Engineering
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‘Deep Store’ project at UCSC attracts government and industry funding to address data storage problems
Computer scientists at the University of California, Santa Cruz, are developing a new approach to online “deep storage” of digital data that promises to have many advantages over traditional backup and archival storage methods. The UCSC Deep Store project has been awarded a $205,000 grant from the National Science Foundation, and has received significant gift…
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UCSC engineer receives major grant to improve engine efficiency using nanotechnology
Researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, are leading a collaborative effort to develop new technology that could increase the efficiency of internal combustion engines by converting waste heat into electric current. The project will use nanoscale engineering of materials to develop efficient technology for direct conversion of thermal energy to electric energy. It…
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Research Review Day at UCSC Engineering School will highlight faculty research projects
Leading faculty and researchers in the Baskin School of Engineering at the University of California, Santa Cruz, will present their latest findings during a Research Review Day on Monday, May 5. Engineering research at UCSC is concentrated in the areas of information technology, biotechnology, and nanotechnology. The event will take place in the University Center…
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Bioinformatics experts gain ground in protein sequence analysis
Proteins, with their extraordinary diversity of structure and function, pose some of the toughest problems in the field of bioinformatics, giving rise to a growing arsenal of computational tools for protein analysis. An array of computer-based strategies is now available to help molecular biologists who have found an unknown protein, determined its sequence of amino…
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UC Santa Cruz Genome Browser provides a portal for scientific exploration of finished human genome sequence
As leaders of the Human Genome Project announced the project’s successful completion at a press conference today in Bethesda, MD, bioinformatics researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, made the completed reference sequence of the human genome publicly available on the web-based UCSC Genome Browser (http://genome.ucsc.edu). This was also the first site to make…
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UC Santa Cruz scientist Todd Lowe wins Sloan Research Fellowship
The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation has selected Todd Lowe, an assistant professor of computer engineering at UC Santa Cruz, to receive a Sloan Research Fellowship in molecular biology. Lowe, whose research combines computational and experimental approaches to uncover new biology, is among 117 young scientists and economists to receive the prestigious fellowships this year. Lowe…
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$1 million gift from philanthropist Jack Baskin to UC Santa Cruz School of Engineering supports new building and new department
Retired engineer and philanthropist Jack Baskin has once again demonstrated his strong support for the engineering school that bears his name with a gift of $1 million to the Baskin School of Engineering at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Baskin’s latest contribution will help fund a new engineering building now under construction on the…
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UC Santa Cruz engineering school establishes program with Korean telecommunications firm
Representatives of a major Korean telecommunications company, Korea Telecom, visited the University of California, Santa Cruz, in December to establish a cooperative program that will bring company managers to the UCSC campus to study English, engineering, and economics. The program is sponsored by UCSC’s Baskin School of Engineering in conjunction with UCSC Extension and the…
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Mouse genome sequence published with first comparative analysis of mouse and human genomes
Researchers in the Center for Biomolecular Science and Engineering (CBSE) at the University of California, Santa Cruz, made significant contributions to the analysis of the mouse genome sequence announced this week by the international Mouse Genome Sequencing Consortium. The consortium published a high-quality draft sequence of the mouse genome–the genetic blueprint of a mouse–together with…
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Three UCSC professors elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Three professors at the University of California, Santa Cruz, have been awarded the distinction of AAAS Fellow by the American Association for the Advancement of Science. They are David Haussler, professor of computer science; David Kliger, professor of chemistry and biochemistry and dean of the Division of Natural Sciences; and Marc Mangel, professor of applied…
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First UC Santa Cruz course offered entirely online emphasizes student involvement
The University of California, Santa Cruz, offered its first course taught entirely online during the 2002 Summer Session. Student feedback has been overwhelmingly positive, and campus administrators said the course demonstrates the tremendous potential for using web-based technology as a teaching tool. The course, Technical Writing for Computer Engineers, made use of custom software developed…
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UC Santa Cruz and federal fisheries lab join forces in Center for Stock Assessment Research
Concerns about the sustainability of many West Coast fish populations have led to increasingly tight restrictions on the fishing industry, angering some fishers whose livelihoods are at stake and highlighting the importance of accurate assessments of commercial fish stocks. To help meet the demand for fishery scientists with expertise in the quantitative assessment of fish…