The Baskin School of Engineering recognized Professor of Biomolecular Engineering Rebecca DuBois as the 2024-25 recipient of the Sung-Mo Steve Kang DEI Award. This annual award recognizes a faculty member who is making meaningful strides toward more inclusive teaching and education at Baskin Engineering.
The Baskin School of Engineering welcomes a cohort of 12 new faculty members to the 2024-25 academic year.
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.
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 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.
The Baskin School of Engineering recognized Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Colleen Josephson as the 2023-24 recipient of the Sung-Mo Steve Kang Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Award. Each year, this award recognizes a faculty member who is making positive strides toward more inclusive teaching and education at Baskin Engineering.
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.
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, 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).
The Baskin School of Engineering recognized Assistant Professor of Computational Media Kate Ringland as the inaugural recipient of the Sung-Mo Steve Kang Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Award. This annual award recognizes a faculty member who is making meaningful strides toward more inclusive teaching and education at Baskin Engineering.
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.”
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.”