BAE welcomes new Assistant Professor Gail Bornhorst

Dr. Bornhorst is originally from Houghton, in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. She completed her undergraduate degree in Biosystems (Food) Engineering at Michigan State University in 2007. Following an internship at Kellogg Company, she began graduate school at UC Davis. She completed her Master’s degree in 2010 and PhD in 2012 in Biological Systems Engineering.

Departments Working Together Towards Solutions

Safety Service’s upholds the vision of UC Davis by fostering the collaboration of faculty and young scholars in meeting the needs of individuals through academic and practical advances, and its mission is to foster collaboration and partnership and also to advocate for prevention strategies in its service of the UC Davis campus. The new ergonomic battery lift created for Fleet Services was the embodiment of that goal and has paved the way for other problem solving ventures in the future.

Cleanworld breaks ground on innovative Anaerobic Digestion Facility at UC Davis

By Departmental Staff

Davis, CA – CleanWorldtoday announced that it has begun construction on the UC Davis Renewable Energy Anaerobic Digester (UC DAVIS READ) facility located at the former UC Davis landfill in Davis, California.  The facility employs innovative Anaerobic Digestion technology, utilizing natural microbes to break down organic material, generating renewable energy for campus buildings and organic fertilizers and soil amendments for Davis area farms.

COE Faculty Awards for 2013

By Departmental Staff

Dean Enrique J. Lavernia’s Announcement 
2013 College of Engineering Deans Annual Faculty Awards 

Nitin Nitin Receives Prescott Award from IFT

By Departmental Staff

The Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) honored UC Davis professor Nitin Nitin with the Samuel Cate Prescott Award for his outstanding research within the field of food science and technology.