Inspired by the farming communities where he grew up, electrical and computer engineering undergraduate Luis Blas developed an AI-powered platform that assesses crop quality in real time.
Civil engineering student Audrey Quilala rolls into her sophomore year with new skills, invaluable connections and a better idea of where her engineering journey could lead after an internship of hands-on projects and eye-opening site visits with the Sacramento County Department of Transportation.
Electrical engineering major and men’s water polo captain Tim Kerr finds energy in pursuing both of his passions, bringing curiosity, perseverance and a sense of fun to the lab, the pool and whatever comes next.
What happens when a Davis-based chemical engineering student trades nanoscale research for manufacturing facilities in Iowa? Roanna Pham spent her summer learning predictive maintenance, building a machine-learning tool and embracing the unexpected.
Through a collaboration with Germany’s Max Planck Institute, UC Davis Ph.D. student Toulik Maitra is developing computational tools to accelerate the design of organic semiconductors that could help advance flexible electronics and more efficient OLED displays.
Carlos Daniel Sanchez Espinoza has gone viral for his inspiring work ethic and dedication to his education, earning a 4.6 GPA while working 40 hours a week as a McDonald’s manager. He was accepted to 29 colleges before choosing UC Davis.
UC Davis students in Cyclone RoboSub are taking their autonomous underwater vehicle beyond the pool, using it to support environmental research in open waters and to educate the next generation of robotics engineers.
UC Davis students Aidan Guerra and Andres Mino Cortes discuss advancing to the final phase of the 2026 NASA Human Lander Challenge, the lessons they learned from NASA engineers and how the experience is shaping the future of the Aggie Space Initiative.
At the 2026 Engineering Design Showcase, three teams were recognized with Sandia Engineering Design Awards for advances in aerospace, clean energy and biomedical engineering.
UC Davis undergraduate teams captured three of four major awards in the 2025-26 CITRIS Aviation Prize, developing innovative software and simulation tools to support California’s future advanced air mobility network and electric air taxi transportation systems.
