Alumni, faculty, staff, graduate students and university-affiliated guests are invited to participate in our Spring 2026 Final Design Showcase for ENG 003 Introduction to Engineering Design on Monday, June 8, 2026 between 6-8 p.m. in Kemper Hall.
Assistant Professor Wenzhong Yan joins the UC Davis Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. His research focuses on soft robots that are made of engineered materials and draw inspiration from biology and origami.
Alumni, faculty, staff, graduate students and university-affiliated guests are invited to participate in our Winter 2026 Final Design Showcase for ENG 003 Introduction to Engineering Design.
The EPiC project is rethinking where biomanufacturing can happen, from remote deserts to space. With plant-based “mini factories,” 3D-printed handheld bioreactors and innovative training, the team is building a more sustainable future for making food, medicine and more.
As the chief safety officer at Roblox, UC Davis alum Matt Kaufman leads safety and civility efforts across one of the world’s most complex online ecosystems. Through this vast digital space, young users are gaining important socialization skills, such as how to communicate, collaborate and be respectful to one another.
UC Davis engineers Cristina Davis and Zhaodan Kong are building sensors and smart drones to spot the earliest signs of disease in wildlife. Their work with the NSF Center for Pandemic Insights could help catch outbreaks before they spread — and maybe stop them from becoming a global pandemic.
A dynamic digital twin designed by researchers at UC Davis was launched into Earth’s orbit on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. The payload is expected to send data about the satellite’s state of health over the next month.
Presented at the American Chemical Society’s Fall 2025 meeting, jelly ice is a reusable, compostable cooling material made from gelatin that stays solid without meltwater. Developed by UC Davis engineers, it offers sustainable potential for food, medicine and biotech applications.
UC Davis engineering students are taking their research to orbit, building an AI-powered digital twin to track satellite battery health. The project blends teamwork, ingenuity and space-tested problem-solving, with applications reaching far beyond Earth.
