College of Engineering News
Top Stories
- Securing Military Wireless Networks
- Yamazaki Elected Fellow of Society of Manufacturing Engineers
- [Video] Recorded Lecture by Alumnus Francis Lee '74
- Electronic Waste Needs to Go Green
- Q & A with National Medal of Science winner Berni Alder
- New Engineering Faculty Welcomed for 2009-2010
Faculty
Securing Military Wireless Networks
UC Davis is one of five universities taking part in a 10-year $35.5 million project funded by the U.S. Army Research Laboratory. It will focus on the science behind creating secure and trusted networks. Prasant Mohapatra, professor and chair of the Department of Computer Science, is the principal investigator for the UC Davis portion of the project.
Yamazaki Elected Fellow of Society of Manufacturing Engineers
Kazuo Yamazaki, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, has been elected a Fellow of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers. Yamazaki’s work focuses on using computers to control machine tools in manufacturing, as well as the design and control of manufacturing processes and development of related software.
[Video] Recorded Lecture by Alumnus Francis Lee '74
A Discussion on Human Interface Technology and Interaction: A Dean's Distinguished Lecture by Francis Lee, chair of the board and former CEO of Synaptics, developer of more than 60 percent of the touch pads in electronic devices today. Forbes recently ranked Synaptics 13th among the top 20 small publicly traded companies.
Research
Electronic Waste Needs to Go Green
Americans love their consumer electronics, but what happens to all the gadgets when their useful life is over? Despite being one of the largest generators of "e-waste" in the world, the U.S. has no federal policies on recycling electronic waste or handling hazardous materials from technological trash. It's time to change that, according to four University of California scientists, including Julie Schoenung, professor of chemical engineering and materials science.
College Awards Recognize Four Engineering Faculty
Three awards given by the College of Engineering recognize researchers and educators who merit special mention for their achievements at various stages in their careers and a fourth honors great teaching.
Levent Kavvas Receives Prestigious Civil Engineering Award
Civil engineering professor Levent Kavvas has received the 2009 Ven Te Chow Award, the highest honor awarded a hydrologic engineer by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and its specialty organization, the Environmental and Water Resources Institute (EWRI).
Awards
Q & A with National Medal of Science winner Berni Alder
Computational pioneer Berni Alder recently received the National Medal of Science, presented by President Obama at a White House ceremony. UC Davis science writer Andy Fell interviewed the emeritus professor about the experience and about his life in science.
Chemical Engineering and Materials Science Receives GAANN Fellowship Funding
The Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science has received a U.S. Department of Education GAANN Award to enhance graduate education. The award provides fellowships totaling $174,208 a year for 3 years, with a match of an additional 25 percent of the total from UC Davis.
Pan Receives CAREER Award for Printable Lab-on-a-Chip Research
Tingrui Pan, assistant professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering, has received a National Science Foundation CAREER Award for his research using micro-nanotechnology to create cell-analysis tools with an inexpensive customized Xerox office printer.
Students
There's an app class for that...
A new class by computer science professor Ken Joy teaches students how to create apps for the Apple app store. The class, which filled up immediately, includes a speaker series and practical instruction and experience in building and submitting apps, as well as starting a business.
Clubs Put Young Engineers on the Fast Track
Airplanes, race cars, kinetic sculptures, underwater vehicles—the projects are all fascinating challenges for UC Davis student engineers. The College of Engineering supports all this creative activity for good reason: It puts young engineers on the fast track.
Student Newsletter: October, 2009
A PDF version of the October, 2009 student newsletter.
Alumni
Engineering Class Notes
Class notes from College of Engineering alumni. Let us know how you are doing by submitting a news update: http://engineering.ucdavis.edu/aluminfo
Carolyn M. Jones Elected to ASABE Board of Trustees
Carolyn M. Jones, PE, '01 Biological and Agricultural Engineering, has been elected to the four member board of trustees of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE).
Jenkins Receives Linneborn Prize
Bryan M. Jenkins, professor of biological and agricultural engineering, has received the Johannes Linneborn Prize at the 17th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition in Hamburg, Germany. The Prize recognizes Jenkins contributions to the development of energy from biomass.
Announcements
Art/Science Fusion Exhibit
The new art/science fusion photography exhibit in the Kemper Hall Lobby
Events
Lectures, Seminars and Other Events
Events at the UC Davis College of Engineering