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Marc Mangel selected as Fellow of the Society for Mathematical Biology

November 12, 2024October 31, 2024 by Emily Cerf

Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Applied Mathematics Marc Mangel has devoted much of his research career to understanding biological challenges, particularly species conservation and fisheries management, through mathematics. Now, the prestigious Society for Mathematical Biology has recognized Mangel’s contributions to this field by selecting him as a Fellow. Read on for a brief Q&A about Mangel’s … Read more

Ph.D. student wins major fluid dynamics research award

November 1, 2024October 30, 2024 by Emily Cerf

Anuj Kumar, who completed his Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics in June 2023 with Professor Pascale Garaud and is currently the Morrey Visiting Assistant Professor of Mathematics at UC Berkeley, was awarded the Andreas Acrivos Dissertation Award in Fluid Mechanics of the American Physical Society.

Applied Mathematics Ph.D. student wins Best Poster award at SIAM meeting

November 12, 2024October 24, 2024 by Emily Cerf

Nicholas Rondoni, a Ph.D. student in Applied Mathematics at UC Santa Cruz, won the Best Poster award at the Northern and Central California section meeting of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM). Rondoni’s research focuses on the accurate inference of neuronal spiking activity — the electrical activity within the brain that neurons use … Read more

Baskin Engineering welcomes new engineering students at first in-person undergrad orientation

October 28, 2024October 4, 2024 by Andrea Limas

The Baskin School of Engineering held their first in-person Fall Orientation on Tuesday, September 24, 2024, hosting 1,300 newly admitted first-year and transfer students.

New faculty join Baskin Engineering with expertise in AI, sustainability, health engineering, and more

October 3, 2024 by Adaline Roll

12 new faculty members joining Baskin Engineering

The Baskin School of Engineering welcomes a cohort of 12 new faculty members to the 2024-25 academic year.

Building connections between Summer Edge and Baskin Engineering: A welcome to engineering at UCSC

September 27, 2024 by Lindsay Osborne

Students gather for the Summer Edge program meet and greet

Baskin School of Engineering hosted its 3rd annual Meet and Greet for incoming first year and transfer students with proposed engineering majors. The event was an annual collaboration as part of UCSC’s Early Start Program, Summer Edge.

New QB3 Biotech Undergraduate Summer Internships program connects students with hands-on work experience

March 21, 2025September 26, 2024 by Adaline Roll

Michael Xiong with the Amiga robot and portrait of Tanvi Damle

This summer, QB3 at UC Santa Cruz launched the QB3 Biotech Undergraduate Summer Internships program, designed to give students work experience in the biotechnology field.

Summer program brings data science and AI education to community college students

September 16, 2024September 11, 2024 by Emily Cerf

Portrait of Sagnik Nath in front of a body of water and trees.

This summer, an inaugural cohort of 34 community college students participated in a unique program focused on data science and AI education at UC Santa Cruz.

!!Con tech conference celebrates the joy, excitement, and surprise of computing

September 12, 2024September 4, 2024 by Adaline Roll

Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Engineering Lindsey Kuper giving the closing remarks at !!Con. On the screen is a collage of past !!Con speakers.

For the third time, Baskin Engineering professor Lindsey Kuper co-hosted the !!Con (pronounced “bang bang con”) tech conference at UC Santa Cruz, bringing together 200+ attendees to celebrate the joys and surprises of computing.

Baskin Engineering welcomes new director of the Office of Student Success

September 12, 2024July 24, 2024 by Emily Cerf

The Baskin School of Engineering at UC Santa Cruz has hired Lynell Spencer to lead the Office of Student Success, expanding efforts to close equity gaps and promote a thriving engineering community. Baskin Engineering, as a high-performing professional school within the fast-paced environment of a research one university, has a wide range of opportunities for … Read more

Baskin Engineering students take home awards at SC Launchpad 2024 in areas of social impact, climate action, biotech and more

March 21, 2025June 24, 2024 by Adaline Roll

TerraNova Bio team pictured from left to right: Nishal Naicker, Alexie Barbee, team mentor and Executive Director of Santa Cruz Works Doug Erickson, Edward Somera, and Jori Steinle. Students hold the Climate Action and Biotech/Health awards. Photo by SC Works.

The Santa Cruz (SC) Launchpad event on May 29, 2024 was an exciting opportunity for UC Santa Cruz students to compete in a business plan competition for $40,000 in cash prizes. Notably, Baskin Engineering students or alumni were on each of the winning teams.

Sri Kurniawan appointed next Baskin Engineering Associate Dean for Research

June 6, 2024June 5, 2024 by Emily Cerf

Sri Kurniawan, professor of Computational Media who serves many mentorship and leadership roles across UC Santa Cruz, has been appointed the Baskin School of Engineering’s next Associate Dean for Research. In this role, which begins July 1, 2024, Kurniawan will support the highly impactful research of faculty across the six engineering departments. Kurniawan plans to … Read more