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.
The UC Davis Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering (BAE) mourns the loss of professor emeritus Tom Rumsey. Rumsey is remembered as a world-class researcher, a dedicated teacher and a family man who made his mark on the community through his kind, patient and generous ways.
