Ning Pan, a Distinguished Professor emeritus at the University of California, Davis, died on Sept. 7, 2025. Pan’s research advanced the physics and engineering of fibrous materials, the biophysics of human–fabric interaction and applications of nanotechnology in energy storage.
Presented at the American Chemical Society’s Fall 2025 meeting, jelly ice is a reusable, compostable cooling material made from gelatin that stays solid without meltwater. Developed by UC Davis engineers, it offers sustainable potential for food, medicine and biotech applications.
University of California, Davis, College of Engineering students were big winners at the 23rd annual Big Bang! Business Competition on May 23, taking home $64,000 in prizes with their innovations in food and agriculture, education, energy and sustainability, health and social enterprise.
The 2019 Cool Campus Challenge, which runs from April 1st to April 26th, is a friendly competition between all of the UC campuses to see which campus will be crowned the "Coolest UC Campus." The competition is a way to address the impact of climate change and an opportunity to help make the University carbon neutral by 2025.
BAE Department Chair Bryan Jenkins hosted the annual fall quarter Coffee Talk on November 16. The event welcomed new and returning students, faculty and staff, and fed the attendees lunch and coffee.
