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Student works on machinery in the Engineering Student Design Center at UC Davis

Aggie Propulsion Lab Set Up for Long Term Success

  • by Kendall Manis
Ali J. Gangeh is pioneering UC Davis to the stars by leading the team building the university’s first liquid rocket engine. Gangeh is a sophomore undergraduate student studying mechanical engineering. Arriving at Davis, Gangeh expressed an interest in a variety of campus clubs but couldn’t find the perfect fit for his passions.
Large group of students in front of Kemper Hall at UC Davis

UC Davis CITRIS Hosts Three-Day Workshop to Inspire High School Students in the Future of Technology

  • by UC Davis Office of Research
The Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society and the Banatao Institute (CITRIS) at the University of California, Davis, hosted a cohort of 25 high school students for a three-day CITRIS-INSPIRE summer workshop (June 5-7) to provide them a glimpse into the world of technology, artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics. 
UC Davis Engineering Student Design Center

Engineering Student Design Center

The Diane Bryant Engineering Student Design Center officially opened on May 5, 2023

Bryant '85, contributed $6.5 million to the project — the largest outright gift ever by an individual to the College of Engineering. Construction of the 23,000-square-foot space took just under two years at a cost of $22 million — all donor funded. The space houses new machinery and features a welding room, a carpentry and plastics room, a composites wet lab and more.

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uc davis engineering student design center esdc john baum gift

Gearing Up for Big Changes

Creativity needs space, time and the proper tools for an idea to come to fruition. Thanks to a generous $5M gift from John ’69 and Mindy Baum, the Engineering Student Design Center (ESDC) will provide an expanded, visionary new space in which students will be able to dive into creative and entrepreneurial ventures.
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