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Corsi stands with DIY air purifier as he builds it

Corsi stands with DIY air purifier as he builds it

This DIY air purifier, co-created by @corsiaq.bsky.social, can help deal with wildfire smoke. Hear all about the Corsi-Rosenthal box from our very own Dean of Engineering as he sits down for a discussion on Up to Speed with Faith Fundal: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

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01.08.2025 17:52 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
Three people sit indoors with text that reads Dean's Download Discussing the Promise of AI

Three people sit indoors with text that reads Dean's Download Discussing the Promise of AI

AI 🀝 Engineering

Professors Ian Davidson & Chen-Nee Chuah sit with Dean @corsiaq.bsky.social to talk through AI’s current and near-future applications in the College of Engineering and society at large.

Read their conversation ➑️ engineering.ucdavis.edu/news/deans-d...

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31.07.2025 21:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Biswanath Mukherjee Receives IEEE Award for Research in Optical Networks UC Davis Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Computer Science Biswanath Mukherjee has been selected for the 2026 IEEE Eric E. Sumner Award for his outstanding contributions to the communications techn...

Congrats to @ucdavis.bsky.social Distinguished Prof. Emeritus Biswanath Mukherjee on receiving the 2026 IEEE Eric E. Sumner Award for outstanding work in optical networks and communications tech!

πŸ”— engineering.ucdavis.edu/news/biswana...

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18.07.2025 17:24 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Missed this event? The panelists discussed laws and regulations they would like to see in California to make AI safer and more!

πŸŽ₯ Watch the recoded talk: vimeo.com/1100754391?p...

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17.07.2025 16:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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UC Davis, Homerun Resources Innovate Carbon-Neutral Path with Laser-Purified Silica 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...

In a collab w/ Homerun Resources, UCD materials science & engineering researchers have synthesized silica carbide using electrically generated heat methods, leading to cleaner silica used for EVs, medical sensors, space exploration, renewable energy & more!

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15.07.2025 20:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Risbud stands outdoors

Risbud stands outdoors

New from the UC Davis Emeriti Video Records Project πŸŽ₯

Watch Distinguished Professor Subhash Risbud reflect on decades of leadership in materials science and his continued mentorship of the next generation of engineers.

Watch: video.ucdavis.edu/media/546+Ri...

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11.07.2025 17:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Alba Alfonso GarcΓ­a Earns Young Researcher Award in Optical Technologies The Erlangen Graduate School in Advanced Optical Technologies, or SAOT, has honored Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering Alba Alfonso GarcΓ­a for her outstanding research record in optics, pho...

The Erlangen Graduate School in Advanced Optical Technologies, or SAOT, has honored Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering Alba Alfonso GarcΓ­a for her outstanding research record in optics, photonics and optical technologies.

Read more: engineering.ucdavis.edu/news/alba-al...

10.07.2025 20:33 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Blog: UC Davis EcoCAR Builds Momentum at Year 3 Competition UC Davis EcoCAR reached new milestones at this year's challenge, earning top awards for energy efficiency and design. From high-speed tests to teamwork under pressure, communications manager Riddhi Pu...

UC Davis EcoCAR reached new milestones at this year's challenge, earning top awards for energy efficiency and design. From high-speed tests to teamwork under pressure, the team says they're ready for Year 4.

Read the blog: engineering.ucdavis.edu/news/blog-uc...

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09.07.2025 20:16 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Sandia National Laboratories Celebrates Aggie Engineers with Design Awards For an implantable device improving outcomes of rotator cuff surgery and an IoT waste sorting system, two undergraduate engineering teams have received the Sandia Engineering Design Award for their se...

Two Aggie Engineer teams earned the Sandia Engineering Design Award for senior projects focused on health + sustainability: an implantable device for rotator cuff repair and an IoT waste-sorting system. πŸ‘

Read more: engineering.ucdavis.edu/news/sandia-...

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09.07.2025 00:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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CALIFORNIA AND AI - JULY 8, 2025 - ZOOM REGISTRATION - Capitol Weekly JoinΒ Capitol Weekly and the University of California Student and Policy Center for: California and AI, a conference on Tuesday, July 8, 2025 in Sacramento. To view the event program with bios of parti...

❗️Happening TODAY 7/8❗️

Tune in to Zoom panel "California: A Leader in AI Technology," featuring Raissa D'Souza, prof. & director of the @ucdavis.bsky.social AI Center in Engineering at 10:45 a.m.

Join ➑️ capitolweekly.net/ai-zoom/

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08.07.2025 16:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Next Stop, Orbit: Toby Li’s Road to the Final Frontier Spaceflight research and reporting have launched fourth-year aerospace science and engineering undergraduate Toby Li to different opportunities to fulfill his mission of becoming an astronaut.

From watching SpaceX videos on YouTube to preparing himself for future orbit, Tobyβ€―Li, aerospace science and engineering student at UC Davis, is making steps toward his astronaut dream. πŸ§‘β€πŸš€

Read more: ow.ly/BRz350WlTSh

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07.07.2025 20:16 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Tackling Nuclear Waste Challenges One Atom at a Time UC Davis chemical engineering Ph.D. student Rajat Goel is using supercomputing and quantum chemistry to study how hydrogen binds to uranium oxide β€” a step toward safer nuclear waste storage. His work ...

UC Davis chemical engineering Ph.D. student Rajat Goel is using quantum chemistry and supercomputing to understand how hydrogen binds to uranium oxideβ€”a key step toward making nuclear energy safer and more sustainable.

Read more: engineering.ucdavis.edu/news/tacklin...

07.07.2025 18:15 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Piecing Together Undergraduate Life After a traumatic brain injury, computer science and engineering student Ayush Saha rebuilt his life and launched a mission to solve real-world problems through data, teamwork and code. At UC Davis, h...

After a traumatic brain injury, computer science and engineering student Ayush Saha rebuilt his life and launched a mission to solve real-world problems through data, teamwork and code.

Read more: engineering.ucdavis.edu/news/piecing...

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05.07.2025 14:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Controlling the (Casimir) Force As researchers continue to shrink the size of mechanical devices, controlling the Casimir force has become the first priority. At UC Davis, Calum Shelden, a Ph.D. candidate in electrical and computer ...

Electrical and computer engineering Ph.D. student Calum Shelden is the first-author on new research on controlling the Casimir force, which can lead to breakthroughs in shrinking the size of mechanical devices, leading to new technologies. πŸ“²

Learn more: engineering.ucdavis.edu/news/control...

30.06.2025 20:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Next Level Engineering
YouTube video by UC Davis College of Engineering Next Level Engineering

In the 2024–25 academic year, we took engineering to the #NextLevel ✨

Watch the video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlR_...

Explore our impact: engineering.ucdavis.edu/news

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27.06.2025 23:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The most innovative people in energy Energy Central Β· Episode

Pranav Gupta '18 earned the 2025 Innovation Award from Energy Central for work at ICF, which includes a platform that models energy savings of millions of homes.Β Β 

Listen to the podcast featuring his work and other energy leaders: open.spotify.com/episode/6PpY...

27.06.2025 02:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Undergraduate Course Bridges Gap Between AI and Health Care A partnership between Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Chen-Nee Chuah and UC Davis Health is turning the Yolo Causeway into an arterial thoroughfare for student learning and innovation...

An undergrad engineering course bridges AI and health care through a dynamic partnership between @ucdavis.bsky.social and @ucdavishealth.bsky.social. Students are applying AI to medical data and making an impact early in their careers. πŸ’‘

Learn more: engineering.ucdavis.edu/news/undergr...

26.06.2025 19:24 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Two researchers work on the dynamic digital twin in a lab with words overlayed that read "UC Davis and Proteus Space to Launch First-Ever Dynamic Digital Twin into Space" in yellow and white

Two researchers work on the dynamic digital twin in a lab with words overlayed that read "UC Davis and Proteus Space to Launch First-Ever Dynamic Digital Twin into Space" in yellow and white

Engineering researchers at @ucdavis.bsky.social & Proteus Space are shaking up satellite design with the first-ever real-time dynamic digital twin that predicts spacecraft health using AI, to be launched in October. πŸ›°οΈ

Read how this can redefine spaceflight: www.ucdavis.edu/news/uc-davi...

25.06.2025 21:31 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Xue stands against a gray background wearing a buttoned up blouse and hair down, smiling

Xue stands against a gray background wearing a buttoned up blouse and hair down, smiling

Congratulations to Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering Yi Xue, who has received the National Science Foundation CAREER Award for her research to better understand the relationship between neurons & blood vessels. 🩸

Read more: engineering.ucdavis.edu/news/yi-xue-...

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25.06.2025 16:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Headshot of Vladimir Filkov against a dark blue background with white text that reads, "From Labs to Lives: How Research Funding Solves Real World Problems" and his quote, "There is no other organization but the National Science Foundation that can fund such a broad scoped and novel project like ours, integrating research in multiple disciplines, developing a new science of open-source software sustainability, and training and education of students in them."

Headshot of Vladimir Filkov against a dark blue background with white text that reads, "From Labs to Lives: How Research Funding Solves Real World Problems" and his quote, "There is no other organization but the National Science Foundation that can fund such a broad scoped and novel project like ours, integrating research in multiple disciplines, developing a new science of open-source software sustainability, and training and education of students in them."

A UC Davis, Vladimir Filkov leads groundbreaking work using AI and data science to improve the health of open-source software (OSS) β€” the technology foundation for everything from government systems to the world wide web.

17.06.2025 21:33 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Celebrating 25 years of Big Bang! at UC Davis, a powerhouse of innovation awarding $100K+ annually. From epilepsy alerts to sustainable snacks, student teams turn bold ideas into startups across health, Ag & tech. #Entrepreneurship Learn more: ucdav.is/4llcnng

24.06.2025 21:22 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Photos of Sabyasachi Sen and Miguel Jaller against a blue background

Photos of Sabyasachi Sen and Miguel Jaller against a blue background

We are pleased to announce two departments will soon be led by new chairs. πŸ‘

Sabyasachi Sen will lead Materials Science and Engineering next month and Miguel Jaller will chair Civil and Environmental Engineering in 2026.

Meet them πŸ‘‰ engineering.ucdavis.edu/news/2-depar... @corsiaq.bsky.social

24.06.2025 16:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
collage of women engineers against a yellow and blue background

collage of women engineers against a yellow and blue background

For #INWED2025, we're celebrating the incredible women of @ucdavis.bsky.social Engineering. From combating wildfires and climate change to exploring viruses and advancing solar tech, these Aggie Engineers are leading the way.

Read more at engineering.ucdavis.edu/news/how-uc-...

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23.06.2025 17:18 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Finding Her Stride: How Nature and Endurance Fuel a Biomedical Engineer’s Journey Having experience trekking literal and metaphorical hills, biomedical engineering graduate student Abigail Humphries explains how being in nature via hiking and endurance competitions has nurtured her...

Abigail Humphries, a biomedical engineering graduate student who just graduated, has trekked literal and metaphorical hills in her life. πŸš΅β€β™€οΈ

πŸ“– Read about this multi-faceted Aggie: ow.ly/K8Gy50We3Ul

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20.06.2025 16:14 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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@ucdavisengineering.bsky.social associate professor Dr. Susan Gentry delivers an inspiring speech to 2025 graduates at our 5th undergraduate commencement of the weekend.

15.06.2025 16:40 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Victoria Lam outdoors

Victoria Lam outdoors

From aspiring animator to engineer, Victoria Lam found creativity in computing. This computer engineering major and outstanding senior blended art with techβ€”now she’s off to Texas Instruments as a test engineer! 🌟

Learn more: ece.ucdavis.edu/news/outstan...

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13.06.2025 20:19 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Buttery stands outdoors wearing UC Davis stole

Buttery stands outdoors wearing UC Davis stole

From digging into geotechnical engineering to mentoring first-years, civil engineering outstanding senior Simeon Buttery has made his mark at UC Davis. πŸŽ“

Read his story: ow.ly/bYCH50W97QV

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13.06.2025 18:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Michael Taylor stands outdoors wearing orange and white stole and cords

Michael Taylor stands outdoors wearing orange and white stole and cords

Michael Taylor, our next outstanding senior and mechanical and aerospace engineering major, is headed to Stanford for graduate school, but credits UC Davis with shaping how he thinks, learns and leads. 🌟

Read more: mae.ucdavis.edu/news/outstan...

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13.06.2025 16:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Saahil Sachdeva outdoors

Saahil Sachdeva outdoors

Biomedical engineering major and outstanding senior Saahil Sachdeva is driven by engineering with a positive impact. It makes sense, then, that he first came to study engineering out of a desire to work on his bike. 🚲

Meet Saahil: ow.ly/C8cF50W8tbC

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13.06.2025 16:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Hong stands outdoors near a building wearing UC Davis stole

Hong stands outdoors near a building wearing UC Davis stole

Our next outstanding senior, Megan Hong, is a materials science and engineering major driven by purpose. πŸŽ“

Now she’ll work toward a Ph.D. in chemical and biological engineering at Princeton University. Meet Megan: mse.engineering.ucdavis.edu/news/outstan...

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13.06.2025 16:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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