UC Connect: Fourth-grader conducts experiment Merced Sun-Star

19.05.10

Olivia won the contest's Bio-Inspired Design category with her proposal to research whether maple seeds can be mimicked and used as a replacement for parachutes on humanitarian aid packages or people needing to get to remote areas. Viney and other scientists judged more than 400 proposals in the category.

Donovan's upcoming collaboration with Viney reflects UC Merced's mission to seek innovative solutions to some of the world's challenging problems and to serve the community through academic partnerships.

"Frontiers in research can be closer and more accessible than many people realize," Viney said. "And kids are particularly adept at having creative ideas and asking good questions."

Prof named to solar board

Roland Winston, UC Merced professor of engineering and natural sciences, as well as the director of the University of California Advanced Solar Technologies Institute, has been named to the board of advisors of the California Solar Energy Collaborative (CSEC).

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