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Could waste methane become a raw material for sustainable plastics?UC Davis Assistant Professor of Biological and Agricu...
09/10/2026

Could waste methane become a raw material for sustainable plastics?

UC Davis Assistant Professor of Biological and Agricultural Engineering Yi Wang is partnering with sustainable materials company Mango Materials to engineer bacteria that consume methane and produce biodegradable plastics more efficiently.

Supported by funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and BioMADE, the project aims to reduce the cost of recovering these materials and test the technology at industrial scale.

Learn more: https://ow.ly/2Xk350ZM6y4



Image description: Hands wearing gloves holding a petri dish with a grid and an irregularly shaped sample inside.

It's time to shine a spotlight on a well-deserving Aggie Engineer! šŸ’™ ā­ Do you know a UC Davis College of Engineering alu...
09/05/2026

It's time to shine a spotlight on a well-deserving Aggie Engineer! šŸ’™ ā­

Do you know a UC Davis College of Engineering alum who has made major contributions to the engineering profession or UC Davis? Nominate them for the Distinguished Engineering Alumni Medal.

Candidates should:
ā€¢ Have graduated from the UC Davis College of Engineering at least 10 years ago
ā€¢ Demonstrate outstanding achievement in academia, business or public service
ā€¢ Have made significant contributions to UC Davis and/or the engineering profession

Help us honor their impact by submitting your nomination by September 7: https://ow.ly/B99850ZHNoV



Image description: Gold medal with blue and yellow ribbon awarded to Rob Tobias for 2025 Distinguished Engineering Alumni by UC Davis College of Engineering.

09/04/2026

In case you missed it: Richard Corsi has been reappointed as Dean of the UC Davis College of Engineering šŸ‘

Here's what he had to say about his reappointment. šŸ“¹

Read more about Corsiā€™s reappointment at https://engineering.ucdavis.edu/news/corsi-reappointed-college-engineering-dean



Image description: Corsi sits in Kemper Courtyard and talks candidly to the camera about the College of Engineering Community.

Quantum information science researchers at UC Davis are working toward new ways to simulate some of the most complex pro...
09/04/2026

Quantum information science researchers at UC Davis are working toward new ways to simulate some of the most complex problems in physics.

Nathan Gonzalez, a doctoral student, is developing scalable quantum technologies that could simulate the physics of fundamental particles on a compact chip. His research in the R-Lab, led by Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Marina Radulaski, is supported by a UC Noyce Graduate Student Fellowship.

Gonzalez is the sole UC Davis student selected for the fellowshipā€™s inaugural cohort, which includes one doctoral student from each of the five participating UC campuses. Fellows receive up to $150,000 over two years to support their doctoral research, along with opportunities for cross-campus collaboration and professional development.

Read more about Gonzalezā€™s research and the UC Noyce Fellowship: https://ow.ly/6Tr050ZJvER



Image descriptions:
1. Gonzalez looks directly at the camera in a simple portrait.
2. Radulaski stands outside, arms crossed, smiling.

Three-time engineering alum Diana Gamzinaā€™s company, Elve, has qualified its 100-watt millimeter-wave tube amplifier pla...
09/03/2026

Three-time engineering alum Diana Gamzinaā€™s company, Elve, has qualified its 100-watt millimeter-wave tube amplifier platform for spaceflight. The technology, which grew from Gamzinaā€™s research in the UC Davis College of Engineering, could enable high-data-rate communications for satellite networks and is expected to be demonstrated in orbit within a year.

Read more: https://ow.ly/JyxM50ZIWms



Image Description: Portrait of a Gamzina with long hair, wearing a pastel knit sweater and dangling earrings, against a dark background.

As the co-founder and CEO of InSitu Space, Toby Li ā€™25 is developing Daedalus, a rocket-propelled ā€œhopperā€ designed to t...
09/02/2026

As the co-founder and CEO of InSitu Space, Toby Li ā€™25 is developing Daedalus, a rocket-propelled ā€œhopperā€ designed to transport cargo across the lunar surface. By flying over craters, slopes and other obstacles, Daedalus could change the lunar transportation landscape, giving scientists quicker access to multiple sites from a single moon landing.

Read more: https://ow.ly/yCPW50ZIlKA



Image description: Li in a space suit looking through a helmet at a colorful display.

Weā€™re excited to announce that Richard Corsi has been reappointed as Dean of the UC Davis College of Engineering, follow...
09/01/2026

Weā€™re excited to announce that Richard Corsi has been reappointed as Dean of the UC Davis College of Engineering, following a first term marked by growth in research, education and community.

We look forward to Corsiā€™s continued leadership as the College of Engineering builds on this momentum.

Read more about Corsiā€™s reappointment: https://ow.ly/l01h50ZHZcP



Image description: Corsi stands next to a reflective window outside of the Diane Bryant Engineering Student Design Center.

Mingwei Zhang, assistant professor of materials science and engineering at UC Davis, has received a prestigious National...
08/31/2026

Mingwei Zhang, assistant professor of materials science and engineering at UC Davis, has received a prestigious National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award to investigate local chemical ordering in complex concentrated alloys and how it controls mechanical properties.

The research could help advance the design of high-performance materials for aerospace, defense and energy, while supporting new educational resources to make electron microscopy more accessible to students and researchers.

Learn more: https://ow.ly/2u5150ZHuKr



Image description: Zhang in a blue lab coat adjusting a metallic instrument inside a laboratory setting.

Two UC Davis graduate students pursuing biomedical engineering have received grants from the California Initiative to Ad...
08/25/2026

Two UC Davis graduate students pursuing biomedical engineering have received grants from the California Initiative to Advance Precision Medicine to advance research in precision medicine and health equity. šŸ§¬

Joseph Morrison is using machine learning to predict when broken bones may fail to heal, while Nikita Mohapatra is studying how social and environmental factors shape recovery from traumatic brain injury.

Learn more about their research: https://ow.ly/vcO650ZFmok

| UC Davis Health

Image description: Morrison and Mohapatra wear white coats and smile against plain backgrounds, collage.

When UC Davis biomedical engineering students walked into a room full of clinicians at UC Davis Health, they brought pro...
08/21/2026

When UC Davis biomedical engineering students walked into a room full of clinicians at UC Davis Health, they brought prototypes for a medical device designed to safely secure breathing tubes for infants. The project began with an alumā€™s rough sketch and evolved through collaboration with clinicians, engineers and industry experts.

The result was First Bite, a prototype developed through the studentsā€™ senior capstone project. After more than 3,000 hours of work, the team earned the top prize at the 2026 Big Bang! Competition and continues to work toward clinical testing.

Read how students, alumni and clinicians turned an idea into a reality: https://ow.ly/3Jie50ZCueP



Image description: The team poses for a group photo, holding their prototype and a large check after winning first place.

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