UC Davis College of Engineering

In the 2024–25 academic year, we took engineering to the #NextLevel ✨ ▶️ Watch the video and explore this year’s impact: engineering.ucdavis.edu/news #UCDavisEngineering

We've got the perfect addition to your summer reading list. Explore the first-ever fully online edition of Engineering Progress Magazine! 📖✨ 🔗 Visit ow.ly/TA8C50WvoW6 to read the latest issue. #UCDavisEngineering | #EngineeringProgress

Today is National Thermal Engineer Day, and we’re celebrating engineers working to understand and harness thermal energy. Read about a one-step, thermal laser-pulse technique that purifies raw silica sand to over 99.99% purity: ow.ly/uN4x50WuRPa #UCDavisEngineering

UC Davis is taking off! A new @VTOLsociety chapter has launched on campus, bringing students together to explore the future of helicopters, drones & vertical flight tech. Learn more about these future aerospace leaders: ow.ly/ojIH50WsTbL. #UCDavisEngineering

Congrats to @ucdavis Distinguished Prof. Emeritus Biswanath Mukherjee on receiving the 2026 @IIEEEAwards Eric E. Sumner Award for outstanding work in optical networks and communications tech! 🔗 engineering.ucdavis.edu/news/biswanath… #UCDavisEngineering

Missed this event? The panelists discussed laws and regulations they would like to see in California to make AI safer and more! 🎥 Watch the recoded talk: vimeo.com/1100754391?p=1t #UCDavisEngineering

Congratulations to Distinguished Professor Emeritus Subhash Risbud for being named a 2025 Distinguished Life Member by @ACerSNews—their highest honor! 👏 Read more about his impact and ongoing work: 🔗 ow.ly/hWRB50WqIwx #UCDavisEngineering

In partnership w/ @HomerunRes, UCD materials science & engineering researchers have synthesized silica carbide using electrically generated heat methods, leading to cleaner silica used for EVs, medical sensors, space exploration, renewable energy & more! engineering.ucdavis.edu/news/uc-davis-…

The Erlangen Graduate School in Advanced Optical Technologies, or SAOT, has honored Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering Alba Alfonso García for her outstanding research record in optics, photonics and optical technologies. Read more: ow.ly/Uew250Wo1Ej

UC Davis EcoCAR reached new milestones at this year's challenge, earning top awards for energy efficiency and design. From high-speed tests to teamwork under pressure, the team says they're ready for Year 4. Read the blog: engineering.ucdavis.edu/news/blog-uc-d… #UCDavisEngineering

Two Aggie Engineer teams earned the Sandia Engineering Design Award for senior projects focused on health + sustainability: an implantable device for rotator cuff repair and an IoT waste-sorting system. 👏 Read more: engineering.ucdavis.edu/news/sandia-na… #UCDavisEngineering

Zhaodan Kong, associate professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at @ucdavis, is featured in this @AeroAmMag piece for his work with drones that provide more eyes in the sky to detect wildfires. 🔥 Read more: aerospaceamerica.aiaa.org/features/wante…

❗️Happening TODAY 7/8❗️ Tune in to Zoom panel "California: A Leader in AI Technology," featuring Raissa D'Souza, prof. & director of the @ucdavis AI Center in Engineering at 10:45 a.m. Join ➡️ capitolweekly.net/ai-zoom/ #UCDavisEngineering

From watching SpaceX videos on YouTube to preparing himself for future orbit, Toby Li, aerospace science and engineering student at UC Davis, is making steps toward his astronaut dream. 🧑‍🚀 Read more: ow.ly/BRz350WlTSh #UCDavisEngineering

UC Davis chemical engineering Ph.D. student Rajat Goel is using quantum chemistry and supercomputing to understand how hydrogen binds to uranium oxide—a step toward making nuclear energy safer and more sustainable. 🔬 Read more: ow.ly/K4Gu50WlT1w #UCDavisEngineering

After a traumatic brain injury, computer science and engineering student Ayush Saha rebuilt his life and launched a mission to solve real-world problems through data, teamwork and code. Read more: ow.ly/XQIu50Wle2X #UCDavisEngineering

UC Davis is getting smart about smart tech. 🤖 With new AI courses "AI for All" and "AI in Health," the College of Engineering is preparing students across disciplines to explore AI's foundations, applications and ethical impact. Read more: ow.ly/icOa50WkzWc

Congratulations to Ekaterina Shanina, a biomedical engineering Ph.D. student at @ucdavis, who won the @ipemnews Physics in Medicine & Biology Early Career Researcher Award for a research paper describing a novel brain phantom for PET. 🧠 Read more: ow.ly/S5sJ50Wk32t

With support from @ucdcstem, Solano County Office of Education & Solano Community College hosted a Girls in Robotics Leadership Camp last month to give middle/high school students hands-on experience in robotics, coding & STEM leadership. 🤖 Read more: ow.ly/VWkc50Wk26H

The Make Box, a STEM education startup founded by electrical engineering major Kavya Khare, won the Education and Educational Tools sector award the 25th annual Big Bang! Business Competition. Read more: ow.ly/3Npr50WjmkZ #UCDavisEngineering

Electrical and computer engineering Ph.D. student Calum Shelden is the first-author on new research on controlling the Casimir force, which can lead to breakthroughs in shrinking the size of mechanical devices, leading to new technologies. 📲 Learn more: ow.ly/WxqC50WhE60