development of artificial kidneys and hearts. They have opportunities to work in a wide sphere of interests on challenging problems with great personal and financial rewards. Professors Duncan Mellichamp, Owen Hanna, and Paul Mikolaj brought their talents to the de- partment this year. The Masters degree in Chemi- cal Engineering was made available. Dr. Orville C. Sandall received a $2,500 grant from the American Chemical Society and Petroleum Research Foundation for his work on the En- trance Effects in Liquid Film Flow. 254

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GEOLOGY Nofionol Recognition Accorded Geologists Capitalizing on the specialized features of UCSB ' s location, the Geology Department probed such mat- ters as the activity of the San Andreas Fault and its affect on the growth of Southern California. The movement of the geologically unique, transverse Santa Ynez Mountain Range also got attention. While striving to achieve a comprehensive cur- riculum, the department emphasizes three broad areas: petrology-geochemistry, sedimentology- stra- tigraphy-paleontology, and geophysics and struc- tural geology. The fusion of certain basic geological processes like tectonics, volcanism, and mountain - building within these areas of study has brought about unprecedented research activity. National recognition came to the faculty for its contributions in such areas as geochronology, in which Dr. Tilton has been studying the radioactive isotope and its relation to time-dating. The search for, and discovery of oil indicated by Santa Barbara ' s offshore derricl s, serves as one of the modern geologist ' s practical tasks. Front row: Clifford Hopson, George Tilton, Donald Run- nells, Robert Norris. Second row: Jan Rietman, William Wise, Terry Davis, John Crowell, Robert Webb, Joseph Clark, Dale Jackson. 253

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ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING Technological Concerns Tap Human Resources On the forefront of exciting challenges in compu- ters, space, and communications, the electrical en- gineer hopes to gain both a scientific and a human appreciation of the hopes, problems, and risks at- tendant to technological development. Evidence of the swelling interest in Electrical Engineering at UCSB is seen in a graduate en- rollment which has jumped from 37 to 75, and a faculty membership increase of four. Dr. Glen Wade is researching Visual Imaging by Acoustic-Optical Interaction, and money grants have been awarded to Drs. Kotzebue, Matthaei, and Fontana. Front row: Philip Ordung, Albert Conrad, Jorge Fontana, George Matthaei Roger Wood Kenneth Kotzebue, John Skalnik, Glen Wade. Second row: Augustine Gray Jr Gleri Heidbreder, John Baldwin, Glen Culler, James Howard. 1 These fusion pumps are part of ttie Solid State Lab ' s sopfiisticated-looldng equipment MECHANICAL ENGINEERING Creativity in Research Stressed by Engineers Boasting a 62% student increase and an addition of four faculty members, the Mechanical Engineering Department adhered to a philosophy of develop- ing men of high professional competence, with breadth of understanding and an outlook of creati- vity, according to department chairman W. J. Thomson. M.S. and PhD degrees were made avail- able for the first time this year, helping to meet the increasing demand for well-educated mechani- cal engineers with strong foundations in theory, lab skills and communication ability. Front row: Alexander Charters, John Bruch Jr., William Thomson, William Kuby, Melvin Eisenstadt. Second row: Robert Roemer, Robert E. Sennett, Harmut Bossel, Thomas Mitchell, Arnold Nordsieck, John Bonnell. 255