‘Shoulders to stand on’
09/22/23 — Daily Cal: Statue of Berkeley engineer Joseph Thomas Gier, UC system's first tenured Black professor, unveiled in Blum Hall courtyard
Mechanical engineering
Berkeley engineers partner with Siemens Energy on $3.7M DOE project to explore direct air capture for carbon sequestration
09/07/23 — Nationwide project intends to advance research in climate change mitigation
Cryotechnology developed by Berkeley engineers unlocks new approach to coral preservation
08/23/23 — Smithsonian: Successfully cooling and thawing coral fragments key to global conservation milestone for vanishing coral reefs
Why deadly fire risks are multiplying
08/21/23 — Washington Post: Large wildfires are happening more often because the hazards that trigger them — dry conditions, strong winds, plenty of stuff to burn — are becoming more common, says Michael Gollner, head of Berkeley's Fire Research Lab
Scientists develop parallel method for fog harvesting and water treatment
08/17/23 — Nanoengineered meshes powered by sunlight work continuously to collect water and remove pollutants
Researchers achieve extremely fast charging speeds for commercial lithium-ion batteries
07/10/23 — New approach reduces charging time to 15 minutes, opening the door to wider adoption of EVs
Two Berkeley Engineering professors earn NSF CAREER Awards
05/24/23 — Hannah Stuart and Grigory Tikhomirov recognized for research with real-world impact
As tough as they come
05/17/23 — Researchers measured the highest toughness of any material ever while studying an alloy made of chromium, cobalt and nickel.
Keep it cool
05/17/23 — Ionocaloric cooling, a new method developed by Berkeley engineers, could help phase out HFC refrigerants that emit greenhouse gases.
Evolution on fast forward: Grace Gu engineers AI-optimized, bioinspired materials
02/13/23 — CITRIS: Assistant professor of mechanical engineering takes inspiration from nature and uses machine learning to create more efficient materials
Researchers develop innovative tool for measuring electron dynamics in semiconductors
02/02/23 — Insights may lead to more energy-efficient chips and electronic devices
ME Ph.D. student takes the road less traveled to UC Berkeley
01/10/23 — Alexander Alvara pushes past life's obstacles and sets his sights on new frontiers in engineering
Scientists develop a cool new method of refrigeration
01/04/23 — Berkeley Lab: Berkeley engineers Drew Lilley and Ravi Prasher hope ionocaloric cooling can someday replace current refrigerants and provide safe, efficient cooling and heating for homes
The power of simplicity
12/08/22 — Professor Lydia Sohn’s microfluidic device may help solve some of the most complex mysteries in cell biology.
Under the radar
11/18/22 — Engineered piezoelectric materials achieve new levels of wave-scattering performance
Fine print
11/07/22 — Micro-CAL is a new, faster way to 3D print glass microstructures that produces stronger and higher quality objects.
Digging deep
11/07/22 — The design of EMBUR, one of the first legged robots that can self-burrow vertically, was inspired by the Pacific mole crab.
Digging deep
10/10/22 — Inspired by nature, the burrowing mole crab robot is a feat of engineering with real-world applications
Oliver O’Reilly named vice provost for undergraduate education
06/30/22 — Mechanical engineering professor since 1992, O'Reilly will be responsible for supporting teaching, learning and undergraduate discovery
UC Berkeley advances cyber-physical systems research as part of $6 million NSF project
06/29/22 — Project aims to improve safety and reliability of autonomous transportation systems