Three engineering students stand outside for a portrait

Student Spotlights

Students at the UC Davis College of Engineering impact a wide-ranging field of areas in energy, aerospace, transportation, computer science, medicine and more. Through leadership and involvement in hands-on engineering experiences, our outstanding Aggie Engineers are changing the world.

Meet some of the students, clubs and teams that make up our diverse community. Learn more about their current projects, achievements and aspirations.

Student Spotlights

Arden Stratton wears a collared shirt under a sweater and stands outdoors near a red Unitrans bux

Navigating New Roads

  • by Grace Call
Arden Stratton, an undergraduate student at UC Davis, shifted gears from chemistry to materials science and engineering after discovering a passion for materials research. Now, she's steering toward success in conducting alloy research and driving a Unitrans bus.
EcoCar

It's Electric

  • by Molly Medin
Halfway through their four-year challenge to design and customize a next-generation electric vehicle, the student-led UC Davis EcoCAR team is at full throttle.
Riley Acosta plays catcher

Double Play

  • by Molly Medin
From taking midterms on buses to looking up to fellow teammates and coding gurus, third-year undergraduate Riley Acosta talks about how he's stepping up to the plate as a computer science major and as a catcher and outfielder for the Aggie men's baseball team.
Student Team

Q&A with Aggie Space Initiative

  • by College of Engineering Communications
Last month, a team of undergraduate engineering students from the University of California, Davis, pitched at the NASA Minority University Research and Education Project Innovation and Tech Transfer Idea Competition, or MITTIC. The team took second place and a prize of $10,000.
People stand in room

Blog: Get Involved, Be You and Represent with Pride

  • by Arnauld Fomben
My name is Arnauld Fomben. I am a fourth-year managerial economics major and a communication minor. I am the treasurer of the NSBE chapter at UC Davis, as well as the head of recruitment for the Managerial Economics Society.