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In Memoriam: Beresford Parlett (1932–2026)

02/13/26 — This pioneer in numerical analysis was a foundational figure in the history of the EECS department

Two sets of sensor data images. The top row depicts crops from above while the bottom shows leaves.

New AI sensor ‘sniffs’ out spectral targets

02/11/26 — Berkeley Lab: First-of-its-kind smart sensor performs AI tricks to identify targets while it captures spectral images

Ken Goldberg and Kam Lau (left to right).

Two Berkeley Engineering professors named to NAE

02/10/26 — Ken Goldberg and Kam Lau elected to the esteemed organization

Record-breaking ‘molecular sponge’ pulls carbon from air faster than ever before

02/09/26 — Professor Omar Yaghi’s lab achieves a breakthrough in direct air capture technology

An M.D. and Ph.D. candidate at UC San Francisco, Alice Tang speaking at a dais.

Berkeley engineers among innovators featured on Forbes ‘30 Under 30’ list

02/02/26 — Many are leading the way across AI, entrepreneurship, science and more

Student looking at computer screen in the inaugural EE290 course.

UC Berkeley students design and test quantum chips in first-of-its-kind course

01/27/26 — New course supported by the CIQC aims to bridge critical gap between theory and engineering of quantum computing hardware

Mark Asta speaks during the Grimes Engineering Center opening celebration

Mark Asta appointed dean of Berkeley Engineering

01/21/26 — Appointment begins July 1 after the end of his current term as interim dean

Sylvia Ratnasamy, UC Berkeley professor of computer science.

Sylvia Ratnasamy named 2025 ACM Fellow

01/21/26 — Computer science professor is recognized ‘for contributions to networks and networked systems’

Emma Pierson, assistant professor of computer science at UC Berkeley.

AI has a bias problem. Can we build something smarter?

01/21/26 — UC Berkeley computer scientist Emma Pierson believes we can if we design algorithms with an eye toward equality

John DeNero, associate teaching professor of electrical engineering and computer sciences speaking to his class from a stage in a lecture hall.

UC Berkeley professors explore new ways to integrate AI in engineering courses

01/20/26 — Initiative seeks to drive innovation in undergraduate education

Top row, from left: Henry Corrigan-Gibbs, Igor Jovanovic, Asir Intisar Khan. Bottom row, from left: Scott McCormack and Kater Murch.

Berkeley Engineering welcomes five new faculty members

01/20/26 — New tenure-track professors will bring their research expertise to multiple departments

Molecular illustrations of energy compounds predicted by Materials Project-trained machine-learning models.

The Materials Project helps usher in the AI revolution for materials science

01/16/26 — Pioneering database accelerates new materials discovery, is the most-cited resource for materials data and analysis tools in materials science

NSSC Executive Director Bethany Goldblum and NSSC Fellow Adriana Sweet writing on a glass board.

National Nuclear Security Administration renews $25M grant to UC Berkeley-led university consortium

01/14/26 — DOE agency grant will support R&D in nuclear science, engineering and security

Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria in a petri dish.

Using the microbiome to combat lung pathogens

01/13/26 — Novel approach offers a way to stop deadly infections without using antibiotics

Screenshot of computer desktop showing SET@home user interface.

After decades searching for ET, UC Berkeley scientists home in on 100 signals

01/12/26 — UC Berkeley’s SETI@home, one of the most popular crowd-sourced research projects ever, originally yielded 12 billion signals of interest

Illustration of proteins as colorful, ribbon-like structures.

Researchers uncover new rules for designing protein-like polymers

01/01/26 — Findings could lead to eco-friendly plastics and other materials

Berkeley Engineering’s 2025 in review

12/18/25 — Nine standout stories from the year

A composite of headshots featuring Ana Claudia Arias (left) and Tahir Ghani.

Two UC Berkeley professors elected to the National Academy of Inventors

12/11/25 — Ana Claudia Arias and Tahir Ghani named as 2025 fellows

Professor Jennifer Doudna works with a student in her biochemistry lab.

UC Berkeley study shows how patenting boosts pure research

12/01/25 — Researchers who both publish papers and file patents were found to produce work that is more novel and more influential

Material intelligence

11/24/25 — Science meets shapeshifting at the Morphing Matter Lab