NextProf Nexus workshop prepares next generation of engineering faculty
10/06/21 — Annual workshop seeks to diversify STEM academic careers by giving senior-level Ph.D. candidates, postdocs and young scientists the tools they need to thrive
Students
Seven Berkeley engineers honored as 2022 Siebel Scholars
09/23/21 — They are among 82 exceptional students from the world’s leading graduate schools of business, computer science, and bioengineering.
Engineering student receives rare Generation Change Scholarship
09/21/21 Berkeley News — Sariel Sandoval, a Native American from Montana, gets award for domestic, non-resident students who are game changers, trailblazers, solution seekers and revolutionaries.
It that a flying saucer? Nope, it’s CalSol’s Zephyr
07/19/21 Bay Area News Group — The CalSol student team departs in a week for the Midwest, solar car in tow, to compete in the 5-day, 1,000-mile American Solar Challenge — the team’s first return to competition after more than a year sidelined by the pandemic
Student teams partner with armed forces to improve disaster response
06/24/21 Blum Center — Prototypes developed through a Blum Center for Developing Economies class tackle language, diplomacy and distance barriers
Berkeley engineering students pull off novel chip design in a single semester
06/17/21 — In an advanced circuit design course, 19 students with no prior experience in chip design went from basic introductions to tape-out by the end of a four-month period, resulting in a novel chip that will be manufactured this summer.
Having faith in your journey, despite the turmoil
05/13/21 — Civil engineer and CalNerd Jose Magana, uprooted from his life in El Salvador, overcame arduous life experiences to graduate from Berkeley
Top graduating senior a tech whiz and musician
05/10/21 — With full-ride fellowship offers from Stanford and MIT, electrical engineer Leyla Kabuli is sticking with Berkeley.
M.E.T. program celebrates first graduating class
04/26/21 — Thirty-two students will be among the group completing dual bachelor’s degrees in engineering and business in just four years.
New & noteworthy
04/26/21 — Updates about Berkeley Engineering alumni, faculty and students.
Dean’s note: Next-gen engineering leaders
04/26/21 — The myriad challenges of the past year underscore the significance of better preparing our students to become engineering leaders.
Fung Fellows create vaccine ‘Shotline’
04/21/21 Daily Californian — Volunteer service helps overcome digital barriers to booking COVID-19 vaccination appointments
Need a study group? There’s an app for that
02/09/21 Berkeley Haas — Engineering and M.E.T. undergrads build feature for Berkeley Mobile app to simplify finding virtual study groups
Environment draws students to Nobel winners’ labs
12/10/20 — Bioengineering grad student Connor Tsuchida and others reflect on the joys of working in new Nobel laureate Jennifer Doudna's CRISPR lab
New & noteworthy
11/05/20 — Updates about Berkeley Engineering alumni, faculty and students.
UC Berkeley and College of Engineering take top spots in latest rankings
09/30/20 — UC Berkeley and its College of Engineering ranked first and second in two new rankings by Pitchbook and Grad School Hub.
Eight Berkeley engineers honored as 2021 Siebel Scholars
09/23/20 — Graduate students from bioengineering, computer science and energy science are among more than 90 selected worldwide.
Students’ shoebox-sized satellite gets green light for launch
04/29/20 — Team from campus aerospace club, led by EECS sophomore, gets NASA support for QubeSat launch next year
Cal Students Launch Resource 19 to Connect Creators with Hospitals in Need
04/16/20 SCET — New initiative helps designers, engineers and makers explore open-source plans for medical supplies needed by those on the frontlines of the COVID19 pandemic
New & noteworthy
04/14/20 — Updates about Berkeley Engineering alumni, faculty and students.