New faculty join Baskin Engineering with expertise in AI, sustainability, health engineering, and more
The Baskin School of Engineering welcomes a cohort of 12 new faculty members to the 2024-25 academic year.
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Baskin Engineering welcomes a cohort of 10 new faculty
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.
Biomolecular engineering professor highlights precision health for all through RNA
During the May 17 Kraw Lecture, UC Santa Cruz Assistant Professor Daniel Kim presented his lab’s research in developing RNA liquid biopsy technology capable of detecting cancer in its earliest stages.
Distinguished Baskin Engineering professor to deliver the 56th annual faculty research lecture
Distinguished Professor of Computer Science and Engineering J.J. Garcia-Luna-Aceves will discuss his research in building intelligent information infrastructures at the honorary May 11th event.
Genomics Institute postdoc mentors budding entrepreneurs through Clinton Global Initiative University
Schneider has been a mentor for the Clinton Global Initiative University in the area of infectious diseases since 2018, helping students take their ideas for making a positive impact on the world from conception to reality. Each year, he receives a cohort that ranges in size from 15 to 30 students, who come to him virtually from all over the world.
Computational media researcher applies new technique to enhance serious game design and learning experience
Professor Magy Seif El-Nasr and her GUII lab are using a machine learning technique known as process mining to better visualize and understand how players are navigating and solving problems in games.
Angela Brooks receives mentor award from SACNAS
Angela Brooks, associate professor of biomolecular engineering at UC Santa Cruz, has received an Outstanding Research and Professional Mentor Award from the Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics & Native Americans in Science (SACNAS).
Marcella Gomez: Faculty
Graduate Institution: California Institute of Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Ph.D
Undergraduate Institution: UC Berkeley, Mechanical Engineering, B.S.
Department: Applied Mathematics
Hometown: Riverside, CA
“I think being at the edge of human knowledge is exciting for me. I just like pushing that boundary; I’m interested in all kinds of fields and I’m just interested in learning.”
Zehang “Richard” Li: Faculty
Graduate Institution: University of Washington
Undergraduate Institution: Chinese University of Hong Kong
Department: Statistics
Hometown: Xuzhou, China
“A big part of my research deals with how I can use statistics to solve global and public health problems.”
David Lee: Faculty
Degree Program: Assistant Professor, Technology Management
Graduate Institution: Stanford University
Undergraduate Institution: California Institute of Technology
Department: Computational Media
“I wanted to find a way to organize large numbers of people to support nonprofits. I knew that my research in crowd-sourcing, and in bringing people together to accomplish tasks, could help.”
Robert Lund: Faculty
Graduate Institution: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Undergraduate Institution: Auburn University
Department: Professor and Department Chair, Statistics
“What I do as a statistician is crunch the numbers. We take data, compare it to what a climatologist’s model predicts, and give them our conclusions and how sure we are of those conclusions.”
Marcela Alfaro-Córdoba: New Faculty
Graduate Institution: Iowa State University, M.S., North Carolina State University, Ph.D.
Undergraduate Institution: Universidad de Costa Rica
Department: Statistics
“It’s exciting to introduce the topic of statistics to people that have no prior knowledge or experience with the field. My goal is to motivate students to keep learning about the field of statistics.”