Laura Waller awarded Max Planck-Humboldt Medal
09/10/24 — Max Planck Society: EECS professor recognized for outstanding achievements in computational microscopy
Faculty
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
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
Going big with nano
05/31/24 — Scientists have devised a way to grow nanomaterials that are recyclable and large enough for industrial applications.
Cool it down
05/31/24 — How groundbreaking freezing technologies can protect food, organs — and even the planet
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.
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.
So to speak
05/31/24 — Researchers have identified parallels between bats and humans in the parts of the brain related to vocalizations.
Grand designs
05/31/24 — An innovative design method leverages AI and additive manufacturing to create better-performing materials.
Light science
05/31/24 — Advanced laser technologies may be key to applications ranging from clean energy to a quantum internet.
Bridging the brain
05/31/24 — A new interdisciplinary class explores the relationship between art, AI and robotics.
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.
New & noteworthy
05/31/24 — Updates about Berkeley Engineering alumni, faculty and students.
UC Berkeley innovators featured in ‘Pathways to Invention’ film
04/26/24 — Special to debut in May on PBS stations and streaming apps
EECS professor Hany Farid and I School Ph.D. students featured on PBS Nova
04/17/24 — School of Information: The episode, “A.I. Revolution,” covers the dangers of deepfakes — and how easily they can be created
Summit advances Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders in higher education
04/04/24 — UC Berkeley hosted the nation’s first AA & NHPI Higher Education Leadership Development Summit, sponsored by the White House
Jennifer Doudna: Delivering the future of CRISPR-based genome editing
02/08/24 — Nobel laureate details new applications at Kuh Distinguished Lecture
Robert Brodersen, co-founder of the Berkeley Wireless Research Center, has died
02/06/24 — EECS professor emeritus and leader in RF and digital wireless communication design, Brodersen passed away Feb. 1