Electrical and Computer Engineering 60th Anniversary Celebration

• Description: UC San Diego Electrical and Computer Engineering is celebrating its 60th anniversary, and we have so much to be proud of! Whether you're an alumnus, or an industry partner, we invite you to join us as we write the next chapter in electrical and computer engineering innovation!
• Date: Friday, April 10, 2026 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Location: UC San Diego Qualcomm Institute Auditorium & Courtyard
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44th Annual Research Expo

• Description: More than 150 graduate students from all six Jacobs School departments will showcase their research and workforce-ready engineering and computer science skills to industry judges and guests from all across our region's many innovation and industry clusters.
• Date: Wednesday, April 15, 2026 from 1:30 to 5:30 p.m.
• Location: UC San Diego Qualcomm Institute Auditorium & Courtyard
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Illustrious Alumni Awards in San Francisco

• Description: We invite you to join campus leadership in the Bay Area as we celebrate our 2026 Illustrious Alumni Award honorees — an inspiring group of extraordinary visionaries whose significant achievements reflect the pride and excellence of the Triton community.
• Date: Thursday, April 16, 2026 from 6 to 9 p.m.
• Location: The Hibernia (1 Jones Street, San Francisco, CA 94102)
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Illustrious Alumni Awards in New York

• Description: We invite you to join campus leadership in New York City as we celebrate our 2026 Illustrious Alumni Award honorees — an inspiring group of extraordinary visionaries whose significant achievements reflect the pride and excellence of the Triton community.
• Date: Wednesday, April 29, 2026 from 6 to 9 p.m. ET
• Location: Tribeca 360° (10 Desbrosses Street, New York, NY 10013)
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Triton Wave Makers - Washington, D.C.

• Description: Connect with your UC San Diego community in DC, and learn about local alumni working in policy and global affairs. Meet fellow Tritons making an impact in their industries, engage with campus leaders and build connections with alumni to expand your network.
• Date: Wednesday, May 5, 2026 from 6 to 8:30 p.m.
• Location: Station DC (1323 4th St NE Suite 200, Washington, DC 20002)
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Jacobs School Alumni and Friends in Seattle

• Description: Meet Dean Al P. Pisano and network with local engineering and computer science in Seattle. Immediately after, join the Triton Wave Makers event down the street to connect with the greater UC San Diego community.
• Date: Wednesday, May 13, 2026 from 4:30 to 6 p.m.
• Location: TBD
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Triton Wave Makers - Seattle

• Description: Connect with your UC San Diego community in Seattle, and learn about local alumni working in videogame development. Meet fellow Tritons making an impact in their industries, engage with campus leaders and build connections with alumni to expand your network.
• Date: Wednesday, May 13, 2026 from 6 to 8:30 p.m.
• Location: Museum of Pop Culture
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Bioengineering 60th Anniversary Celebration

• Description: The Shu Chien - Gene Lay Department of Bioengineering at UC San Diego is gathering to commemorate 60 years of pioneering research, education, and impact on human health.
• Date: Friday, May 22, 2026 from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Location: UC San Diego Qualcomm Institute Auditorium & Courtyard
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Triton Wave Makers - San Diego

• Description: Connect with your UC San Diego community in San Diego. Meet fellow Tritons making an impact in their industries, engage with campus leaders and build connections with alumni to expand your network.
• Date: Saturday, June 20, 2026
• Location: TBD
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After transitioning from a technology career, electrical engineering alumna Shraddha Chaplot founded Playful Ponderies and has led partnerships with several California schools. Her educational philosophy centers on creating real-world, experiential learning opportunities that empower students to discover their potential and purpose.

Chaplot’s notable achievements include expanding Drew’s engineering enrollment fourfold, establishing the Innovation @ Saint Francis program, now known as Lancers LEAP, with numerous multidisciplinary projects. Her impact is evident through the testimonials of her former students and partners, who describe her as an inspirational educator who instills confidence, curiosity and passion for problem-solving.

Her current mission is to scale her educational model across more high schools, emphasizing that every individual can contribute to society. Chaplot continues to champion her vision of empowering the next generation of leaders and innovators through purposeful, hands-on education.

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Allan Sun graduated from UC San Diego's Jacobs School of Engineering in 2023 with a degree in computer engineering. In this Q&A, Sun reflects on what brought him to UC San Diego, his undergraduate research experience in Professor Vikash Gilja's Translational Neural Engineering Lab, and how mentorship shaped his journey from student to industry engineer.

He shares advice on navigating challenges, the importance of theoretical foundations, and why he continues to give back through mentoring students and supporting engineering clubs, ensuring the next generation receives the same guidance that helped him succeed.

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Silvia De Dea's path from a curious middle schooler in northern Italy to Head of Materials and Process Engineering at Xcimer Energy illustrates how passion and persistence can drive scientific breakthroughs.

Throughout her career, De Dea has remained connected to UC San Diego, mentoring students and exploring partnerships with the university's new Fusion Engineering Institute. Her advice to aspiring engineers: find the intersection between passion and global needs, challenge those who say something is impossible, and embrace failure as learning.

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