Carlos Quezada named a 2025 University Medal finalist
05/08/25 — In turbulent times, civil engineering student excelled through idealism, hard work
Honors & awards
Two Berkeley engineers elected to National Academy of Sciences
05/02/25 — Robert Ritchie and Daniel Kammen recognized for their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research
EECS professor Dawn Song elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
04/28/25 — Organization recognizes leaders from across disciplines and engages them in meeting the nation’s challenges
Phillip Messersmith named fellow of American Association for the Advancement of Science
03/27/25 — BioE professor honored for 'distinguished contributions' in wet biological adhesion and biologically inspired materials
Dan Garcia receives Distinguished Teaching Award
03/20/25 — EECS teaching professor recognized with campus's highest honor for teaching excellence
UC Berkeley PATH awarded $10M USDOT grant
01/27/25 — Funding will facilitate development and deployment of innovative autonomous vehicle technologies to improve freight logistics in rural and tribal communities
Berkeley Engineering’s 2024 in review
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Grace Gu named ‘game-changing’ researcher in materials science
12/12/24 — Nature: She is recognized for using techniques such as machine learning to design composite materials
Homayoon Kazerooni elected to the National Academy of Inventors
12/10/24 — A leading expert in robotics and human-machine systems, he has created medical exoskeletons that enable paralyzed individuals to stand and walk
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
EECS professor Preeya Khanna wins NIH New Innovator Award
10/08/24 — CDSS: Prestigious award supports especially creative, high-impact biomedical and behavioral research by early-career investigators
Dean Tsu-Jae King Liu nominated for NAE presidency
09/25/24 — Voting to take place in March 2025 for the six-year term beginning July 1
Six students honored as Siebel Scholars
09/20/24 — Foundation announces class of 2025
Laura Waller awarded Max Planck-Humboldt Medal
09/10/24 — Max Planck Society: EECS professor recognized for outstanding achievements in computational microscopy
Powerful new mini microscope will enable precision cancer surgery
08/22/24 — UCSF: Researchers win up to $15 million from ARPA-H to develop next-gen miniature scanner to detect individual cancer cells during surgery
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
Michael Yartsev named Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator
07/23/24 — Honor comes with significant research investment that enables investigators to “push the boundaries of science”
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
Student engineers named UC Berkeley Climate Innovation fellows by CITRIS
06/14/24 — CITRIS: Rising entrepreneurs Youngseok Jo and Bear Häon will receive $10,000 each to advance innovative projects that address urgent environmental challenges
Winners of 2024 CITRIS Aviation Prize reach great heights
05/31/24 — CITRIS: UC Berkeley team received the Joby Aviation Award for Best Overall Design and the CITRIS Aviation Excellence Award