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UCSB announces long‑term lease of 105,000‑sq‑ft research facility; plans ‘OASIS’ scale‑up center across Los Carneros Road
Summary
UCSB’s engineering dean described a new long‑term lease on a 105,000 square‑foot R&D facility on Los Carneros Road and outlined plans for OASIS, a translational hub for semiconductors, quantum materials, advanced batteries and biomaterials to help startups scale research to manufacturing. The university requested continuing partnership with the
UCSB Dean Umesh Mishra told the Goleta City Council during public comment on Sept. 16 that the university has secured a long‑term lease on a 105,000‑square‑foot research and development facility on Los Carneros Road and will transition the site—taking over the lease from a private tenant—into a translational center called OASIS.
Mishra, dean of the Robert Mehrabian College of Engineering, said OASIS is intended to bridge discovery on campus and scaled development for industry and startups. He said planned activities include facilities for semiconductor materials and device optimization to support AI hardware, quantum materials for computing and sensing, advanced‑battery development for electric vehicles and grid storage, and biomaterials. Mishra emphasized that OASIS would focus on scale‑up and process optimization rather than first discovery, providing instrumentation and shared equipment to reduce R&D risk and help startups and established companies translate research into manufacturable products.
Mishra described prior UCSB incubator successes at CNSI (California Nanosystems Institute), noting companies that graduated from that incubator have created hundreds of California jobs and large aggregate valuations. He asked the council for continued support for UCSB‑Goleta partnerships and economic development initiatives.
The remarks were delivered during public forum and no formal council action was required or taken on the announcement. Mishra’s comments serve as public notice to council of the university’s local investment and a potential source of jobs and industry partnerships in Goleta.
