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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 June 25, 2022.

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Meet the New ME Staff Members

Meet the New ME Staff Members

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Mechanical Engineering Seminars

Data-Driven Soft Matter Mechanics

Thursday, May 19, 2022 @ 2:00 p.m.
3110 Etcheverry Hall

Dr. Adrian Buganza-Tepole
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering & Biomedical Engineering
Purdue University

Coronavirus Resources

Coronavirus Resources

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

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.

Explore Our Research Areas

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

UC Berkeley graduate Alberto Ibarra: ‘Succeed through the thorns’

UC Berkeley graduate Alberto Ibarra: ‘Succeed through the thorns’

Capstone Spotlight: Lunar Kinetic

Capstone Spotlight: Lunar Kinetic

ME Alum Ryan Shelby Receives Mark Bingham Award for Excellence in Achievement by Young Alumni

ME Alum Ryan Shelby Receives Mark Bingham Award for Excellence in Achievement by Young Alumni

ME Lecturer Ala Moradian Elected ASME Fellow

ME Lecturer Ala Moradian Elected ASME Fellow

Study of aqueous salt solutions deepens our understanding of icy planets’ oceans

Study of aqueous salt solutions deepens our understanding of icy planets’ oceans

Join Us for a Commencement Celebration!

Join Us for a Commencement Celebration!

Making the cut

Making the cut

Researchers develop innovative 3D-printing technology for glass microstructures

Researchers develop innovative 3D-printing technology for glass microstructures

Tarek Zohdi

ME Professor Tarek Zohdi Appointed an Editor of Computational Methods of Applied Mechanics and Engineering

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 silicon nanowires can really take the heat!

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Name the Berkeley falcon chicks: It’s a boy and a girl for Annie and Alden

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UC Berkeley's @GreaterGoodSC published resources that might help you think and talk about gun violence, including:
1. Understanding gun violence
2. Resources for parents & educators
3. Tips for activism & hope
4. Groups to support or get involved in
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ME Graduate Spotlight: Paige Balcom

ME Graduate Spotlight: Paige Balcom

Meet Paige Balcom, a graduate student in the Berkeley Energy and Multiphase Transport Lab in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at UC Berkeley.

Click to learn to more about Paige’s passion for engineering and her recent Lemelson-MIT Student Prize.


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New Faculty Spotlight: Alexis Kaminski

New Faculty Spotlight: Alexis Kaminski

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

Professor Kaminski joined the department in the Spring of 2021. Click to learn more about Professor Kaminski and her research into geophysical and environmental fluid dynamics, focusing on waves, instabilities and turbulence in stratified flows – in many cases inspired by ocean observations.


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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)

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.

Mechanical Engineering Student Access Machine Shop

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

The Mechanical Engineering Student Access Machine Shop is available for students who will be working on projects and research related to our academic mission. First scheduling priority will be given to our supported undergraduate courses. In order to use the ME Student Shop, students must complete our training course. For more information, click to see our Shop Training page.

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