Students

2024 ECE Undergraduate Student Awards

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering celebrated electrical and computer engineering students with its annual Undergraduate Awards Ceremony on June 7.

Outstanding Senior Spotlight: Noah Wagner

After taking an AP physics course in high school, Noah Wagner was inspired to pursue electrical engineering. It is no surprise, then, that Wagner has created a body of work at the University of California, Davis, with a strong gravitational pull.

Outstanding Senior Spotlight: Jackson Vaughn

During his time as a computer engineering student, Jackson Vaughn relished the opportunity to study under world-class professors who encouraged students to ask questions and engage with their curriculum.

Blog: AvenueE Is a Compass for First-Gen Students

Senior electrical and computer engineering major Peggy Zhu reflects on her experience as a first-generation transfer student. She says the College of Engineering's AvenueE program was her north star and provided invaluable experiences to prepare her for a career in engineering.

ECE Graduate Student Association Sparks Community

The Electrical and Computer Engineering Graduate Student Association encourages community, collaboration and enrichment among ECE students through events and programs. Its latest mentorship project takes this to another level by seeking to bridge the gap between graduate and undergraduate students in the department.

International Women’s Day Spotlight on UC Davis Women in Electrical and Computer Engineering

In honor of International Women’s Day on March 8, the University of California, Davis, College of Engineering recognizes women in engineering, their journey to and in the field, and how they promote a diverse, equitable and inclusive world.

Meet some remarkable women in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and learn how they inspire inclusion in engineering.

ECE Department to Host Virtual Visit for Graduate Applicants

The ECE department would like to invite all applicants of our ECE graduate program (ECEGP) to attend a virtual visit event. This event will be held from 5:30PM to 8:00 PM (Pacific Time) on March 6, 2024. In this virtual visit, applicants will have the opportunity to meet ECEGP faculty and students. During this event, we will introduce UC Davis, ECE graduate program, exciting research projects, funding opportunities, graduate courses we offer and much more. We will also have Q&A sessions to answer applicants' questions.

Ph.D. Student Receives Graduate Fellowship from NVIDIA

Toluwanimi Odemuyiwa is one of ten doctoral students to receive the 2024-2025 NVIDIA Graduate Fellowship. The award includes a scholarship of up to $60,000 to support innovative research that may lead to major advances in accelerated computing.

Student-Created Nonprofit Fosters Early Interest in STEM

When Sayan Bhatia was 15, he co-founded the nonprofit program Start STEM Early to make learning science and math accessible and enjoyable for kids. Now a computer engineering major at UC Davis, Bhatia takes what he is learning to expand the reach of his outreach.