UC Davis College of Engineering

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Roopali Kukreja and her students are laughing together.

Roopali Kukreja is teaching her students around the machine.

Associate Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at UC Davis, Roopali Kukreja, is making new discoveries about how magnetic materials behave — insights that could lead to faster, more energy-efficient computing. 🧲

Learn more: https://ow.ly/xVlN50Ysv2f

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What if solar cells didn’t need sunlight to generate electricity? ☀️ Engineers at UC Davis have theoretically demonstrated a system that can create electricity through heat energy, rather than sunlight.

Read more: https://ow.ly/1CYE50YrEWI #UCDavisEngineering

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We are excited to announce that Assistant Professor Wenzhong Yan has joined the UC Davis Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. His research focuses on soft robots, drawing inspiration from biology and origami. 🐛

Meet Yan: https://ow.ly/589i50YpX60

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In a new blog, graduate student Martin Croshaw shares how attending MD&M West builds on the technical and leadership skills he’s developing in UC Davis’ Medical Device Development graduate program.

Read about his experience: https://ow.ly/fCsH50YpoSe

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Yubei Chen, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at UC Davis, is working to deepen our understanding of AI, for a future where AI is as energy-efficient as the human brain. 🤖⚡

Learn more: https://ow.ly/HpGQ50Ypkv9

#EngineeringProgress #WorldEngineeringDay

Transformative Gift Propels UC Davis’ Leadership in Ag Tech UC Davis receives a $25 million gift from the estate of Dan G. Best II to fund endowed chairs, scholarships and agricultural innovation in honor of C.L. Best.

Caterpillar Founder Grandson’s $25M Gift to UC Davis Honors Family Roots in Innovation @ucdavisengineering.bsky.social @ucdaviscaes.bsky.social www.ucdavis.edu/news/transfo...

Hawk Study Shows Potential Lessons of Bird Flight Birds have an ability to fly through obstacles by shifting their shape in flight, which is difficult to reproduce in uncrewed aerial vehicles, commonly known as UAVs or drones.

Hawks can do things in the air that human-made aircraft can't. A new study by @ucdavisengineering.bsky.social and @biology.ox.ac.uk shows how we can learn from bird flight www.ucdavis.edu/news/hawk-st...

Mohsen Habibi in a white lab coat operating an orange and black 3D printer inside a laboratory setting.

A person wearing blue gloves is adjusting a glass slide with samples under a microscope lens illuminated for examination.

Assistant Professor Mohsen Habibi is part of a collaborative team developing a technique that uses sound waves to print tiny, highly detailed structures onto soft polymers—advancing the future of microdevices.🔊🧪

Read more: https://ow.ly/rJcI50Yooii

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In 2016, Aggie Engineers set the stage with a groundbreaking paper on the methodical implementation of deep convolutional neural networks. Now, ASP-DAC is recognizing it as the most influential article published over the last decade.

Read more: https://ow.ly/p2IN50YoRug

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Engineers Week at UC Davis? Yeah... it's still on our minds 💭

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Biomedical engineers at UC Davis have made a step toward building tools that transform extracellular vesicles into next-generation drugs for cancer and other diseases in new federally funded research.

Read more: https://ow.ly/G9yr50YoeUU

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Girls wearing blue vests gather around a table at an outdoor booth.

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Today is Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day 💛⚙️

The UC Davis EcoCAR partners with local Girl Scout troops to bring hands-on engineering to 200+ girls. When girls see engineers who look like them, the path becomes clearer.

#UCDavisEngineering #GirlDay2026

Through federally funded research, Assistant Prof. of Biological & Agricultural Engineering Yi Wang is reprogramming microbes for a cleaner tomorrow. 🦠

Learn how federal funding turns UC Davis research into solutions that improve lives: https://ow.ly/ICtI50Ym97z

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UC Davis College of Engineering researchers collaborating on innovative projects in labs and real-world settings.

Real research. Real people. Real impact.

Federal funding turns our engineering research into real-world solutions that improve the lives of all people and the planet.

Learn more about our engineering research by visiting: https://ow.ly/nmOg50Ym5vu

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It’s Engineers Week, and we are celebrating Aggies who advance quantum technologies, strengthen public health and design solutions for a more sustainable future.⚙️

Explore Engineering Progress and see how our engineers are keeping the Future in Focus: https://ow.ly/FaBJ50YlqET

A collaboration between engineering and veterinary medicine, the new Center for Animal Flight and Innovation at UC Davis will use cutting-edge technology to understand birds of prey in flight, advancing the design of uncrewed aerial vehicles and the treatment and rehabilitation of birds. 🦅

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Congrats to UC Davis Assistant Professor Isaac Kim, named a 2026 Sloan Research Fellow! His ”entanglement bootstrap program” is unlocking the mysteries of quantum particles to build the future of computing. https://ucdav.is/4rWRfXS

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UC Davis researchers from engineering and veterinary medicine have teamed up at the new Center for Animal Flight and Innovation. Using high-tech video to study birds in flight, the project aims to revolutionize UAV and drone research. https://ucdav.is/478Fzt0

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Crowdfund UC Davis is this month 💡

Support student engineers gaining hands-on experience through design, research, outreach and competition. Give, share or match a gift: https://ow.ly/tQxY50YikHy

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112 years young and still engineering big Aggie energy 💙

Gunrock stopped by Kemper Lobby to celebrate his birthday with the UCDavisPlants College of Engineering, balloons in hand and Aggie spirit stronger than ever!

Happy Birthday, Gunrock! 🐴🎉

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Imagine an operating room where doctors can repair a broken bone without making an incision — that’s the future Mohsen Habibi, an assistant prof. of mechanical and aerospace engineering at UC Davis, is working toward.

Learn more: https://ow.ly/gPVj50YhUhw

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The UC Davis Tech Foundry was recently featured in a CBS Sacramento news story about the growing innovation hub, Aggie Square. 🛠️

Read the article and watch the video where they go inside of the Tech Foundry: https://ow.ly/c6fR50Yhoo6

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Isaac Kim, assistant prof. of computer science at UC Davis, was named a 2026 Sloan Research Fellow by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. The fellowship will support work on quantum entanglement of multiple particles, a key step in developing quantum computers. 🧠⚡️💻

Read more: https://ow.ly/efqZ50Yhogq

Smartphone App Could Change How Stroke Recovery is Assessed 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...

Two computer science students have developed an app to help clinicians assess recovery from stroke @ucdavisengineering.bsky.social www.ucdavis.edu/blog/smartph...

Jason White teaching in a classroom with a presentation title slide that reads "Take That Risk".

Professor of Teaching Jason White is reimagining a UC Davis chemical engineering course to create a classroom that is welcoming and accessible for neurodivergent learners.

Learn more: https://ow.ly/EXqA50Yhf2W.

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Erika La Plante, an assistant prof. of materials science and engineering, is developing a framework to understand mineral-fluid interactions to create a greener planet.

Learn more in this Engineering Progress Magazine video: https://ow.ly/sJsj50Ye7Bf

#WomenInScience

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Two welders in protective gear stand confidently with arms crossed in a workshop filled with welding equipment and gas tanks.

From polished fits to protective gear, real quick 🛠️ Meet the Women Machinists’ Club — where curiosity turns into confidence one weld at a time.

Read the story: https://engineering.ucdavis.edu/news/women-machinists-club-turns-curiosity-confidence

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Beyond Borders and Blueprints: The Resilient Path of Andrea Solis Olguin When it comes to resilience, Andrea Solis Olguin clearly embodies it. As a recent UC Davis graduate with a B.S. in civil engineering and a minor in sustainability in the built environment, Solis…

Some paths bend, loop and cross borders — and that’s where growth happens.
 
Andrea Solis Olguin’s journey to civil engineering spans countries, disciplines and identities. Her study abroad experience in Mexico brought sustainability, community and global perspective together.

Assistant Prof. of Biomedical Engineering Aidan Gilchrist is working toward a future where medical interventions can help turn back the biological clock. 🕰️

Meet other engineers who are turning bold ideas into a reality at UC Davis: https://ow.ly/V3U450Y94uO

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It’s Crowdfund UC Davis time 💡 Support student engineering projects turning bold ideas into real-world impact. Give, share or match a gift at https://ow.ly/5bL450Y7M9t

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