2024 awards and accolades
An ongoing list of 2024 accolades and research awards given to Baskin Engineering faculty, students, and staff.
Computer Science and Engineering
Computer science student places first in Interactive Media track at HackMIT
Ishaan Bansal, a second-year computer science and engineering student at UC Santa Cruz, won first place in the Interactive Media track at HackMIT, an annual student-run hackathon held in the fall at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
2023 awards and accolades
An ongoing list of fall 2023 accolades and research awards given to Baskin Engineering faculty, students, and staff.
Akshat Sharma: Undergraduate Student
Degree Program: Computer Science, B.S.
Department: Computer Science and Engineering
Hometown: Irvine, CA
“I’d like to have my own company one day, something that allows me to use engineering to drive social or environmental change.”
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.
Summer 2023 awards and accolades
An ongoing list of summer 2023 accolades and research awards given to Baskin Engineering faculty, students, and staff.
Haofan Cai: Alumna
Degree Program: Computer Science and Engineering, Ph.D.
Department: Computer Science and Engineering
Undergraduate Institution: Southern University of Science and Technology, China, Communications Engineering, B.S.
Advisor: Chen Qian
“The most important thing is to have confidence in yourself. Although you will encounter many challenges and become frustrated at times during your program, you need to remain confident in your capabilities as an engineer.”
Annual senior design showcase underscores student innovation, experiential learning, and positive impact of academia-industry collaboration
More than 30 student teams presented their projects to an audience of industry partners, faculty, staff, and community members.
UC Santa Cruz recognized for cybersecurity research excellence by the U.S. Cyber Command
A Baskin School of Engineering team received top awards at the first Cyber Recon Symposium.
Celebrating Baskin Engineers on International Women in Engineering Day
In honor of International Women in Engineering Day 2023, Baskin Engineering is celebrating its women engineers and inspiring more girls and women to pursue engineering education and careers.
NASA software engineer to deliver Baskin Engineering 2023 commencement address
UC Santa Cruz alum and NASA engineer Alexandra Holloway will provide remarks to the 25th class of Baskin Engineers during the June 17th Slug Crossing commencement event.
Three engineering undergraduate students recognized for leadership, academic excellence
Undergraduate students Brian Mak, Steven Mak, and Kiana Imani are the 2023 recipients of the prestigious Baskin School of Engineering Patrick Mantey Leadership Award and the Huffman Prize.