Innovations in agricultural technology have brought many benefits but have also introduced vulnerabilities to cyberattacks. UC Davis computer scientists are part of a team that has outlined a path forward for agricultural cybersecurity in a paper published in Nature Food.
Electrical engineering major and men’s water polo captain Tim Kerr finds energy in pursuing both of his passions, bringing curiosity, perseverance and a sense of fun to the lab, the pool and whatever comes next.
Nick Pant joins UC Davis as a new assistant professor of materials science and engineering. He will use computational tools to understand materials at the atomic scale and find new ways to improve the electronic devices that rely on them.
A soft actuator and flexible wings allow a butterfly-sized flying robot co-developed by UC Davis engineer Wenzhong Yan to recover from collisions and crushing, bringing resilient micro-aerial vehicles closer to operating outside the laboratory.
What happens when a Davis-based chemical engineering student trades nanoscale research for manufacturing facilities in Iowa? Roanna Pham spent her summer learning predictive maintenance, building a machine-learning tool and embracing the unexpected.
Cheemeng Tan, a professor of biomedical engineering, leads an interdisciplinary and multi-campus research team working on a method for room temperature storage of cellular therapies, aiming to make the life-saving potential of these therapies much more accessible and cheaper than ever before.
Practicing wellness can sometimes feel like extra homework. With support from the NSF, UC Davis educator Susan Gentry will investigate how students approach self-care and whether bringing wellness exercises into the classroom can help.
The professor of biomedical engineering and surgery will advance collaboration among engineering students, clinicians and industry professionals for the M.Eng. in Medical Device Development, a nine-month degree integrating hands-on prototyping experience with clinical immersion and entrepreneurship coursework.
The associate professor of materials science and engineering, received the Best Startup Award for her work as co-founder and head of monitoring, reporting and verification and environmental strategy at Equatic.
A $1 million endowment from the Specialty Coffee Association will provide lasting support for graduate student researchers at the UC Davis Coffee Center and help prepare future leaders in coffee science.
In a perspective published in Science, Professor Raissa D’Souza explores a breakthrough in understanding how disorder can promote stability in complex systems and what it could mean for science and society.
UC Davis researchers are partnering with Mango Materials to make sustainable plastics derived from waste methane more affordable, combining university research, industrial-scale biomanufacturing and workforce training to advance the growing industry.
Rich Corsi has been reappointed to a second five-year term as dean of the UC Davis College of Engineering, following a first term marked by growth in research, education and community.
Nathan Gonzalez, a student studying scalable quantum technologies in the College of Engineering, has received a UC Noyce Graduate Student Fellowship for outstanding doctoral research. The program supports doctoral students at the forefront of computational health, quantum information science and cybersecurity.
The associate professor of computer science is among just five researchers from across the nation to have received the award in support of foundational AI research. Huang aims to give AI agents a way to adapt mid-workflow and prove their plans are safe before acting.
