Top Stories
- Michael Hill Receives SEM Award
- Spotlight: Start your engines
- Tale of the ant trail
- The State of the Art Electronic Noses
- Wind energy efforts often get tangled up in red tape
- Mechanical walkers get dogs back on their feet
- NSF CAREER Award for Horsley
Research
Tale of the ant trail
Ants might not be particularly well known for their expertise in analytical chemistry, but two US researchers have successfully employed them to analyse mass spectrometry (MS) data.
The State of the Art Electronic Noses
Cristina Davis and a team of researchers are working on a sniffer that can tell the difference between a sick citrus tree and a healthy one.
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.
Faculty
Michael Hill Receives SEM Award
Associate Professor Michael Hill has been selected for a 2010 Society of Experimental Mechanics Lecture award.
Wind energy efforts often get tangled up in red tape
Case van Dam, a professor of mechanical and aeronautical engineering associated with the California Wind Energy Collaborative at UC Davis, comments on impediments to obtaining permits for residential turbines. The impediments include the lack of consistent standards from county to county, and the costs of permits, according to van Dam.
NSF CAREER Award for Horsley
David A. Horsley, assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, has received a prestigious NSF CAREER Award to support research in Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS).
Students
Spotlight: Start your engines
The UC Davis College of Engineering supports its student-run clubs and design teams and for good reason.
Mechanical walkers get dogs back on their feet
Seniors in Mechanical Engineering worked on a culminating project for six months to help dogs gain mobility.
Announcements
Annual Engineering Faculty Awards
Annual teaching and research award programs for Engineering faculty.
Awards
Yamazaki Receives Frederick W. Taylor Research Medal
Kazuo Yamazaki, a professor of mechanical and aeronautical engineering, has received the Frederick W. Taylor Research Medal from the Society of Manufacturing Engineers. The medal — which recognizes significant published research leading to a better understanding of factors involved in improving manufacturing processes — was awarded to Yamazaki for his body of research and development.