The UC Davis ADVANCE is pleased to welcome the following new member to the team:

Michael Hill, STEAD Committee

Michael Hill is a Professor in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at UC Davis, having arrived at Davis in the Fall of 1996 to pursue teaching and research in Mechanical Design. Hill has an active research program in the areas of fatigue and fracture of materials, with a special emphasis in the influence of manufacturing-induced stresses (residual stresses) on structural performance. The research is carried out in close collaboration with a range of industry and government partners. He teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in experimental methods and in mechanical design, where students learn to create new systems, select materials of construction, and design parts to sustain service loading.

UC Davis ADVANCE members have recently been recognized with awards and in the news for their incredible talents and research.

Raissa D’Souza Earns Cover Story in Nature Physics

Research conducted by Raissa M. D’Souza, a professor with dual appointments in the UC Davis Departments of Computer Science, and Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, has been honored with a cover story in the July 2015 issue of Nature Physics. The report, “Anomalous Critical and Supercritical Phenomena in Explosive Percolation,” is co-authored by Jan Nagler, of the Department of Computational Physics for Engineering Materials, ETH Zürich,  Zürich, Switzerland.

STEAD Committee Members Win Soaring to New Heights Faculty Citation Award

We are happy to announce that each member of the STEAD committee was awarded a “Soaring to New Heights Faculty Citation Award“  of the Diversity and Principles of Community Awards for 2015, for their significant contributions to affirmative action/equal employment opportunity or heightened awareness and sensitivity to diversity. Please join us in congratulating them!

Judy Callis and Gail Patricelli Win 2015-2016 ADVANCE Scholar Award

Please join us in congratulating Judy Callis, Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology, and Gail Patricelli, Professor of Evolution and Ecology, on earning the 2015-2016 ADVANCE Scholar Award! The ADVANCE Scholar Award and lecture series highlights and celebrates the contributions women STEM faculty at UC Davis have made to their fields through outstanding scholarship and mentorship.

The ADVANCE Scholars will be presenting as part of the ADVANCE Scholar Award Symposium on January 13, 2016, 2-5pm in the Student Community Center-Multi Purpose Room. For more information about the event and to register, please visit: http://ucd-advance.ucdavis.edu/event/2015-advance-scholar-award-symposium

For additional information, please visit the ADVANCE Mentorship and Networking Initiative webpage. 

Alexis Patterson and Natalia Caporale Awarded as CAMPOS Faculty Scholars!

The Center for the Advancement of Multicultural Perspectives on Science (CAMPOS) is happy to award two additional CAMPOS Faculty Scholars: Alexis Patterson, Assistant Professor of Elementary Science Education, and Natalia Caporale, Assistant Professor of Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior!

CAMPOS Faculty Scholars are exceptional scientists in a STEM discipline. They are selected for their transformative thinking, unique perspectives, interdisciplinary approaches, and leadership potential to impact their STEM discipline in profound and enduring ways. Their discoveries, innovations, and technological breakthroughs will contribute to the public good, locally, nationally, and globally. A CAMPOS Faculty Scholar is a role model for future scientists and scholars who share their vision of diversity and inclusion, as key components of the Academy in the 21st Century.