From career advancement to unique social events to their revered presence at Picnic Day, the American Institute of Chemical Engineers at the University of California, Davis, has something to offer every engineering student.
In honor of International Women’s Day on March 8, the University of California, Davis, College of Engineering recognizes women in engineering, their journey to and in the field, and how they promote a diverse, equitable and inclusive world.
Meet Fizza Usmani, a Ph.D. student in the Department of Chemical Engineering, and learn how she inspires inclusion in engineering.
As Rachita Rana says farewell to the chemical engineering department, the fifth-year Ph.D. student reflects on her research at UC Davis and the tools and lessons she will take with her.
UC Davis chemical engineering students get an up-close look at the processes of pharmaceutical manufacturing during a tour of AMPAC Fine Chemicals, turning theory into reality and giving a glimpse of what a day in the life of a career in chemical engineering could look like.
Chemical engineering researchers at UC Davis could make exploring treatments for cancer, viruses and neurodegenerative disorders more efficient with a new approach to pairing imaging techniques and analysis.
Ana Reyes Ochoa, a fifth-year biochemical engineering major with a minor in Native American Studies, has found the connections she’s made at UC Davis to be particularly impactful. Originally from Highland Falls, New York, Ochoa has remained busy as a member of several different clubs and organizations in the College of Engineering.
The College of Engineering is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2023 Graduate Student Excellence Awards: Isabella Loureiro Muller Costa, Peifen Lyu, Patrick Cunningham and Tanner Finney.
For the first time on a commercial scale, researchers from UC Davis have controlled the redox potential during a wine fermentation, an important step in making winemaking more efficient and reproducible and paving the way for a new generation of experiments in viticulture, microbiology and fermentation.
Engineering in the food industry requires a knowledge of food processes, science, chemical engineering principles and culture. This spring, chemical engineering undergraduate students learned about all four during a guest lecture and Native American cooking demonstration from Café Ohlone, the world’s first and only Ohlone restaurant.
Matt McNulty, Ph.D. ’22 is this year’s recipient of the UC Davis Graduate Studies Allen G. Marr Prize for dissertation excellence. McNulty is a cutting-edge researcher in plant molecular farming and a founder of the emerging field of space systems bioengineering with a passion for helping others.
