Assistant Professor Bruno Carciofi’s lab has won a UC Davis Lab Safety Award for its hazard communication. Department co-safety coordinator Victor Duraj also earned a Safety Star.
UC Davis researchers are working with the dairy industry to transform cheese byproducts into biodegradable plastics for packaging and other products. The team aims to lower production costs, reduce processing waste and create new sources of revenue for dairy farmers.
Ali Moghimi, associate professor of teaching in biological and agricultural engineering at UC Davis, has been honored for his support of student success with an Outstanding Faculty Advisor Award from NACADA: The Global Community for Academic Advising.
UC Davis researchers are partnering with Mango Materials to make sustainable plastics derived from waste methane more affordable, combining university research, industrial-scale biomanufacturing and workforce training to advance the growing industry.
At an upcoming UC Davis commencement ceremony, biological systems engineering major Atmaja Patil will speak on what she takes away from her education: “The confidence to question the status quo. To look at a problem and ask, ‘Why does it have to be this way?’”
A team of biological and agricultural engineering students from the University of California, Davis, won the Western Growers Award for Excellence in Specialty Crops during the 2026 Farm Robotics Challenge.
What began as an unexpected major change became a defining path for UC Davis senior Nikolas Chupkin. Through sustainable engineering research, meaningful mentorship and close friendships, he discovered a deep interest in circular-economy research.
Farzaneh Khorsandi, associate professor of cooperative extension in the Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, has been recognized for her groundbreaking work improving agricultural safety through engineering innovations, AI-driven approaches and advancements in ATV and machinery safety.
Professor of Biological and Agricultural Engineering Ruihong Zhang has received the 2026 Yolo County Climate Crisis Champion award from Rep. Mike Thompson. The annual award honors the outstanding efforts to address climate change from community members in California’s fourth congressional district.
From GLP-1 treatment to upcycling coffee and legume waste streams, students tackled real food-related issues with an entrepreneurial mindset in Innovation for Impact: Food Systems, colloquially called “Hacking 4 Food.” Instructor and facilitator Alice Dien, a Ph.D. candidate in biological systems engineering, shares her reflections.
