ME Professor Boris Rubinsky Awarded 2023 H.R. Lissner Medal
ME Professor of the Graduate School Boris Rubinsky has been awarded the 2023 H.R. Lissner Medal from the Bioengineering Division…
ME Students Monica Li and Taylor Waddell Picked as Semi-Finalists in the 2023 Grad Slam Competition
We are excited to announce that two Department of Mechanical Engineering semi-finalists will compete in the 2023 Grad Slam on…
Capstone Spotlight: Optimizing Sorbent Material for Direct Air Capture
Each year, Berkeley MEng candidates embark on a two-semester capstone experience where they work with faculty or industry partners to…
New wind tunnel is installed in Hesse Hall
Berkeley Engineering’s new, state-of-the-art wind tunnel has gone live at Hesse Hall. The wind tunnel will enable students to replicate…
ME Alum Lavanya Jawaharlal Wins Mark Bingham Award for Excellence in Achievement by Young Alumni
The Berkeley community is filled with people pushing the edges of what’s possible — business leaders whose achievements have shaped…
ME Professor Tarek I. Zohdi’s New Book: Modeling and Simulation of Infectious Diseases
New Book: Modeling and Simulation of Infectious Diseases By Prof. Tarek Zohdi https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-18053-8 The COVID-19 pandemic that started in 2019-2020…
Evolution on fast forward: Grace Gu engineers AI-optimized, bioinspired materials
“CITRIS is really unique because it facilitates new collaborations in the UC system,” said Grace Gu, an assistant professor of mechanical…
Researchers develop innovative tool for measuring electron dynamics in semiconductors
At the heart of every mobile phone, laptop and autonomous vehicle is a tiny semiconductor whose properties and, ultimately, performance…
New Faculty Spotlight: Thomas Schutzius
Meet the newest addition 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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ME Ph.D. student takes the road less traveled to UC Berkeley
For Ph.D. candidate and Chancellor’s Fellowship recipient Alexander Alvara, the path to UC Berkeley’s College of Engineering has been a…