The Vertical Flight Society takes off with a brand-new chapter at UC Davis. The new club, which integrates undergraduate and graduate students, explores the current technologies and possible advancements for vertical takeoff and landing aircraft like helicopters and drones.
UC Davis EcoCAR reached new milestones at this year's challenge, earning top awards for energy efficiency and design. From high-speed tests to teamwork under pressure, communications manager Riddhi Puranik shares how the team proved they're ready to accelerate into Year 4.
Spaceflight research and reporting have launched fourth-year aerospace science and engineering undergraduate Toby Li to different opportunities to fulfill his mission of becoming an astronaut.
The Make Box, a STEM education startup founded by electrical engineering major Kavya Khare, won the Education and Educational Tools sector award and a $5,000 residency award at the 25th annual Big Bang! Business Competition.
UC Davis engineering senior Rui Ming Yu is honored for his perseverance, purpose and impact. From mentoring in STEM to chasing his engineering dream, his journeys show how curiosity and courage can help shape California's future.
Inspired by a tough structures class and hands-on research, mechanical and aerospace engineering senior Michael Taylor is heading to Stanford for graduate school. He credits UC Davis with showing him the value in every challenge and every course.
Five UC Davis students are among the finalists in the NASA-sponsored 2025 Gateways to Blue Skies Competition. Their project? RoboBees, a swarm of autonomous drones that mimics natural pollination to help modernize capabilities in agriculture.
A UC Davis student team has advanced to Phase 2 of the CITRIS Aviation Prize, developing air operations simulation software for sustainable intercampus travel.
At UC Davis, undergraduate student Amelia Lipcsei tackles real-world challenges through hands-on research with aerogels. With a vision for improving public transportation, she hopes to build a future where engineering meets sustainability.
From capturing the cosmos through astrophotography to being boots on the ground as a NASA intern, aerospace and mechanical engineering undergraduate student Aidan Guerra is driven by exploring humanity's connection to space.
Erik Contreras, a UC Davis mechanical engineering graduate student, paused their degree to pursue a Master of Fine Arts in Design. In this Q&A, Contreras discusses their interdisciplinary journey, creative hacking and their work on autonomous vehicles.
An accessible mosquito repellant device and an updated military aircraft earn the 2024 Sandia Engineering Design Award during the UC Davis College of Engineering Design Showcase.
A team of UC Davis undergraduate students took home $6,000 in awards from the CITRIS Aviation Prize for their project SMART UC Davis, which proposes using electrical vertical takeoff and landing aircraft as air taxis between UC campuses.
From playing with building blocks as a toddler to being a first-generation college student to working on a deep space habitat in the HRVIP Lab at UC Davis, Angel Daniel Rodas Garcia looks back on his engineering journey.
