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New & noteworthy

11/20/24 — Updates about Berkeley Engineering alumni, faculty and students.
Professor Joshua Apte measures air quality aboard a diesel train bound for San Jose from San Francisco. (Photo by Adam Lau/Berkeley Engineering)

Unequal burden

11/20/24 — Professor Joshua Apte studies how air pollutants impact people in different communities — and what kind of policies might improve equity in the realm of public health.
People vote at private kiosks as others wait in line.

Public trust in US elections is decreasing. But should it be?

10/15/24 — CDSS: Computer science professors say U.S. elections are more secure, more accurate than 20 years ago
Photo splice with electrical engineering and computer sciences associate professor Rikky Muller on the left and bioengineering professor Adam Arkin on the right (Photos by Adam Lau/Berkeley Engineering)

Berkeley researchers receive ARPA-H awards

10/10/24 — UC Berkeley researchers in two multi-institutional teams have won major awards to fund pioneering biomedical research
Hany Farid, UC Berkeley professor of electrical engineering and computer sciences and in the School of Information, discusses how to spot political deepfakes.

Watch a UC Berkeley digital forensics expert break down political deepfakes

10/01/24 — Hany Farid shows how to spot AI-generated political content
An expert from El Camino College speaks at the National Workshop on Data Science Education in Berkeley, Calif., in June 2024.

UC Berkeley to launch compute hub with California Education Learning Lab

09/23/24 — CDSS: $1.5M grant will fund first-of-its-kind computing technology hub for the state’s public colleges and universities
Laura Waller, professor of electrical engineering and computer sciences.

Laura Waller awarded Max Planck-Humboldt Medal

09/10/24 — Max Planck Society: EECS professor recognized for outstanding achievements in computational microscopy
collage of six new faculty headshots

Berkeley Engineering welcomes new faculty to campus

08/27/24 — Six new tenure-track and teaching professors will join us in fall 2024

Kristin Persson receives DOE’s Distinguished Scientist Fellow Award

08/12/24 — Berkeley Lab: Award recognizes “pioneering advancements in data-driven materials design and discovery,” provides $1M in direct funding to support her research
Jessica Boles, assistant professor of electrical engineering.

EECS professor Jessica Boles to receive IGNIITE 2024 award

06/28/24 — ARPA-E: Award recognizes early-career scientists and engineers converting disruptive ideas into impactful energy technologies
Recycling symbol using circuitboards shaped like arrows

Going big with nano

05/31/24 — Scientists have devised a way to grow nanomaterials that are recyclable and large enough for industrial applications.
Impressionistic illustration in cool blues and greys

Cool it down

05/31/24 — How groundbreaking freezing technologies can protect food, organs — and even the planet
Oliver O’Reilly, Theresa Honein, Jessica "Psy" DeLacy and a replica BB-8 robot.

Ready to roll

05/31/24 — Advanced navigation for spherical robots like BB-8 may be possible thanks to new insights into holonomy.

Farewell

05/31/24 — Obituaries for Berkeley Engineering alumni, faculty and students.
Colorized lightning bolt in night sky

Putting on the heat

05/31/24 — Viruses can generate electricity when exposed to heat, which may lead to next-gen biosensors and diagnostic tools.
Photo montage of flying bats

So to speak

05/31/24 — Researchers have identified parallels between bats and humans in the parts of the brain related to vocalizations.
Pyramid-textured sound insulation lit by colored lights

Grand designs

05/31/24 — An innovative design method leverages AI and additive manufacturing to create better-performing materials.
EECS professor Boubacar Kanté in his Cory Hall laser lab

Light science

05/31/24 — Advanced laser technologies may be key to applications ranging from clean energy to a quantum internet.
Dancer, roboticist and mechanical engineer Catie Cuan flails her arms, mimicking the movements of a UR5e robot arm, in the performance piece "Breathless."

Bridging the brain

05/31/24 — A new interdisciplinary class explores the relationship between art, AI and robotics.
Bright object with fiery trail approaching curve of Earth in image from space

Q+A on solar sails

05/31/24 — The BLISS project aims to create a fleet of miniaturized, autonomous spacecraft for exploring asteroids and comets.
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