Picnic Day 2022

Navigate your way through a maze made entirely of laser beams. Sure to be one of Picnic Day’s most popular attractions. Get there early to avoid long lines!

Come see the an infinite clock, the amazing candy robot, an animatronic hand, and the amazing aetherharp.

The Electrical and Computer Engineering Graduate Student Association (ECE-GSA) will be hosting a semiconductor device fabrication themed booth on Picnic Day. The booth will feature kid-friendly art activities to explain how fabrication works, student projects and T-shirts for sale.

What boils at -320°F and is cold enough to burn? Liquid nitrogen, of course! If you would like to see this incredible chemical phenomenon and better yet, eat it, come on down to try our Liquid Nitrogen Sorbet!

Experience the future of agriculture. See robots and other bio-autiomations in action; watch a mechanical stomach; and learn how to turn waste into energy.

Learn about the impact of earthquakes on civil engineering structures. Make a team and use K’NEX to build a building, the taller the better! Your buildings will be tested with real earthquakes using a shaking table. Let’s see if your building resist.

Join the AIChE community in a craft for the whole family! We will be creating silly putty out of borax and elmers glue! Don't miss out!

The Department of Chemical Engineering and the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) UC Davis Student Chapter welcome graduates to the annual Alumni BBQ! This is an opportunity for Alumni to reconnect, network, and socialize with peers.

Relax, recharge and reconnect with fellow engineering alumni. Family members and friends of the college are welcome!

11 a.m. - 12 p.m. | Meet Dean Richard L. Corsi

Department faculty will also be in attendance.

The Material Advantage Student Chapter will offer three showings of the Materials Magic Show at 11am, 12noon, and 1pm in the Science Lecture Hall.  This year's show will have a James Bond theme with the lead character being Ionic Bond.