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UC Davis chemical engineering Ph.D. student Rajat Goel is using supercomputing and quantum chemistry to study how hydrogen binds to uranium oxide — a step toward safer nuclear waste storage. His work could help make next-gen nuclear energy cleaner and more reliable.
A UC Davis team is combining muscle bulge and electrical signals to make prosthetic hands smarter and more natural. With 97% gesture accuracy, their EMG-FMG fusion could be a game-changer for prosthetics, robotics and virtual reality control.
Biomedical engineers at the University of California, Davis, have developed a fast and cost-effective microscopy system capable of imaging depths previously impossible to reach in scattering tissues, such as bone and the brain.
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Susan Gentry Named Faculty Speaker for Undergraduate Commencement
The associate professor of teaching of materials science and engineering will address the graduating class of 2025 and their guests at the commencement ceremony at 9 a.m. on Sunday, June 15. Gentry has often been recognized for her initiative in materials education, most recently receiving the UC Davis Academic Senate's Distinguished Teaching Award.
Computer Science and Engineering Alum Receives Energy Innovation Award
Computer science and engineering alum Pranav Gupta '18 earned the 2025 Innovation Award from Energy Central for his work at ICF, which includes Sightline, a platform that creates digital twins for utilities to model the energy savings and grid demand of adjustments like attic insulation and heat pumps at the scale of millions of homes.
How Federal Funding Powers Dementia Insights
In a recent Labs to Lives video, Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering Audry Fan discusses how continued research support from the National Institutes of Health is critical for advancing dementia care, such as earlier diagnosis and improved treatments for Alzheimer’s.
