Faculty

Daniel Kammen named senior adviser to USAID

10/21/21 — Berkeley News: Kammen, who holds joint appointments in energy and resources, public policy and nuclear engineering, will serve as senior adviser for energy, climate and innovation for the U.S. Agency for International Development.

Kathy Yelick standing in Hearst Memorial Mining Building

Kathy Yelick named vice chancellor for research

09/30/21 — UC Berkeley computer scientist, an active scholar, teacher and leader on campus and at Berkeley Lab for three decades, will assume her new role on Jan. 1, 2022

Jay Keasling receives Distinguished Scientist Fellow award

09/23/21 — Berkeley Lab: Bioengineer and senior faculty scientist is honored by DOE for scientific leadership and engagement with the academic and research communities

Lessons from Hurricane Ida

09/21/21 Berkeley News — Adda Athanasopoulos-Zekkos, associate professor of civil engineering and co-leader of an NSF-funded geotechnical reconnaissance team that traveled to Louisiana, shares her observations about the impact of Hurricane Ida

New study shows how air pollution varies block by block

09/07/21 — Researchers used Google Street View cars to show that levels of air pollution vary not only by region, such as between urban and rural areas, but also by city street

With a damp TV, Berkeley engineers demonstrate the potential of a green energy harvester

09/06/21 — Researchers report that moisture-induced energy harvesting could be a potential new source of power, particularly in areas of naturally high humidity

A driving force behind mixed-autonomy traffic

08/26/21 — Amazon Science: Alexandre Bayen's research, combining machine learning with big data, looks at how coordinated automation could improve traffic flow, boost efficiency and slash emissions

Using machine learning to detect early-stage cancers

08/16/21 — Berkeley researchers develop algorithm for method that identifies cancer from blood tests, well before first symptoms are present.

Researchers demonstrate new semiconductor device possibilities using black phosphorus

08/11/21 — Material's "magical" properties under stress and strain could help meet growing demand in optical communications and more

Berkeley engineering students pull off novel chip design in a single semester

06/17/21 — In an advanced circuit design course, 19 students with no prior experience in chip design went from basic introductions to tape-out by the end of a four-month period, resulting in a novel chip that will be manufactured this summer.

EECS faculty featured as luminaries in Electron Devices Society podcast series

05/25/21 — Chenming Hu, Tsu-Jae King Liu and Leon Chua share insights from their lives and careers

Three engineering faculty receive Young Investigator Award

05/17/21 — Alvin Cheung, Somayeh Sojoudi and Grace Gu to receive highly competitive grants to support their early-career research.

EECS professor Michael Jordan named to Royal Society

05/06/21 — Jordan is among 10 foreign members, 52 fellows and one honorary fellow elected to the academy.

Berkeley engineers win Extraordinary Teaching in Extraordinary Times Awards

04/27/21 — Nine engineering teaching groups were honored for innovations in remote instruction

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.

Transportation engineer Marty Wachs passes away

04/15/21 — Professor emeritus led Institute of Transportation Studies at both UCLA and Berkeley; he was 79

Head shot of Ikhlaq Sidhu, SCET faculty director

Ikhlaq Sidhu marks 15 years at SCET

02/16/21 — The faculty director and chief scientist created a new model for the academic innovation center that embraces innovation in both academia and industry.

Alessandro Chiesa among five UC Berkeley faculty named Sloan Research Fellows

02/16/21 — The two-year fellowships are one of the most competitive and prestigious awards available to early career researchers

Cryptography pioneer Shafi Goldwasser receives the Women in Science Award

02/11/21 Simons Institute — The L’Oréal-UNESCO honor for Goldwasser, director of the Simons Institute, comes on the International Day for Women & Girls in Science