Outreach

MSE Department and UC Davis MESA Program Host Career Day September 25

Explore STEM Careers, talk to UCD students pursuing STEM majors & visit Materials Science & Engineering Labs!

The UC Davis Mathematics, Engineering, Science, Achievement (MESA) Program, in collaboration with the UC Davis Materials Science & Engineering (MSE) Department, proudly presents our free Career Day Event. The event will take place on Saturday, September 25 from 9 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. at the UC Davis campus. 

MSE Launches Engineering Superheroes Initiative for K-12 Education

Materials science and engineering professor Ricardo Castro is launching the Engineering Superheroes Initiative to engage kids in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) through superheroes. Castro knows from his son Sammy that kids are obsessed with superhero movies and he thinks he can use that love to inspire them to pursue STEM.

MSE Students wow Picnic Day attendees with a spectacular materials show

During this year’s annual UC Davis open house (Picnic Day 2017), MSE students from the Materials Advantage Student Chapter, organized and created a spectacular show on how awesome Materials Science & Engineering is and to inspire a new generation.  The students presented a theatrical show where superheroes, such as Spiderman, Wonder Woman, and even the Green Lantern, required Materials Engineering to recover their superpowers.