Next Generation
September 26, 2022
UC San Diego alumna Deniz Burnham ‘07 reaches for the stars as a NASA astronaut candidate.
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Shu Chien Named San Diego Festival of Science & Engineering Chief Engineer
February 7, 2013
…Festival of Science & Engineering Chief Engineer The San Diego Super Computer Center booth displays 3D videos from engineering work at UC San Diego. Photos by Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego Publications At the 2011 National Medal of Science ceremony in which Shu Chien accepted his award, President Obama stressed the…
Electrical Engineer Receives Eckman Award for Research in Control Theory
November 28, 2023
Jorge Poveda, an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, has received the 2023 Donald P. Eckman Award in honor of his contributions to the field of automatic control. To mark this achievement, Poveda and his lab explain what control theory is and offer a glimpse into their work.
Lead Engineer for Pokémon GO Nabbed Game-building Skills at UC San Diego
October 20, 2016
The lead engineer behind Pokemon GO is a UC San Diego alumnus. Photo by Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego Publications Lead Engineer for Pokémon GO Nabbed Game-building Skills at UC San Diego Next time you see someone playing Pokémon GO, the popular mobile-phone based game, keep this in mind: an engineer…
Engineer Earns Presidential Award for Improving Underrepresented Student Access to STEM Experiences
August 6, 2020
Engineer Earns Presidential Award for Improving Underrepresented Student Access to STEM Experiences Olivia Graeve, a materials science expert, is being recognized by the White House for her outreach work in STEM. Olivia Graeve, a UC San Diego professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, has received the Presidential Award for Excellence…
Computer Engineering Student Awarded Fellowship for Women in Aerospace
February 14, 2023
Akshara Kuduvalli, a computer engineering undergraduate student at the University of California San Diego, has been selected as a 2023 Brooke Owens Fellow. The Fellowship is awarded to exceptional undergraduate women and gender minorities in aerospace.
Engineering a Future
February 7, 2013
Engineering a Future Workshop encourages girls to envision careers in engineering The UC San Diego chapter of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers demonstrated some culinary magic at the organizational fair, combining dry ice with cream and sugar to make homemade ice cream. Photos by Erika Johnson, cover photo by…
UC San Diego Mechanical Engineer Awarded Packard Fellowship for Next-generation Imaging Technology
October 16, 2023
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation has named Lisa Poulikakos, an assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at UC San Diego, as a 2023 Packard Fellow for Science and Engineering. Poulikakos develops novel nanomaterials to address key challenges in imaging science.
Electrical Engineer Named MIT Technology Review Innovator Under 35
September 15, 2023
Yatish Turakhia, an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of California San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering, has been named an MIT Technology Review Innovator Under 35. He was recognized in the Computing category for developing software tools to track and ma
New Insight into How Plant Cells Divide
July 6, 2023
Plant and animal stem cells both rely on the cytoskeleton to divide properly, but a new study finds that they use them in opposite ways—while animal cells pull on the cytoskeleton, plant cells push it away. Harnessing that action could help scientists engineer more resilient plants.
