High school named in honor of alum
11/15/21 — Archie Williams, a mechanical engineering alum, was recognized for his achievements in education, national service and athletics.
Alumni
New & noteworthy
11/15/21 — Updates about Berkeley Engineering alumni, faculty and students.
Farewell
11/15/21 — Obituaries for Berkeley Engineering alumni, faculty and students.
UC Berkeley alum Reginald DesRoches named president of Rice University
11/12/21 — DesRoches is the seventh Berkeley Engineering alumnus to become the head of a university in the past four years
The art of engineering
07/20/21 — Berkeley Engineering alum blurs the line between art and science
Accidental billionaires
06/02/21 Forbes — How seven Berkeley artificial intelligence engineers who didn't want to make a cent are now worth billions
Farewell
04/26/21 — Obituaries for Berkeley Engineering alumni, faculty and students.
New & noteworthy
04/26/21 — Updates about Berkeley Engineering alumni, faculty and students.
Cultivating female coders in Africa
04/26/21 — Graduate student Gloria Tumushabe has launched Afro Fem Coders, a remote coding program for women in Africa.
Dean’s note: Next-gen engineering leaders
04/26/21 — The myriad challenges of the past year underscore the significance of better preparing our students to become engineering leaders.
Biden nominates Jill Hruby to top nuclear security post
04/19/21 Homeland Preparedness News — Berkeley mechanical engineering alumna (M.S.'82) chosen as administrator of National Nuclear Security Administration
Hayley Iben: Science and math meet artistic expression
04/13/21 — Pixar director of engineering and BE alumna Hayley Iben has won a Scientific and Technical Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Leslie Robertson, who engineered World Trade Center, dies at 92
02/16/21 New York Times — Berkeley civil engineering alum (B.S.'52) designed structural systems of several notable skyscrapers around the world
Championing Berkeley-bred success
02/16/21 Calbears.com — Investor Pete Sonsini focuses on companies created at Cal, particularly data engineering startups
Home coronavirus test springs from Berkeley Engineering roots
11/18/20 — First FDA-approved, rapid test for home use was developed by Lucira Health, founded by bioengineering Ph.D. graduates Debkishore Mitra and John Waldeisen
New & noteworthy
11/05/20 — Updates about Berkeley Engineering alumni, faculty and students.
Farewell
11/05/20 — Obituaries for Berkeley Engineering alumni and faculty.
Clean Air Car Race turns 50
11/05/20 — In 1970, two teams of engineering students participated in a cross-country car race to test technologies that reduced automobile emissions.
The Clean Air Car Race turns 50
08/26/20 — In 1970, Berkeley Engineering students envisioned low-emission cars of the future
Super sand
04/14/20 — Engineers have developed a mineral-coated sand that can soak up toxic metals from water, cleaning up stormwater as it replenishes aquifers.