Ten new faculty members have recently joined the Baskin School of Engineering, strengthening the school’s commitment to teaching excellence, high-impact research, and technological innovation.
Department: Applied Mathematics
Undergraduate Institution: Cornell University, Physics and Mathematics, A.B.
Graduate Institution: University of Colorado, Astrophysical and Planetary Sciences, Ph.D.
“Something my dad always says is ‘Give yourself permission to fail.’ In other words, doing an experiment, you might mess up or go down a rabbit hole, but you should cross that bridge when you come to it, so don’t be afraid to try something new out.”
Graduate Institution: Bowling Green State University, College Student Personnel, M.A.
Departments: Applied Mathematics and Statistics
“Coming from previous positions where I worked almost completely independently, the level of collaboration is one of the things I really enjoy about my department manager role.”
An ongoing list of summer 2023 accolades and research awards given to Baskin Engineering faculty, students, and staff.
Degree Program: Applied Mathematics, Ph.D.
Department: Applied Mathematics
Undergraduate Institution:Indian Institute of Technology, Jodhpur, Mechanical Engineering, B.S.
Graduate Institution: Indian Institute of Technology, Bangalore, Mechanical Engineering, M.S.
Advisor: Pascale Garaud
“One of the best parts of my research is getting to blend different interdisciplinary concepts together like math, engineering, and physics and collaborate with different researchers across different fields.”
Degree Program: Applied Mathematics, Ph.D.
Department: Applied Mathematics
Undergraduate Institution: UC Santa Cruz
Graduate Institution: UC Santa Cruz
Advisor: Daniele Venturi
“As a researcher, I am constantly trying to think of new ideas. Most of them take a lot of effort to explore and oftentimes they do not work. One day, I decided to carry out an idea that had popped into my head. I quickly coded it into my computer and pressed “run.” I sat there and watched the animations appear on the screen, proving that my new idea worked even better than I had anticipated. It was such a good feeling to achieve this research breakthrough from an original idea.”
Dean’s Awards recognize ten outstanding Baskin Engineering student-research projects.
An ongoing list of Spring 2023 accolades and research awards given to Baskin Engineering faculty, students, and staff.
Alumnus and entrepreneur Michael Hilton’s trailblazing tech career has led him back to his alma mater in more ways than one, with both of his companies’ technologies being adopted by the UC system and serving as a member of the Baskin Engineering Dean’s Council.
A group of UC Santa Cruz engineering students—cleverly named the “Not-So-Slow Slugs”—are competing in a national student supercomputing competition.
National Engineers Week 2023 highlighted the achievements of Baskin Engineering students and faculty over the past 25 years and underscored the importance of socially driven engineering.