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Engineering News
NSF CAREER Award for Horsley
David A. Horsley, assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, has received a prestigious NSF CAREER Award to support research in Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS).
Flip the Digital Pages of Engineering Progress
Engineering Progress is now a Zmag - an interactive, Flash-based magazine that flips pages like a paper publication but includes digital extras like slide shows, video, searchable text, copy and share, printable PDFs and more. Read stories about sustainable energy, student design projects, research news, alumni making waves and faculty "outside the box."
Jenkins Receives Linneborn Prize
Bryan M. Jenkins, professor of biological and agricultural engineering, has received the Johannes Linneborn Prize at the 17th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition in Hamburg, Germany. The Prize recognizes Jenkins contributions to the development of energy from biomass.
Joe Mauk Smith 1916 - 2009
Joe Mauk Smith, Professor of Chemical Engineering Emeritus, died at his Davis home on June 7, 2009 at the age of 93. Smith was a founding member of the College of Engineering faculty and the first chair of the department that is now Chemical Engineering and Materials Science. He was a dedicated teacher who also authored two seminal textbooks that continue to shape chemical engineering education.
Yamazaki Receives Frederick W. Taylor Research Medal
Kazuo Yamazaki, a professor of mechanical and aeronautical engineering, has received the Frederick W. Taylor Research Medal from the Society of Manufacturing Engineers. The medal — which recognizes significant published research leading to a better understanding of factors involved in improving manufacturing processes — was awarded to Yamazaki for his body of research and development.
Business Plan for Wastewater Cleaning Technology Wins Graduate School of Management Big Bang! Competition
A plan for cleaning wastewater with ultraviolet light won the $15,000 first prize in the Graduate School of Management's annual Big Bang! Business Plan Competition. UltraV, the winning business concept, relies on technology developed by Bassam Younis, a professor of civil and environmental engineering at UC Davis.
Milestone in Live Microscopy Focus of $2 Million NIH Grant
Nigel Browning, a professor of chemical engineering and materials science, leads a team of UC Davis researchers recently awarded $2 million by the National Institutes of Health to develop the world’s first electron microscope capable of filming live biological processes.