Arden Stratton, an undergraduate student at UC Davis, shifted gears from chemistry to materials science and engineering after discovering a passion for materials research. Now, she's steering toward success in conducting alloy research and driving a Unitrans bus.
In the UC Davis College of Engineering course "Hacking 4 Climate," teams of students tackle real-world environmental issues, from soil health to wildfires to solar energy for all, with an entrepreneurial angle, aiming to find impactful business-based solutions to global problems.
From capturing the cosmos through astrophotography to being boots on the ground as a NASA intern, aerospace and mechanical engineering undergraduate student Aidan Guerra is driven by exploring humanity's connection to space.
A team of UC Davis undergraduate students took home $6,000 in awards from the CITRIS Aviation Prize for their project SMART UC Davis, which proposes using electrical vertical takeoff and landing aircraft as air taxis between UC campuses.
Initiated as part of the College of Engineering’s Next Level strategic vision for education, E-SEARCH pairs undergraduate engineering students with graduate researchers, aiming to equip students with the tools they will need for success in graduate school or careers in engineering.
From taking midterms on buses to looking up to fellow teammates and coding gurus, third-year undergraduate Riley Acosta talks about how he's stepping up to the plate as a computer science major and as a catcher and outfielder for the Aggie men's baseball team.
Computer science student Shyam Agarwal receives the M.S. Ghausi Medal, the College of Engineering's highest honor for a graduating senior, for his dedication to connecting others to computer science.
Balint Szigeti Csucs, a third-year computer science and engineering major originally from Hungary, spent the first two years of his undergraduate experience exploring opportunities and building community.
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.
