Phillip Messersmith named fellow of American Association for the Advancement of Science
03/27/25 — BioE professor honored for 'distinguished contributions' in wet biological adhesion and biologically inspired materials
Faculty honors
Dan Garcia receives Distinguished Teaching Award
03/20/25 — EECS teaching professor recognized with campus's highest honor for teaching excellence
Two EECS faculty earn Sloan Research Fellowships
02/18/25 — Natacha Crooks and Song Mei awarded prestigious honor for early career researchers
Three Berkeley Engineering professors named to NAE
02/11/25 — Kristin Persson, Stuart Russell and David Schaffer elected to the esteemed organization
White House honors engineering faculty with early career awards
01/17/25 — Grace Gu, Sergey Levine and Grace O’Connell have been awarded the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE)
Homayoon Kazerooni elected to the National Academy of Inventors
12/10/24 — A leading expert in robotics and human-machine systems, he has created medical exoskeletons that enable paralyzed individuals to stand and walk
EECS professor Preeya Khanna wins NIH New Innovator Award
10/08/24 — CDSS: Prestigious award supports especially creative, high-impact biomedical and behavioral research by early-career investigators
Dean Tsu-Jae King Liu nominated for NAE presidency
09/25/24 — Voting to take place in March 2025 for the six-year term beginning July 1
Michael Yartsev named Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator
07/23/24 — Honor comes with significant research investment that enables investigators to “push the boundaries of science”
Three professors elected to NAE
05/31/24 — Arpad Horvath, Ravi Prasher and Ion Stoica — as well as nine Berkeley Engineering alums — were inducted by the organization.
Five engineering professors among 2024 Spark Award winners
05/22/24 — Bakar Fellows Program: Recipients embody the spirit of innovation and collaboration that defines UC Berkeley’s entrepreneurial ecosystem
Ramamoorthy Ramesh elected to National Academy of Sciences
05/02/24 — Materials scientist recognized for his distinguished and continuing contributions in original research
Teresa Head-Gordon named recipient of the Humboldt Research Award
05/01/24 — College of Chemistry: Berkeley professor honored for groundbreaking discoveries and insights in chemistry, bioengineering, and chemical and biomolecular engineering
Alberto L. Sangiovanni-Vincentelli elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
04/24/24 — Berkeley EECS professor recognized for excellence in developing and improving a variety of modern electronics systems
Ravi Prasher and Sayeef Salahuddin elected lifetime fellows of AAAS
04/18/24 — Honorees are among six UC Berkeley researchers recognized for their scientifically and socially distinguished achievements
Berkeley Engineering celebrates 2024 mentoring award winners
03/27/24 — Recipients recognized by the UC Berkeley Graduate Division for helping students succeed
Rebecca Abergel, Boubacar Kanté, Jay Keasling win 2024 Bakar Prize
03/12/24 — Award helps campus innovators translate their discoveries into real-world solutions
EECS professor named Schmidt Sciences AI2050 Early Career Fellow
03/04/24 — CDSS: Nika Haghtalab among cohort that will conduct ambitious artificial intelligence research to benefit society
MSE professor Kristin Persson named to Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
02/26/24 — Honor recognizes pioneering work and leadership in promoting science in society
Three EECS professors win prized Sloan Research Fellowships
02/20/24 — Nika Haghtalab, Preeya Khanna, Yakun Sophia Shao among nine young faculty at UC Berkeley named 2024 Sloan Research Fellows