Alumni

Michael Hurlston has been a director and the President and Chief Executive Officer of Synaptics since August 2019.

Jeremy Roberson obtained his electrical engineering Ph.D. in Signal Processing for Wireless Communications from UC Davis in 2007.

Professor Henderson’s work broadly engages with the substantive criminal law, the regulation of policing, and our systems of criminal adjudication, including the intersections of those fields with modern technologies—he was, many moons ago, awarded the College of Engineering Medal for most outstanding graduate at the University of California, Davis, and in 2024 he was awarded the Distinguished Alumni Award from their Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.

Stephan Schell was a pivotal member of the Apple team that created the first iPhone in 2007.

Michael C. and Renée Z. Child have made outstanding contributions to the University of California, Davis, including the College of Engineering where Michael received his undergraduate degree in electrical and computer engineering in 1976.

The electrical and computer engineering alum has received the Aggie Service Award from the Cal Aggie Alumni Association for exemplary Aggie Pride and dedication to UC Davis through personal commitment of time and energy, volunteerism and leadership.

Stephen Henderson, B.S. '95, is a shining, if not atypical, example of Aggie Engineering excellence. After earning his electrical engineering degree, he has shown outstanding leadership as a professor of law at the University of Oklahoma, where he is known for his expertise in criminal law and law reform.

Three-time alum Jeff Reed is an internationally recognized leader in wireless communications. Across his career, Reed’s scientific collaborations and leadership have significantly shaped the planet and its future — and communicate the innovative spirit of Aggie Engineers.

As a front-end system architect, my interests are in developing RF systems utilizing the state of art hardware elements for next generation communication technologies.

Jin Bains graduated from UC Davis with a bachelor's degree in 1994.