Drawing from her research experience in human computer interaction, virtual reality, and assistive technologies, Baskin Engineering Ph.D. candidate Tiffany Thang is creating serious games to support individuals in their development of socioemotional skills and self-confidence.
Department: Baskin Engineering Dean’s Office
Graduate Institution: UCLA, Linguistics, Ph.D.
Undergraduate Institution: UCSB, Linguistics, B.A.
“I’ve worked with students my whole career, in all sorts of settings and with all sorts of objectives in life, but I have never worked with students who were more creative, collaborative, and dedicated than the engineering students at UC Santa Cruz.”
Aviv Elor, UCSC alumnus and co-founder of Immergo Labs, has been selected as one of Santa Cruz Works 2022 Titans of Tech finalists.
During the year-long fellowship, Baskin Engineering’s Katia Avila Pinedo will lead student research projects in the Tech4Good Lab, work towards her first research publication, and complete a community-engagement project.
Computational Media faculty are recruiting Ph.D. students for fall 2023.
Growing demand for engineering drives enrollment increases and faculty recruitment.
Six talented University of California, Santa Cruz MESA students connected with industry professionals in San Diego during an invite-only STEM conference.
The Baskin School of Engineering Business Strategy and Information Systems course, offered in the spring, provides undergraduate students real-world experience and valuable technical skills through community-engaged consultancy projects.
Degree Program: Robotics Engineering, B.S.
Department: Electrical and Computer Engineering
Hometown: Palm Desert, CA
“Being given a problem and being able to approach it in any way that I see fit is incredibly freeing and fun.”
The UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute has created a new Live Cell Biotechnology Discovery Lab as a maker space dedicated to creating the next generation of technologies for remote education.
