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

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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

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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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MATHEMATICS Three Distinctions Met: Pure, Applied, Teaching Added strength in the academic areas of probabil- ity, number theory, an topological groups have helped the Department of Mathematics to keep pace with University growth. Emphasizing the fact that there is more to mathematics than com- puters, the department offers three distinct, intra- departmental majors: pure, applied, and teaching. Publications from members of the mathematics faculty included Dr. Paul Kelly ' s geometry text- book and Dr. Marvin Marcus ' works on elemen- tary and linear algebra. Several books are now in the process of being written, ranging in topics from real variable theory to complex variable theory. Providing intellectual stimulus and supplement- ing the mathematics curriculum, Dr. Stephan Si- mons handled weekly colloquiums, while seminars in specialized areas were offered quarterly. Six new faculty members and two visiting lecturers, I.M.H. Etherington from Canada and Leo Mosher from Edinburgh, joined forces with the present faculty, exemplifying the tremendous expansion which has already caused the department to over- flow its officially allotted office space. Any math student will agree that the major propor- tion of time spent on the subject entails serious contemplation of the components of a problem before a conclusion may be attempted. David Retz ponders the intricacies of a theory and calculates the pro- bability of his answer being correct. Front row: Larry Gerstein J. W. Richards Jack Ceder I. M. H. Etherington Second row: Julian Weissglass Thomas Boehme Adil Yaqub 256