Presenting UC Santa Barbara's
2026 College of Engineering Degrees in
Chemical Engineering
Computer Engineering
Computer Science
Electrical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Friday, June Twelfth
Two Thousand Twenty-Six
Nine O’Clock in the morning
Commencement Green
Ceremony
PROCESSION
The audience is requested to stand while the procession is entering.
Anuj K. Acharya, Standard Bearer
B.S. in Chemical Engineering
Henry Easton, Standard Bearer
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Sammy Lesner, Standard Bearer
B.S. in Computer Science
Mohamed Tarek Elfouly, Standard Bearer
B.S. in Electrical Engineering
Michael Wu, Standard Bearer
B.S. in Computer Engineering
Rita Raley
Divisional Chair, Academic Senate
PRESIDING
Umesh Mishra
Richard A. Auhll Professor and Dean
Glenn E. Beltz
Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
NATIONAL ANTHEM
Kiki Reyes
UCSB Staff Member, Office of Public Affairs and Communications
DEAN’S WELCOME
Dean Mishra
GREETINGS
Dennis Assanis
Chancellor
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Prabhakar Raghavan, ‘82, MS
Chief Technologist, Google
STUDENT ADDRESS
Lily Yuxuan Chen
B.S. in Computer Engineering
COLLEGE AWARDS
Associate Dean Beltz
HYNES/WOOD AWARD
Nikhil Kapasi
B.S. in Computer Engineering
Ava Smith
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
TIERRELL AWARD FOR DISTINCTION IN UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH
Sammy Lesner
B.S. in Computer Science
CHANCELLOR’S AWARD FOR UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH
Anika Jena
B.S. in Chemical Engineering
CANDIDATE STAGE CROSSING
CONFERRING OF DEGREES
Chancellor Assanis
University Marshal Raley
UNIVERSITY SONG
Hail to California
RECESSION
Hail to California
Hail to California, Alma Mater dear,
Sing the joyful chorus,
Sound it far and near,
Rallying ’round her banner,
We will never fail—
California, Alma Mater,
Hail! Hail! Hail!
This special day and ceremony celebrate a major achievement in your life.
The warm thoughts and good wishes of the faculty, the administration and your many friends at UC Santa Barbara go with you as you pursue graduate or professional schooling, or your chosen career field.
All of us are confident that your time here has instilled within you the knowledge, skills and confidence to enrich the world around you, and that your future will be as challenging and fulfilling as your years at UC Santa Barbara. We hope that your involvement with your campus is only just beginning, as you now join a network of over 274,900 UC Santa Barbara alumni.
Carillon Music from Storke Tower
Wesley Arai
University Carillonist
Prabhakar Raghavan, ‘82, MS
Chief Technologist, Google
Prabhakar Raghavan is the Chief Technologist at Google, where he has held several senior roles since joining in 2012, including Senior Vice President with oversight of Search, Maps, Advertising, Gemini and Payments, and before that, responsibility for Gmail, Google Drive, Calendar and Google Docs. Previously, he led Yahoo! Labs and served as CTO at Verity, Inc following over a decade at IBM Research. He co-authored the textbooks Randomized Algorithms and Introduction to Information Retrieval. Raghavan received his MS in ECE from UCSB, his PhD from Berkeley, and a Dottore ad honorem from the University of Bologna, and is a member of the National Academy of Engineering.
#UCSB2026
Join us on social media to celebrate and congratulate our graduates.
Questions About Commencement?
Visit our FAQ page to find answers to frequently asked questions or contact us by email at Commencement@ia.ucsb.edu.
The UCSB Alert system is intended to enhance and promote campus safety by providing emergency messages to students, employees, and visitors. Visitors who would like to receive temporary access to UCSB Alerts can subscribe to our NIXLE channel by texting UCSBAlert to 888777. (Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency varies.)
Temporary subscriptions to UCSBAlert expire at 8:00 a.m. on Mondays, but can also be canceled by replying STOP at any time. Visitors must renew subscriptions to continue receiving alerts after they expire.
For alerts and information about incidents that occur outside of Clery geography (e.g., Isla Vista, Goleta, Santa Barbara), the campus community is encouraged to sign up for Santa Barbara County Office of Emergency Management alerts in Goleta or Santa Barbara. For additional information on the UCSB Alert system, please visit the UC Santa Barbara Police Department website.