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The Department of Mechanical Engineering’s physical offices will be closed indefinitely as part of COVID-19 response.
Faculty and Staff are still working and available to assist you via email, phone, or Zoom.

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Upcoming Events:

    • Toward Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure Systems in the Anthropocene with Sam Markolf

      March 3, 2021, 12–1 p.m.

      Zoom

      Sam Markolf

    • 2021 Women in Tech Symposium – The New Era in Human-Computer Interaction

      March 12, 2021, 9 a.m.–6 p.m.

      Zoom

    • Design Field Notes: Katherine Isbister

      March 16, 2021, 4–5 p.m.

      Virtual Jacobs

    • Design Field Notes: Tatiana Jansen

      March 30, 2021, 4–5 p.m.

      Virtual Jacobs

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    Mechanical Engineering Seminars

    The Quest for Predicting Cavitation Nuisance by Ship Propellers: Seeking to Understand and Predict Cavitation Induced Vibrations, Noise and Erosion

    Friday, February 26, 2021 @ 2:30 p.m.
    E201 Ocean Engineering Seminar Series
    via Zoom

    Professor Tom van Terwisga
    Delft University of Technology

    MicroKits Continue ME's Hands-On Learning Tradition

    MicroKits Continue ME’s Hands-On Learning Tradition

    When instruction suddenly switched from in-person to distance learning, ME faculty and staff worked together to plan, create, assemble, and distribute lab kits to students for their laboratory instruction.

    Graduate Admissions Update

    Graduate Admissions Update

    Pertaining to all Mechanical Engineering graduate degree programs, the GRE (General Test) is not required in the coming fall 2021 application period.

    Coronavirus Resources

    Coronavirus Resources

    To help prepare for disruptions, please refer to our Coronavirus Resources page.

    Explore Our Research Areas

    Biomechanical Engineering | Controls | Design | Dynamics | Energy Science & Tech | Fluids | Manufacturing | Materials | Mechanics | MEMS/Nano | Ocean

    ME Assistant Professor Kosa Goucher-Lambert Among ASME Reviewers of the Year

    ME Assistant Professor Kosa Goucher-Lambert Among ASME Reviewers of the Year

    ME Associate Professor Grace O'Connell Elected AIMBE Fellow

    ME Associate Professor Grace O’Connell Elected AIMBE Fellow

    Two ME Faculty Recognized for Service to Campus

    Two ME Faculty Recognized for Service to Campus

    Capstone Project Profile: Creating a Stable Supply of Rare Elements for Medical and Industrial Applications Using a Molten Salt Nuclear Reactor

    Capstone Project Profile: Creating a Stable Supply of Rare Elements for Medical and Industrial Applications Using a Molten Salt Nuclear Reactor

    Capstone Project Profile: Optical Communication in Unmanned Vehicles to Revolutionize Underwater Wireless Networking

    Capstone Project Profile: Optical Communication in Unmanned Vehicles to Revolutionize Underwater Wireless Networking

    Capstone Project Profile: Adapting Humanoid Robots to Aid First Responders

    Capstone Project Profile: Adapting Humanoid Robots to Aid First Responders

    Capstone Project Profile: The Future of Hauling – Autonomous Cargo Transporter

    Capstone Project Profile: The Future of Hauling – Autonomous Cargo Transporter

    Capstone Project Profile: Using Wildfire Simulations as Predictors for Economical Risk Management

    Capstone Project Profile: Using Wildfire Simulations as Predictors for Economical Risk Management

    Capstone Project Profile: Developing an Affordable Alternative for Autonomous Vehicle Localization using High-Definition Radar Images

    Capstone Project Profile: Developing an Affordable Alternative for Autonomous Vehicle Localization using High-Definition Radar Images

    Berkeley Mechanical Engineering is one of the top ranked public mechanical engineering programs in the nation and is consistently ranked as one of the top mechanical engineering departments in the world. Our teaching and research laboratories are among the most active, innovative and productive worldwide. Our faculty and students come from highly diverse backgrounds and represent the best and brightest from all over the world.

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    New Faculty Spotlight: Michael Gollner

    New Faculty Spotlight: Michael Gollner

    The Department of Mechanical Engineering would like to introduce you to one of our newest faculty members: Assistant Professor Michael Gollner.

    Professor Gollner joined us here in Etcheverry Hall in the Spring of 2020. Click to learn more about Professor Gollner and his research into how fires spread, how emissions from fires are generated and how buildings ignite, with the goal of reducing their devastating effects in the future.


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    ME Undergraduate Spotlight: Gissell Jimenez

    ME Undergraduate Spotlight: Gissell Jimenez

    Meet Gissell Jimenez, a third-year undergraduate student here in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at UC Berkeley.

    Click to learn to more about Gissell’s interest in biomechanical engineering, and her passion for tutoring and the ME Scholars program.


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    “Mechanical Engineering is a career which follows a never-setting sun.” – The Journal of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (1963)

    Mechanical Engineering Student Access Machine Shop

    ME Student Machine Shop (Photo by Adam Lau / © UC Berkeley College of Engineering)

    Currently, the Student Access Machine Shop is not open for student access. The technical staff have been approved to return to campus and are currently accepting work orders. Undergraduate and graduate students that need components fabricated for class projects or research may submit work requests to us at meshops-me@berkeley.edu.

    Please see the shop's COVID-19 Updates page for more information.

    ME Open Positions

    ME Open Positions

    The Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley is generating an applicant pool of qualified temporary instructors to teach regular and Summer Session courses, should an opening arise. This pool will remain open until April 8, 2021. The appointment will begin at the beginning of Fall, Spring or Summer semester. The department is also seeking applicants for Teacher Special Programs (TSP), should an opening arise.

    Click for more information on the positions and how to apply.

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