College Honors BME Graduate Student for Excellence in Service and Leadership
Alita D'Almeida, a doctoral candidate in the Department of Biomedical Engineering, has received the 2025 Excellence in Graduate Student Service & Leadership award from the College of Engineering at the University of California, Davis.
Throughout her graduate career, D'Almeida has demonstrated remarkable leadership and a commitment to service at UC Davis and the broader scientific community.
She has held multiple student leadership roles within the Biomedical Engineering Student Association, including co-chair of the health, publicity and recruitment committees, and has gone above and beyond to host alumni speakers and lecturers for the Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion speaker series. She has organized workshops on the importance of cultural awareness in labs and classrooms and mentored graduate and undergraduate students as they navigate their program at UC Davis.
Beyond campus, in the global engineering community, D'Almeida has been elected to the leadership committee of the prestigious Women in Molecular Imaging Network, where she has made tangible and lasting impacts through event planning and outreach, most notably as chair of the group's social media subcommittee.
D'Ameida's award is part of the college's annual Graduate Student Excellence awards. They celebrate doctoral students who have made outstanding contributions to research, service, safety, and diversity, equity and inclusion.