College of Engineering News
Top Stories
- College Seeks Nominations for Distinguished Engineering Alumni
- Katherine Ferrara Elected AAAS Fellow
- New Biofuels Equipment Gives College an Edge
- Engineering Building Named for Former Dean Mohammed S. Ghausi
- NFL Grant Supports Athanasiou's Knee-Strengthening Research
- Securing Military Wireless Networks
Faculty
College Seeks Nominations for Distinguished Engineering Alumni
Each year the Distinguished Engineering Alumni Medal recognizes alumni whose professional and personal achievements bring special honor to the College of Engineering. The College has streamlined the nomination process and expanded the award to recognize UC Davis engineering graduates with a record of outstanding professional achievement in three categories: academics, business and public service.
Katherine Ferrara Elected AAAS Fellow
Biomedical engineering professor Katherine Ferrara is among eight UC Davis faculty members elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
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.
Research
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.
An Inspired New Way to Mine Data
Researcher Weixiang Zhao, working with Assistant Professor Cristina Davis in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, has discovered a novel way to mine information from mass spectrometry data. This new strategy for data analysis could ultimately lead to better, earlier diagnosis of disease. Their findings were published in a recent issue of Analytica Chimica Acta.
Computational Pioneer Berni Alder Receives National Medal of Science
Computational pioneer Berni Alder, a retired physicist from the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and professor emeritus in the Department of Applied Science at the University of California, Davis, has received the National Medal of Science.
Awards
Neff Receives CAREER Award For Research in Computer Animation
Michael Neff, assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science, has received a National Science Foundation CAREER Award that recognizes and supports promising junior faculty who exemplify the role of teacher-scholar. The funding supports Neff's research in creating better computer tools for character animation.
Three Engineering Faculty Receive NSF CAREER Awards
Three members of the College of Engineering faculty received NSF CAREER Awards this year. Tingrui Pan, assistant professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering; Michael Neff, assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science; and David A. Horsley, assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, were recognized by the prestigious NSF awards.
UC Davis Alumni Continue Success
What began as a student design project has progressed into an award-winning and promising technology for the future. After pitching its business plan to a panel of judges, Micromidas was named a finalist at the 2009 California Clean-Tech Open.
Students
Sometimes You Gotta Get Out of the Library
With the early 2009 launch of the Program for International Energy Technologies (PIET) at UC Davis, a cross disciplinary group of students interested in international energy-related issues and product design are being encouraged to get out of the classroom and into the field.
Clubbing: PASE
PASE (Pilipino Americans in Science and Engineering)is a student engineering club that aims to help its members grow through academic support, professional preparation and social opportunities.
Former UC Davis Students Continue Design Success
Since 2007, four former students (John Bissell and Ryan Smith, chemical engineering; Kristen Matsumura, civil engineering; Casey McGrath, microbiology) have formed their own company, Micromidas, and continued fundraising to help develop their research into an industry technology.
Alumni
Engineering Building Named for Former Dean Mohammed S. Ghausi
Engineering III will be named Mohammed S. Ghausi Hall, honoring the distinguished service of Dean Emeritus Ghausi, who served as dean of the College of Engineering from 1983 to 1996.
In Memoriam: Emeritus Professor Manfred Ruschitzka
Manfred Ruschitzka, professor emeritus in the Department of Computer science died October 20, 2009. He is remembered as a dedicated teacher and superb researcher who focused on experimental and theoretical studies of methods for improving the performance of computer systems and the accessibility of information in computer networks.
Message from Dean Bruce R. White: Leadership Changes
UC Davis Chancellor Linda Katehi has announced administrative changes to the university’s executive team that include one of particular impact for the College of Engineering.
Announcements
Engineering Class Notes
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