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We advance human, infrastructure and ecosystem resilience in the face of potentially devastating climate impacts by developing and implementing leading-edge technologies and engineering approaches.

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We lead the development of future transportation systems for movement across land, water, air and extraterrestrial environments.

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We improve population health and healthcare through the development of advanced technologies, devices for personalized health monitoring and health informatics.

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UC Davis to Develop Groundbreaking Urban Air Mobility Technology for International Research Center

  • by Jessica Heath
  • October 08, 2025
  • Research
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Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Seongkyu Lee will contribute to the $9 million South Korea-based center with his expertise in high-fidelity computational fluid dynamics. His group will be the first to investigate and predict mid- and high-frequency tonal and broadband noise emitted from UAM vehicles.
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Student-Developed AI Tool Fast-Tracks Literature Review

  • by Jessica Heath
  • October 03, 2025
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ResearchQuest.ai is a new AI agent that scours academic papers for anything related to the query. The new tool, built by student researchers through E-SEARCH, could cut down a literature review from months to minutes.
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New Program to Prepare Local High School Students for Leadership in Biotechnology

  • by Matt Marcure
  • October 02, 2025
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High school students from the Capital region will be invited to explore biotechnology, AI and precision manufacturing through hands-on learning experiences at UC Davis in a program led by Professor of Biomedical Engineering Marc Facciotti.
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Aggie Square Welcomes Inaugural Class of Master’s Program in Medical Device Development

  • by Matt Marcure
  • September 30, 2025
  • Education & Outreach
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The nine-month degree, part of the UC Davis Department of Biomedical Engineering, combines courses in engineering and design with entrepreneurship and leadership, offering experience equivalent to five to seven years in the medical device industry.
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UC Davis Office of Research Selects Chemical Engineering Faculty for Fellows Program

  • by Albert Liu, UC Davis Office of Research
  • September 29, 2025
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The Faculty Fellows Program has selected Assistant Professor Surl-Hee (Shirley) Ahn and Associate Professor Jiandi Wan, who will collaborate with investigators at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory on research and workforce development in the fields of energy resilience and battery technology.

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From Labs to Lives

How Research Funding Solves Real-World Problems
Below, our engineering researchers describe the impact of their work, and the consequences if federal support for this cutting-edge research were reduced or eliminated.
 
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Advances in Children's Healthcare Fueled by NIH Funding

Professor of Biomedical Engineering Ramsey Badawi led a team of UC Davis researchers to develop the world’s first total-body PET scanner, thanks to support from the National Institutes of Health. The scanner is much faster and safer than traditional PET scanners, allowing children to receive their scans without the need for sedation or anesthesia. 

Learn how this research saves lives

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Groundbreaking Imaging Technology Created through Federal Funding

Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Biomedical Engineering Simon Cherry co-developed the world’s first total-body PET scanner, thanks to support from the National Institutes of Health. With its increased image clarity and low radiation doses, the technology has transformed how doctors diagnose and treat conditions, such as cancer and heart disease. 

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Federal Support of Biomedical Research Invests in Health of Americans, National Economy

Professor of Biomedical Engineering Kent Leach's NIH-funded lab develops biomaterials to help the body heal damaged bone, crucial innovations for the 1 in 2 American adults with a musculoskeletal disorder. In 2034, when seniors will outnumber children in the U.S., these breakthroughs will have significant implications for the national economy. 

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‘Jelly Ice’ Is a Weird New Kind of Ice That Never Melts

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An astronaut called a satellite ‘impossible.’ With UC Davis, he’ll help launch it

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Cristina Davis Receives Career Achievement Award
At the 2025 International Association of Breath Research Summit, the professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering was presented with the Anton Amann Award. The award is given to scientists, engineers or physicians who have made an outstanding contribution to the field of breath research.
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Alum Raises $9.2M for Sacramento-Based Medical AI Startup
Tanishq Abraham, who received his Ph.D. in biomedical engineering from the University of California, Davis, at the age of 19 in 2023, is a co-founder of Sophont. The company builds open source foundational AI models for medical use cases, such as understanding brain scans, pathology and clinical text.
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Thrilling Progress in Brain-Computer Interfaces from UC Labs
Tyler Singer-Clark, a Ph.D. student in biomedical engineering, shone a spotlight on twenty years of UC Davis research to restore speech to those with paralysis. He also discussed his work to enable control of a computer mouse with the same brain-computer interface. “Users don’t have to choose between speech or computer control,” he said.

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