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Statement: Resources and Support for Those Impacted by Unrest in Iran

by Richard L. Corsi
September 30, 2022

Announcements

The UC Davis College of Engineering has many past and present students, staff and faculty from or with strong ties to Iran. They are an important part of who we are as a community. As dean of the college, I encourage you to read the statement from campus leadership with resources and support for those impacted by unrest in Iran.

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Physicists, Materials Scientists Receive $12.6M From Department of Energy to Continue Exploring Next-Generation Computing

by Michelle Franklin
September 28, 2022

Research

The first generation of computers used vacuum tubes. The second, transistors and the third, integrated circuits. Each new generation allowed computers to be faster, smaller and more energy efficient. Now, as the world stretches beyond the limits of integrated circuits, what does the fourth generation of computing look like?

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Beyond the Bean

by Sarah Colwell
September 28, 2022

Research

This fall, UC Davis will begin construction of the UC Davis Coffee Center, creating the world’s first academic research center focused on coffee. The building will house office and teaching space, labs, a roastery and more as part of an effort to transform the way people think about and understand the beverage.

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Materials Science and Engineering Ph.D. Student Isabella Costa Does Outreach in Brazil

by Helen Widman
September 26, 2022

Children in Maripá de Minas don’t think of pursuing a higher education, likely because they don’t know what opportunities await them in Brazil or beyond. Isabella Loureiro Muller Costa, a third year Ph.D. candidate at UC Davis and Brazil native, plans to show these students what their future could entail with her outreach efforts.

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Isaya Kisekka and Alireza Pourreza Talk Irrigation Technology on CNBC

by Andrew Evers
September 22, 2022

Research

CNBC spoke with several experts who are working to reduce water waste in agriculture and help sustain food production in a future where extreme climate will be more common, including Biological and Agricultural Engineering faculty Isaya Kisekka and Alireza Pourreza.

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Native American Chefs Teach Chemical Engineering Students About Culture and the Food Industry

by Noah Pflueger-Peters
September 22, 2022

Education & Outreach

Engineering in the food industry requires a knowledge of food processes, science, chemical engineering principles and culture. This spring, chemical engineering undergraduate students learned about all four during a guest lecture and Native American cooking demonstration from Café Ohlone, the world’s first and only Ohlone restaurant.

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New Startups Built From UC Davis Innovations Drive Solutions in Food, Health and Agriculture

by Neelanjana Gautam
September 21, 2022

During the 2021-22 fiscal year, 13 startup companies executed agreements to access foundational intellectual property and commercialize new technologies developed at the University of California, Davis.

“Trailblazer” Audrey Fan Recognized for Project to Understand Oxygen Metabolism in the Brain

by Sarah Colwell
September 20, 2022

Audrey Fan, assistant professor of biomedical engineering and neurology, was recently awarded a Trailblazer R21 Award from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering to pursue creating non-invasive, accessible MRI scans that show oxygen usage in the human brain.

2022 Outstanding Faculty, Excellence in Teaching and Other Faculty Award Recipients

by Sharon Campbell Knox
September 19, 2022

Each year, the UC Davis College of Engineering recognizes faculty members who have demonstrated excellence in research and teaching. Honorees for the college-wide Outstanding Faculty Awards are nominated by their departments and selected by the college’s faculty awards committee. In addition, the college honors faculty members selected by their departments to receive the Excellence in Teaching Award.

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Making my mark as a first-generation Latina in a STEM world

by Vanessa Liera
September 15, 2022

Choosing to pursue electrical engineering was one of the best decisions Vanessa Liera '22 ever made because even though it brought big challenges, it brought her to amazing people, new experiences and a better future. In this blog, she explains, "I stopped letting fear get in the way of me chasing my dreams, and my life has turned out better than I could’ve imagined."

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Inaugural Research Symposium in Neuroengineering

by Sarah Colwell
September 13, 2022

The UC Davis Center for Neuroengineering and Medicine (NE&M) hosted their inaugural Research Symposium in partnership with the UC Davis College of Engineering in June 2022, with more than 80 faculty, students and invited guests attending.

Lensless Camera Creates 3D Images From Single Exposure

by Nancy D. Lamontagne
September 12, 2022

Researchers at the UC Davis College of Engineering have developed a camera that uses a thin microlens array and new image processing algorithms to capture three dimensional information about objects in a scene with a single exposure. The camera could be useful for a variety of applications such as industrial part inspection, gesture recognition and collecting data for 3D display systems.

UC Davis Receives Accolades as Top 10 Public University

by Julia Ann Easley
September 11, 2022

Announcements

The University of California, Davis, continues to stand among the nation’s top 10 public universities and now claims the No. 1 spot in biological and agricultural engineering in rankings by U.S. News & World Report.

The 2022-23 edition of “Best Colleges,” released today (Sept. 11), has UC Davis tied with the University of Texas at Austin and the University of Wisconsin-Madison for No. 10 among public universities and No. 38 overall among national universities.

"Engineering a Better Cup of Coffee" on Coffee 101 Podcast

by Molly Bechtel
September 07, 2022

In this episode, Kenneth at Umble Coffee sits down with Professor William Ristenpart, director of the UC Davis Coffee Center, to discuss the efforts that are being made to engineer a better cup of coffee. They explore how the industry is working to reduce the level of waste generated and make better use of the byproducts. Currently, humans only consume around 3% of the coffee cherries that are harvested. That is why the industry is exploring new ways to use those waste materials and enhance the fermentation and roasting processes so that less energy is consumed.

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Engineers Study Bird Flight

by Andy Fell
September 06, 2022

Research

A new study from Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Assistant Professor Christina Harvey uses modeling and aerodynamics to describe how gulls can change the shape of their wings to control their response to gusts or other disturbances. The lessons could one day apply to uncrewed aerial vehicles or other flying machines.

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