Farewell
05/01/17 — Obituaries for Berkeley Engineering faculty.
Faculty
3-D printers and the future of tissue engineering
04/27/17 Medium — The Fung Institute sat down with mechanical engineering professor Grace O'Connell to discuss her research into engineering complex tissues and cartilage with the help of a 3-D printer.
Using brain implants to tune the mind
04/07/17 Kavli Foundation — EECS and neuroscience professor Jose Carmena joined a discussion of how the federally funded BRAIN Initiative could advance brain implants as treatment for a variety of illnesses and disorders, including epilepsy, depression, Alzheimer's and PTSD.
Origin stories at The House
03/13/17 — A new course this semester combines inspiring startup stories with a nuts-and-bolts guide for accessing and leveraging Berkeley's maturing innovation ecosystem.
Sweating it out for science
03/01/17 Berkeley Research — In a Cory Hall lab converted into a high-tech mini-fitness center, researchers led by Bakar fellow and Berkeley Engineering professor Ali Javey trace the metabolic changes experienced by runners in real time, using a substance any good workout produces: sweat.
ME professor Karl Hedrick dies at 72
02/28/17 — J. Karl Hedrick, the James Marshall Wells Academic Chair and Professor of Mechanical Engineering, passed away on February 22 after a long battle with lung cancer. He was an expert on nonlinear control theory and its applications to transportation. See also the Daily Cal's obituary for Prof. Hedrick.
CEE professor emeritus James Hunt passes away
02/28/17 — Jim Hunt, civil and environmental engineering faculty member for 33 years and an expert in groundwater transport of organic contaminants, died Feb. 20 after a brief illness. He was 66.
For this metal, electricity flows, but not the heat
01/26/17 Berkeley Lab — A study led by MSE professor and Berkeley Lab physicist Junqiao Wu finds that electrons in vanadium dioxide can conduct electricity without conducting heat - a law-breaking property that could lead to applications in thermoelectrics and window coatings.
Amy Herr to lead Bakar Fellows
01/18/17 — Bioengineering professor, Amy Herr, has been named the faculty director of the Bakar Fellows Program. The program supports the commercialization of faculty-led research with potential for positive impact in science, technology, engineering, mathematics and related areas (STEM+).
Arkin lab method may save lives during blood transfusion
01/05/17 Science Translational Medicine — Bioengineering professor Adam Arkin and collaborators have developed a method, using dynamic modeling, that can quickly calculate individualized blood transfusion requirements during an emergency.
Sutardja Center advances innovation and entrepreneurship Down Under
12/16/16 — As part of a keynote appearance at the Growing Entrepreneurs Summit in New Zealand, Sutardja Center Chief Scientist Ikhlaq Sidhu appeared on New Zealand television, speaking on whether entrepreneurs are born or made and explaining Berkeley's approach to developing entrepreneurs.
Earthquake engineering pioneer Vitelmo Bertero dies at 93
11/08/16 PEER — Vitelmo V. Bertero, professor emeritus of civil and environmental engineering, died Oct. 24. Bertero, 93, a pioneer in the field of earthquake engineering, taught generations of students over his career of nearly 50 years.
New nukes
11/01/16 — Nuclear power production is on track for a reboot, with advanced nuclear technologies holding promise for cost-effective energy production.
Q+A on homebrewed drugs with John Dueber
11/01/16 — Bioengineering professor John Dueber discusses the possible risks and benefits of laboratory research aimed at converting glucose to morphine.
Farewell
11/01/16 — Obituaries for Berkeley Engineering faculty and alumni
$1.5 million to study language development, via bats
10/26/16 — Seeking insight into the neurobiological basis of language learning, the New York Stem Cell Foundation has granted a $1.5 million Robertson Neuroscience Investigator award to Michael Yartsev, assistant professor of bioengineering, for his novel studies involving bats.
Wildfire management vs. suppression benefits forest and watershed
10/24/16 — An unprecedented 40-year experiment in Yosemite National Park, led by a team of Berkeley civil and environmental engineers, strongly supports the idea that managing fire, rather than suppressing it, makes wilderness areas more resilient to fire, with the added benefit of increased water availability and resistance to drought.
Dubon named to UC Davis chancellor search committee
10/04/16 University of California — MSE professor Oscar Dubon, Berkeley Engineering's associate dean for equity and inclusion and student affairs, has been named by UC President Janet Napolitano to join an advisory committee helping in the international search for a new chancellor to lead UC Davis.
Toward human-centric A.I.
09/20/16 — Twenty years ago, Stuart Russell co-wrote a book titled Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach, destined to become the dominant text in its field. Near the end of the book, he posed a question: “What if A.I. does succeed?”
Q&A on homebrewed drugs with John Dueber
09/20/16 — Bioengineering professor John Dueber talks about the risks and potential rewards of using yeast to convert glucose into a key opioid compound.