Meet our new faculty: Tom Schutzius, mechanical engineering
Name: Tom Schutzius (he/him) Discipline: Mechanical engineering Degrees: B.Sc. in Mechanical engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago; Ph.D. in Mechanical engineering, University of…
Bioinspired design reduces drag and noise production for towed sonar arrays
Submarines and ships rely on towed sonar arrays (TSAs) for underwater exploration and security operations, but dragging these sensors through…
It’s Archie! Contest ends to name UC Berkeley’s new male peregrine falcon
Archie Williams, a Berkeley alumnus who ran fast enough to earn Olympic gold in 1936 and then flew U.S. Air…
Researchers explore the phenomenon of holonomy
BB-8 of Star Wars fame is known for its adorable beeps, dome-shaped head and spherical body. But fighting alongside the…
Three UC Berkeley professors named to NAE
The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) announced today that three UC Berkeley faculty members — Arpad Horvath, Ravi Prasher and Ion Stoica — have been elected to…
Small solar sails could be the next ‘giant leap’ for interplanetary space exploration
Nearly 70 years after the launch of the first satellite, we still have more questions than answers about space. But…
Two UC Berkeley engineers elected to the National Academy of Inventors
UC Berkeley engineering professors Ashok Gadgil and Boris Rubinsky are among 162 inventors named 2023 fellows of the National Academy of…
A cool way to save coral
Coral is in crisis. Recent models estimate that 95% or more of the world’s coral could die by the mid-2030s…
Researchers demonstrate new 3D printing technique for quantum sensors
Quantum sensing is an emerging field that holds great promise, but building the crystal substrate for these nanoscale sensors has…
Bears in Business: Toby Ricco
UC Berkeley allowed Toby Ricco ’13, M.S. ’14 to pursue his passion for engineering. Since then, Ricco founded Bimotal, a…