Renewable energy sources like wind and solar need a storage system capable of charging and discharging to relieve the power grid. Instead of building new infrastructure, a professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering imagines a system built from half-used EV batteries.
Assistant Professor of Biological and Agricultural Engineering Shamim Ahamed leads a technical assistance and educational effort for the soilless approach to agriculture in the Golden State. The method lets farmers get more out of their water and put less pressure on the state water budget.
Engineers Without Borders breaks down barriers internationally and on campus at UC Davis by providing a space for people across majors to get hands-on experience on real-world projects.
At the UC Davis College of Engineering, the concept of "engineering for all" is more than a slogan — it is a call to action, exemplified by programs like Cheng’s Center for Integrated Computing and Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Education.
Assistant Professor of Computer Science Alexander Gamero-Garrido leads an NSF-funded project to analyze broadband connectivity at schools and libraries. The research aims to lessen the digital equity gap by mapping networks, assessing reliability, enhancing performance and prioritizing underserved communities.
Renetta Garrison Tull, vice chancellor of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at the University of California, Davis, has been elected president of the Latin American and Caribbean Consortium of Engineering Institutions, or LACCEI. Her term will begin on January 1, 2025.
Biological systems engineering master's student Willian Klippel-Huber hopes to take what he learns in his research at the UC Davis Coffee Center back to help his home community in Brazil, where he grew up on a coffee farm.
A new video series developed by experts at the UC Davis College of Engineering and California Department of Public Health aims to help building and facility managers better understand how to manage indoor air quality. Better indoor air quality can reduce the spread of airborne diseases such as COVID-19 and improve productivity in schools and workplaces.
Abigail Humphries is working on a National Institutes of Health-funded project to improve health outcomes of spina bifida at the University of California, Davis — where she was treated for the condition as a newborn over twenty years ago.
Recipients of the Chancellor’s Fellowship for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are honored for their work going above and beyond to help students from underrepresented backgrounds succeed at UC Davis.
