Erik Contreras, a UC Davis mechanical engineering graduate student, paused their degree to pursue a Master of Fine Arts in Design. In this Q&A, Contreras discusses their interdisciplinary journey, creative hacking and their work on autonomous vehicles.
At UC Davis, the chemical engineering Ph.D. student and iCAMP researcher aims to lower the production costs of cultivated meat, making it a sustainable, affordable solution for a global problem.
In collaboration with materials company Homerun Resources, Inc., UC Davis engineering researchers have developed a one-step laser technique that purifies raw silica sand to over 99.99% silica. This is the first step in a multiphase project to create a clean-energy pathway to producing silicon.
A UC Davis study analyzes roasting techniques to provide key insights into the acidity of coffee beans, paving the way for coffee roasters to better control the quality and flavor of their coffee.
Civil and environmental engineering alum Sumeet Kumar Sinha, M.S. '17, Ph.D. '22 receives the annual Zuhair A. Munir Award for dissertation research on liquefaction-induced downdrag in deep foundations.
Each year, the College of Engineering celebrates the efforts of graduate students who make outstanding contributions in areas like research and safety.
The UC Davis College of Engineering's Jeffery C. Gibeling Master's Thesis Excellence Award is going to Margaret Duncan, who earned her master's degree in materials science and engineering in 2023 and whose research characterizes the optical properties of refractory materials in extremely high temperatures.
Dovin Kiernan, a recent graduate from the Biomedical Engineering Graduate Group at the University of California, Davis, explores biomechanics and wearable technology to reduce the high rates of overuse injuries in running.
After earning his Ph.D. in computer science through the College of Engineering's Distance Learning Program, Kevin Griffin is using his industry knowledge to help the next generation of computer scientists and build a Tulsa-based tech ecosystem from the ground up.
