Electrical and computer engineers at UC Davis have theoretically demonstrated a thermophotovoltaic system, a renewable energy method whereby heat is turned into electricity, that can achieve a power conversion efficiency rate of 50%, more than double that of commercially available solar cells.
Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Marina Radulaski and Associate Professor of Computer Science Mohammad Sadoghi are among this year’s class of Chancellor’s Fellows at the University of California, Davis. The distinction is given to early academics doing exemplary work in their fields.
A recent study led by electrical and computer engineers at UC Davis, and reported in Advanced Photonics, has demonstrated that the power of a spectrometer can be replicated on a microscopic chip. This innovation paves the way for next-generation medical diagnostics and agricultural and environmental remote sensing.
The world’s largest technical professional organization has granted Lifeng Lai its highest honor: the membership grade of Fellow. The title celebrates Lai's extraordinary advancements in engineering, science and technology, specifically his outstanding contributions to secure and spectrally efficient wireless communications systems.
Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Zhi Ding is the 39th recipient of the UC Davis Prize for Undergraduate Teaching and Scholarly Achievement. The donor-funded $80,000 prize, supported by the UC Davis Foundation, is among the largest of its kind in the country.
Materials Today has honored Marina Radulaski, an associate professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of California, Davis, with a Rising Star Award for her outstanding research and promise for continued leadership in quantum materials and electronics.
Professor G. R. Branner has received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society, Santa Clara Valley-San Francisco Joint Section Chapter. The honor celebrates his remarkable achievements in advancing RF and microwave education and technologies.
Engineers at the University of California, Davis, have invented a device that can generate mechanical power at night by linking the natural warmth around us to the cold depths of space. The invention could be used, for example, to ventilate greenhouses or other buildings.
UC Davis researchers have created a miniaturized microscope for real-time, high-resolution imaging of brain activity in mice. The device is a significant step toward revolutionizing how neuroscientists study behavior and perception in the brain.
Neville C. Luhmann Jr., a Distinguished Professor at the University of California, Davis, and a towering figure in the fields of plasma physics and vacuum electronics, died on Sept. 5, 2025. He was 82.
Electrical and computer engineering professors lead an educational program at the University of California, Davis, rethinking STEM education from kindergarten to college through a focus on experiential learning and workforce development opportunities in semiconductor technologies, information systems and data science.
Each year, the College of Engineering celebrates outstanding faculty with awards that recognize their dedication to ensuring the future of engineering through teaching and research.
Chuah will lead the center’s efforts to advance human health through artificial intelligence research and build strategic partnerships with UC Davis Health’s School of Medicine and School of Nursing.
Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Chen-Nee Chuah sat down with Dean Richard L. Corsi and Professor of Computer Science Ian Davidson to discuss the current and near-future roles of artificial intelligence and its real and anticipated implications for society.
In the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at UC Davis, a one-of-a-kind hub for vacuum electronic devices allows a community of researchers to build upon the past to discover the future.
