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Alumni

Industry. Technology. Health. Education.

From Beaux Arts architect Julia Morgan to tech luminaries like Diane Greene, Steve Wozniak and Eric Schmidt, Berkeley Engineering alumni have made an indelible impact across the full breadth of our society. Together, our 57,000+ alumni make up one of the most innovative, talented, and networked communities in the world. And no matter how far they travel, we’re always glad to welcome them back to the Berkeley Engineering community. If you haven’t connected with us for a while, this is a good place to start.

Berkeley ENGINEER

Berkeley Engineer Fall 2020 cover

Invention, innovation, and imagination: Our Berkeley Engineer magazine is filled with stories of interest to our alumni, as well as updates on the lives and careers of your fellow alums. Click below for a glimpse into some of these stories.

From the latest issue:

Ashok Gadgil and Ph.D. student Dana Hernandez, right, test new technology at Gadgil’s lab.

Safe to drink

Professor Ashok Gadgil has found an affordable, scalable way to remove arsenic from drinking water.
Materials science and engineering professor Junqiao Wu, photographed with a thermographic camera in Hearst Memorial Mining Building

The transformer

Professor Junqiao Wu is developing next-gen technologies with vanadium dioxide, a compound that can change from an insulator to a metal.
Berkeley's Clean Air Car and the team that built and raced it.

Clean Air Car Race turns 50

In 1970, two teams of engineering students participated in a cross-country car race to test technologies that reduced automobile emissions.
Alumni Spotlight

The years you spent at Berkeley Engineering were just the beginning. Now you’ve gone on to build your careers, shape your lives, and acquire some well-earned wisdom. Our alumni community is one of our strongest assets, a rich resource for information and inspiration. In the new Alumni Spotlight, we feature members of this vibrant community, sharing news on what they’re up to now.

Turning tides into power

Jonathan Colby (B.S. 2002 Mechanical Engineering) is Director of Technology Performance at Verdant Power, a tidal energy technology and project developer currently delivering electricity to New York City from the tides in the East River (which is actually a tidal strait!). Verdant’s Roosevelt Island Tidal Energy Project is the first federally-licensed tidal energy power plant in the United States.

Connect. Explore. Grow your network.

Now more than ever, it’s valuable to stay in touch with the Berkeley Engineering community! Through the @Cal Alumni Directory you can connect with other alumni and students worldwide. Sign up here.

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