Computer Science and Engineering
‘Not-So-Slow Slugs’ take on supercomputing
A group of UC Santa Cruz engineering students—cleverly named the “Not-So-Slow Slugs”—are competing in a national student supercomputing competition.
Baskin Engineers: Creating the future
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.
Computer engineering student selected as inaugural MEP Tech4Good Fellow
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.
Expanding the number of faculty at the UC Santa Cruz Baskin School of Engineering
Growing demand for engineering drives enrollment increases and faculty recruitment.
Connecting UCSC students with industry to launch STEM careers
Six talented University of California, Santa Cruz MESA students connected with industry professionals in San Diego during an invite-only STEM conference.
Sam Trujillo: Undergraduate Student
Degree Program: Computer Science, B.S.
Department: Computer Science and Engineering
Hometown: Menlo Park, CA
“Having a community of other students striving for the same goal as yourself gives you that foundation for success.”
Sammy Tesfai: Undergraduate Student
Degree Program: Computer Engineering, B.S.
Department: Computer Science and Engineering
Hometown: Santa Rosa, CA
“What I like best about being an engineering major would be the amount of flexibility we are given to express our creativity into creating solutions to problems individuals can use in the real world.”
Baskin Engineering welcomes new faculty members
11 new faculty members recently joined the Baskin School of Engineering departments of Biomolecular Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Statistics.
Baskin Engineering’s Diverse Voices speaker series returns for its fifth season
The 2022–23 season kicks off this fall with two industry professional speakers who will speak to students and the UC Santa Cruz community about their experiences in academia and industry.
DOE grant funds master’s traineeship program in integrated circuit design
In partnership with Stanford University and UC Davis, UC Santa Cruz is recruiting engineering and physics master’s students for a two-year integrated circuit design traineeship program.