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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 fellowship’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 Gonzalez’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 Gamzina’s company, Elve, has qualified its 100-watt millimeter-wave tube amplifier pla...
09/03/2026

Three-time engineering alum Diana Gamzina’s company, Elve, has qualified its 100-watt millimeter-wave tube amplifier platform for spaceflight. The technology, which grew from Gamzina’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 ’25 is developing Daedalus, a rocket-propelled “hopper” designed to t...
09/02/2026

As the co-founder and CEO of InSitu Space, Toby Li ’25 is developing Daedalus, a rocket-propelled “hopper” 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.

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

We’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 Corsi’s continued leadership as the College of Engineering builds on this momentum.

Read more about Corsi’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. 🧬

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

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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 alum’s rough sketch and evolved through collaboration with clinicians, engineers and industry experts.

The result was First Bite, a prototype developed through the students’ 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.

08/21/2026

We are proud to announce that Aijun Wang, a professor in our School of Medicine's Department of Surgery and in the College of Engineering's Department of Biomedical Engineering, has been appointed director of the School of Medicine’s new Center for Bioengineering in Medicine.

Dr. Wang and his lab are integral in many areas of our research, including as the co-principal investigator of the CuRe Trial, the world's first spina bifida treatment combining fetal surgery with stem cells, and is also working to develop a cure for Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Wang is also the principal investigator on grants exploring in-utero treatments for cleft palates and Dup15q syndrome.

“Dr. Wang’s work bridging engineering and medicine, from regenerative therapies to clinical trials, demonstrates the power of collaborative science. We are excited to see how he will continue to build upon the Department of Surgery’s internationally recognized bench-to-bedside research breakthroughs with this new center," said Dean Susan Murin.

The center collaborates with interdisciplinary teams across the School of Medicine, UC Davis and industry partners on translational programs and clinical trials.

Please join us in congratulating Wang on this new appointment!

Image description: Aijun Wang, right, and Diana Famer, middle, stand alongside another researcher in a lab. All three wear University of California white coats as they look at a monitor.

Infrared sensors are used in everything from wildfire detection to medical diagnostics, but many advanced sensors requir...
08/20/2026

Infrared sensors are used in everything from wildfire detection to medical diagnostics, but many advanced sensors require extremely cold temperatures to operate.

UC Davis electrical and computer engineering professors J. Sebastian Gomez-Diaz and William Putnam have developed a new IR sensor that works at room temperature.

The MEMS-based sensor uses radio frequencies to achieve high sensitivity and tunability, potentially opening new applications in medicine, environmental monitoring and consumer electronics.

This federally funded research is supported by the Department of Defense – Army, the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation.

Learn more at https://ow.ly/mlZj50ZC5mE



Image description: Microscopic view of illuminated microchip showing rectangular grid with text that reads "Federally-Funded Research Infrared Sensor Technology Opens New Possibilities for Medicine & Industry."

Today’s technology relies heavily on silicon, but the next generation of electronics, including wearable sensors and fol...
08/20/2026

Today’s technology relies heavily on silicon, but the next generation of electronics, including wearable sensors and foldable screens, may depend on a different class of materials: organic semiconductors.

UC Davis chemical engineering Ph.D. student Toulik Maitra is using computational modeling to better understand these materials and help accelerate the development of new organic semiconductor technologies.

Through an international collaboration with Germany’s Max Planck Institute, Maitra helped develop a computational framework that more accurately models how organic semiconductors behave at the molecular level. A UC Davis Dissertation Fellowship, awarded by UC Davis Graduate Studies, will allow him to continue this collaboration in the Moulé Lab while advancing his doctoral research.

Read more about Maitra’s research at https://ow.ly/mQJq50ZBYNn



Image description: Maitra stands on a tree-lined path on campus, wearing a dark green button-up shirt and glasses, smiling at the camera.

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