2022-07-15

  • Mechanical engineering Professor Emeritus Michael Modest wins the prestigious Max Jakob award for his work in radiative heat transfer. Read more about it here.
  • Professor Abel Chuang and his lab are focused now on an international research project to advance the viability and efficiency of hydrogen fuel cells for energy. Read more about it here.
  • Prof. Sarah Kurtz was featured in an article titled, California Policy Makers and Grid Operator Work to Advance Energy Storage. Read more about it in California Current.
  • Prof. Crystal Kolden was featured in an article titled, Ancient Sequoias Safe for Now as Crews Continue Battling 3,500-acre Washburn Fire in Yosemite. Read more about it here.
  • Alumni Cameron Zuber was named UC Cooperative Extension orchard crops advisor for Merced and Madera counties. Read more in the Atlanta Business Journal.
  • Recap from Monday Memo: UC Merced Earns Highest Rating for Sustainability. UC Merced has been awarded a Platinum rating in recognition of its sustainability achievements under the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System. Read more about it here.