Honors and awards

Four of the five top awards presented at the American Society for Engineering and Education Pacific Southwest Section, or ASEE PSW, annual conference this April went to faculty and students from the University of California, Davis, College of Engineering.

by Dateline Staff

Wilsaan Joiner, a professor in the Department of Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior, is among this year’s cohort of Chancellor’s Fellows.

“Our newest fellows represent the very best of UC Davis and I congratulate them,” Chancellor Gary S. May said in announcing the new fellows. “The knowledge, expertise and excellence these faculty demonstrate across a range of disciplines positively impacts our university’s mission of research, teaching and public service.”

Ignacio Saez receives the Edwin Boldrey Award from the San Francisco Neurological Society

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By Andy Fell

Two faculty members at the University of California, Davis, have been named as 2021 Sloan Research Fellows by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Considered one of the most prestigious fellowships given to young researchers, the Sloan fellowship includes $75,000 over two years to support the fellow’s research.

By Noah A Pflueger-Peters

Professor Steve Robinson has been named one of the inaugural recipients of the UC Davis Graduate Advising and Mentoring Award for his outstanding work in the mechanical and aerospace engineering (MAE) graduate program.