Boubacar Kanté selected among 2020 cohort of Moore Inventor Fellows
09/16/20 — Associate EECS professor is a pioneer in topological light sources and lasers
Faculty
Richard White, pioneer in ultrasonics and micro-electromechanical systems, dies at 90
08/26/20 — White's work on acoustic properties at the micro-scale contributed to the development of ever-smaller sensors and semiconductors.
Kristin Persson named director of Berkeley Lab’s Molecular Foundry
08/05/20 — MSE professor's pioneering use of data-driven methodologies for materials discovery is spurring a new age of innovation
A better way to measure progress in semiconductors
07/22/20 — Four EECS professors are featured in an IEEE Spectrum article about efforts to replace Moore's Law with a better metric to measure progress in semiconductors
Light shows the way to build ‘smart’ infrastructure
07/01/20 Berkeley Research — Kenichi Soga, Chancellor's Professor in civil and environmental engineering, is using fiber-optic cables to monitor structures ranging from tunnels to building foundations
Farid: Online disinfo now targeting COVID-19, Black Lives Matter
06/26/20 Futurism — Digital forensics expert and EECS professor Hany Farid lays out the greatest digital threats facing the country, and how to combat them
Four Berkeley engineers receive awards for COVID-19 research
06/24/20 — C3.ai Digital Transformation Institute announces new funding for projects
Bakar Prize winner hopes to harness sun’s power
06/22/20 — Junqiao Wu, professor of material science and engineering, awarded campus's new $225,000 prize for real-world potential of his thermal-powered material transformations
Researcher creates machine learning tool to help scientists locate materials needed for innovations
05/08/20 — Kristin Persson leads the Materials Project, an open-access online database to assist scientists searching for the next big thing in batteries, solar cells, and computer chips
Scientists invent new ways to peer into the earliest stages of life
04/30/20 — Thanks to research led by Amy Herr, scientists can examine the crucial period when RNA molecules tell cells what they should do
Researchers lead federal efforts to improve COVID-19 testing
04/24/20 — Rebecca Abergel, Paul Adams, and Adam Arkin are overseeing projects designed to boost coronavirus diagnostic technology
Dan Kammen elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
04/23/20 — Professor of energy and resources, public policy and nuclear engineering is one of 9 new Berkeley faculty members
Researchers discover ferroelectricity at the atomic scale
04/22/20 — A team of researchers have managed to grow ultra-thin material on silicon that can power small electronic devices
Fighting back against coronavirus misinformation
04/16/20 — Hany Farid is conducting a major survey of people to see how much they believe conspiracies about COVID-19
Grand designs
04/14/20 — Researchers have created a synthetic material that is as effective as naturally occurring proteins in transporting molecules through membranes.
Tough as scales
04/14/20 — A study has determined exactly what makes the scales of the Amazonian freshwater fish, Arapaima gigas, so tough.
New & noteworthy
04/14/20 — Updates about Berkeley Engineering alumni, faculty and students.
Farewell
04/14/20 — Obituaries for Berkeley Engineering alumni, faculty and students.
Monteiro selected for elite engineering honor
04/14/20 — Civil and environmental engineering professor Paulo Monteiro was elected to the National Academy of Engineering.
Peterson honored as top engineer
04/14/20 — Nuclear engineering professor Per Peterson has joined the ranks of National Academy of Engineering members.