Alumni | Electrical and Computer Engineering

College of Engineering Alumnus Michael Hurlston among 2023 CAAA Awardees

by College of Engineering Communications
March 03, 2023

Alumni

Michael Hurlston, B.S. '88, M.S. '91 in electrical and computer engineering, received the Cal Aggie Alumni Association Outstanding Alumnus Award the organization announced on March 2. This year is the 50th anniversary of the Cal Aggie Alumni Association, or CAAA, honoring the achievements and impact of outstanding alumni and friends of UC Davis.

Mike Coffey Earns 2022 Outstanding Alumni Mentor Award from ECE

by Sarah Colwell
October 03, 2022

Alumni

A retired AT&T executive who has committed nearly a decade of his life to mentoring UC Davis students is receiving this year’s Outstanding Alumni Mentor Award from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE).

Danjue Li Earns 2022 DEI Alumni Leadership Award from ECE

by Sarah Colwell
October 03, 2022

A Google executive passionate about helping women in STEM is the recipient of this year's Award for Alumni Leadership in Promoting Diversity, Equity and Inclusion from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at UC Davis.

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Making my mark as a first-generation Latina in a STEM world

by Vanessa Liera
September 15, 2022

Choosing to pursue electrical engineering was one of the best decisions Vanessa Liera '22 ever made because even though it brought big challenges, it brought her to amazing people, new experiences and a better future. In this blog, she explains, "I stopped letting fear get in the way of me chasing my dreams, and my life has turned out better than I could’ve imagined."

2022 Electrical and Computer Engineering Undergraduate Student Awards

by Molly Bechtel
June 21, 2022

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering was pleased to honor the class of 2022 and welcome them as new alumni at the annual graduation celebration and awards ceremony on Friday, June 10.

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Alumni Prepare Students for Post-College Life

by Cristina Deptula
April 04, 2022

Alumni Hope Bovenzi and Sam Dawson give back to UC Davis by mentoring engineering students through Mentor Collective.

Meeting Challenges, Thinking Differently

by Cristina Deptula
March 10, 2022

Alumnus Frank Mong attributes the lessons he learned from UC Davis to his success. The study and project management skills he developed while in the ECE program were transferable to his COO position.

ECE Alumnus Charles “Chuck” Nichols Receives 2022 UC Davis Alumni Award

by Clémentine Sicard
March 08, 2022

Alumni

Charles “Chuck” Nichols (electrical engineering '83) is among six UC Davis alumni recognized for 2022 Alumni Awards. Nichols, who served as president of the Cal Aggie Alumni Association (CAAA) for two years and as trustee of the UC Davis Foundation, receives the Jerry W. Fielder Award.

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UC Davis Alumnus Shubhabrata Sengupta Helps Build Meta’s Newest and Largest AI Supercomputer

by Cristina Deptula
March 07, 2022

UC Davis’ engineering alumnus Shubhabrata Sengupta (class of 2010) helped design the internal architecture for Meta’s new supercomputer, known as the AI Research SuperCluster (RSC).

ECE Congratulates 2021 Alumni Award Recipients and Seeks Nomination for 2022 Awards

by Cristina Deptula
February 07, 2022

Alumni

Andrew Fong, Alysia Iglesias, and Jeremy Roberson have been awarded by their fellow alumni and current electrical and computer engineering (ECE) faculty and staff for the inaugural 2021 alumni awards: Rising Star Alumni, Outstanding Alumni Mentorship, and Alumni Leadership in Promoting Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.