Developing a safer, more efficient autonomous robot
03/03/26 — Berkeley engineer Negar Mehr envisions a future where robot assistants are commonplace, from our homes to deep space
Aerospace
Berkeley Engineering welcomes five new faculty members
01/20/26 — New tenure-track professors will bring their research expertise to multiple departments
After decades searching for ET, UC Berkeley scientists home in on 100 signals
01/12/26 — UC Berkeley’s SETI@home, one of the most popular crowd-sourced research projects ever, originally yielded 12 billion signals of interest
Former Air Force chief scientist to guide program development at Berkeley Space Center
10/01/25 — EECS professor Victoria Coleman will lead efforts to forge a research alliance between academia, NASA and the tech industry
Igniting knowledge
06/11/25 — Robots aboard the International Space Station are testing the flammability of acrylic plastic to improve spacecraft safety.
No robot can match a squirrel’s ability to leap from limb to limb — until now
03/19/25 — UC Berkeley engineers and biologists design a robot that can stick a landing on a branch
NASA-funded project offers new insights into fire behavior in space
12/09/24 — Testing in microgravity reveals materials can burn at lower-than-expected oxygen levels
Manufacturing in microgravity
11/20/24 — Berkeley researchers sent their 3D printing technology to space as part of the Virgin Galactic 07 mission.
Berkeley researchers send 3D printer into space
07/02/24 — SpaceCAL tests the limits of additive manufacturing on Virgin Galactic 07 mission
Winners of 2024 CITRIS Aviation Prize reach great heights
05/31/24 — CITRIS: UC Berkeley team received the Joby Aviation Award for Best Overall Design and the CITRIS Aviation Excellence Award
New Berkeley Space Center
05/31/24 — The Moffett Field site will foster collaboration between NASA scientists and university researchers and students.
Q+A on solar sails
05/31/24 — The BLISS project aims to create a fleet of miniaturized, autonomous spacecraft for exploring asteroids and comets.
Berkeley engineer Lilly Etzenbach among 2024 University Medal finalists
05/07/24 — Forced into COVID-era isolation, this year’s finalists embraced resilience, compassion
Small solar sails could be the next ‘giant leap’ for interplanetary space exploration
01/10/24 — Researchers aim to create a fleet of low-cost, autonomous spacecraft propelled by light particles
Berkeley researchers: Public–private partnerships key to fostering outer space innovations
10/16/23 — Rausser College of Natural Resources: PNAS paper offers insights on emerging areas of innovation in space exploration
Berkeley Space Center at NASA Ames to become innovation hub for new aviation, space technology
10/16/23 — UC Berkeley will develop a 36-acre site to house companies, labs and students in heart of Silicon Valley; learn more about the Berkeley Space Center
New Berkeley Engineer magazine is here
05/24/23 — Spring 2023 issue delves into topics ranging from sustainability to aerospace to health and aging
Dean’s note: Engineering new frontiers
05/17/23 — We’re celebrating the inaugural year of our aerospace engineering program, our first new undergraduate major in 25 years.
A Eureka-1 moment
05/17/23 — The Space Enterprise at Berkeley student team launched a liquid-fueled rocket that reached 11,000 feet in altitude.
ME Ph.D. student takes the road less traveled to UC Berkeley
01/10/23 — Alexander Alvara pushes past life's obstacles and sets his sights on new frontiers in engineering