UC Davis materials science and engineering student Micah Bob studies sustainable cement alternatives to reduce carbon emissions. As graduation approaches, he reflects on the transformative course, research experiences and campus life — including MASC and Video Game Orchestra — that shaped his journey.
Julie L. Sutcliffe, co-director for the UC Davis Center of Molecular and Genomic Imaging and a professor of medicine and biomedical engineering, will lead a team advancing cancer research through the development of special imaging tools capable of detecting cancerous cells in the pancreas.
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.
Magnetism is essential for computing technologies like magnetic hard drives, memory and spintronics. With two recent research breakthroughs, Associate Professor Roopali Kukreja shines the light on how magnets provide a pathway to next-gen computing.
Biomedical engineers at UC Davis have developed a platform to isolate the surface proteins of extracellular vesicles, the body’s biological messaging system. This research is a significant step toward building tools that transform extracellular vesicles into next-generation drugs for cancer and other diseases.
Assistant Professor Mohsen Habibi is part of a collaborative effort to develop a new 3D printing technique that uses sound waves for printing tiny structures onto soft polymers with intricate precision, paving the way for manufacturing microscale devices with greater detail than ever before.
Recent alum Tim Linke leveraged ties between UC Davis and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory to conduct his computational research and develop a new framework that couples atom-scale simulations with code that describes the macroscopic world, all within a single simulation.
What if a smartphone could see what the human eye misses? A new UC Davis-designed app uses machine learning to track subtle hand movements during stroke rehabilitation, giving clinicians more specific data to assess recovery and tailor patient care.
A recent study led by electrical and computer engineers at UC Davis, and reported in Advanced Photonics, has demonstrated that the power of a spectrometer can be replicated on a microscopic chip. This innovation paves the way for next-generation medical diagnostics and agricultural and environmental remote sensing.
Between her biological systems engineering research and her job as assistant grower at Gotham Greens, aka her “living lab,” master's student Grace Algeo is focused on developing practical tools that support growers, strengthen sustainability efforts and point toward a more resilient future for agriculture.
