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ME Open Positions

The Department of Mechanical Engineering and the College of Engineering – Aerospace Engineering are generating an applicant pool of qualified temporary instructors to teach regular and Summer Session courses, should an opening arise. Click for more information on the positions and how to apply.

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

Mechanical Engineering Student Access Machine Shop

The Mechanical Engineering Student Access Machine Shop is available for students who will be working on projects and research related to our academic mission. In order to use the ME Student Shop, students must complete our training course. Registration begins 1/17/2023. For more information, click to see our Shop Training page.

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Mechanical Engineering Seminars

WindFloat: Ready for Utility-Scale Floating Offshore Wind Market

E201 Seminar Series
Friday, January 27, 2023 @ 2:40 p.m.
3110 Etcheverry Hall

Dr. Daewoong Son
Principle Power Inc.

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

ME Ph.D. student takes the road less traveled to UC Berkeley

ME Ph.D. student takes the road less traveled to UC Berkeley

Berkeley Engineering alumni help achieve decades-long quest for nuclear fusion

Berkeley Engineering alumni help achieve decades-long quest for nuclear fusion

CITRIS researchers to help Northern California communities reduce wildfire risk with dynamic modeling and serious games

CITRIS researchers to help Northern California communities reduce wildfire risk with dynamic modeling and serious games

Berkeley Lab Scientists Develop a Cool New Method of Refrigeration

Berkeley Lab Scientists Develop a Cool New Method of Refrigeration

Say Hello to the Toughest Material on Earth

Say Hello to the Toughest Material on Earth

Under the radar

Under the radar

Winning Silver Medal at Indy Autonomous Challenge Dallas Race — A Strong 2022 Finish for ROAR Racing and ROAR Academy

Winning Silver Medal at Indy Autonomous Challenge Dallas Race — A Strong 2022 Finish for ROAR Racing and ROAR Academy

Celebrating Native American Heritage Month, every month

Celebrating Native American Heritage Month, every month

The power of simplicity

The power of simplicity

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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Lastly, when we view these videos, it’s important to think carefully about how we honor the memory of victims, such as #TyreNichols, and how we can continue pushing for positive change.

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Secondly, recognize what affects you and what affects the people around you. While we’re all impacted similarly biologically, the psychological side is driven by our personal identities and experiences.

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Firstly, Koenig emphasizes knowing yourself and your baseline functioning. Track if watching these kinds of traumatic videos negatively affects your day-to-day functioning.

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GSI Spotlight: Lisa Anne Torres

GSI Spotlight: Lisa Anne Torres

The Graduate Division and Graduate Student Instructor (GSI) Teaching and Resource Center recently presented Lisa Anne Torres with the Outstanding GSI Award in Engineering. The Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor Award honors over 200 UC Berkeley GSIs each year and recipients are nominated from within their teaching department. She received this award for the E295: Communications for Engineering Leaders course.


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New Faculty Spotlight: Thomas Schutzius

New Faculty Spotlight: Thomas Schutzius

Meet the newest edition to the Department of Mechanical Engineering’s faculty, Dr. Thomas Schutzius! Dr. Schutzius joins us as an Assistant Professor in January 2023.

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