Posts Tagged ‘Alum’
ME Alumnus Spotlight: Martin Sanchez Sendiz
Martin Sanchez Sendiz (ME 19′) was born in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Martin immigrated to the U.S. when he was four years old, arriving in South Lake Tahoe. Martin’s mother and father both worked in the hospitality industry in the resort town. Martin’s mother cleaned hotel rooms and his father worked multiple jobs as a prep…
Read MoreME Alumna Spotlight: Suzanne Singer
During Native American Heritage Month, Berkeley Mechanical Engineering spotlights a prominent Native American alumna, Suzanne Singer. Originally from Flagstaff, Arizona, Suzanne is a member of the Diné (Navajo) tribe. She earned her BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Arizona and her Masters and PhD from UC Berkeley in Mechanical Engineering. Since graduating, she…
Read MoreME Ph.D. Alum Xinyan Deng’s Hummingbird Robot Is Almost as Agile as the Real Thing
Hummingbirds are some of the most nimble fliers on Earth. Their speed and agility are spectacular, driven by the complex muscles that control their wings. This is a difficult system for robots to emulate, and in general, the small winged robots that we’ve seen have relied on compromises in control in order to be able…
Read MoreME PostDoc Jeongmin Kim Wins 2019 PicoQuant Young Investigator Award at SPIE BiOS
The winners of the Young Investigator Award 2019 are Hugh Wilson for his talk “Tetherless and long-term single molecule FRET in an anti-Brownian trap” and Jeongmin Kim for his talk “Oblique lightsheet STORM for tissue samples.” Congratulations!
Read MoreME Alum Christopher Ategeka Talks Health Care Access for All
In a Brief But Spectacular video on PBS News Hour, Berkeley Engineer and entrepreneur Christopher Ategeka B.S.’11, M.S.’12 ME tells how he is using his influence to recruit health professionals to work in underserved parts of Africa.
Read MoreME Alum Anuj Chaudhary and a Team of Berkeley Undergrads Are Boosting the Intelligence of Your Apps
Photo by Noah Berger Article originally published by Berkeley ENGINEERING   The world according to Dot 10/24/2016, by Daniel McGlynn   Kunal Chaudhary and Rahul Ramakrishnan met one another a few years ago as Berkeley freshmen. They were part of Venture Strategy Solutions, a startup consulting club that gave them behind-the-scenes glimpses of how young companies…
Read MoreME Ph.D. Alum Daniel Kawano Receives Outstanding New Mechanics Educator Award from ASEE
ME Ph.D. alum Daniel Kawano 2011 was awarded the Ferdinand P. Beer and E. Russell Johnston, Jr., Outstanding New Mechanics Educator Award by the Mechanics Division of the American Society for Engineering Education ASEE in June 2016. Kawano is currently an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology and is a coauthor, with…
Read MoreME Doctoral Graduate Euiyoung Kim Wins 2016 Best Paper Award at the 2016 ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conference
ME Doctoral graduate Euiyoung Kim, along with his co-authors Jaewoo Chung, ME Teaching Professor Sara Beckman, and ME Professor Alice Agogino, won the 2016 Best Paper Award at the 2016 American Society of Mechanical Engineers’ International Design Engineering Technical Conference. The topic of the paper, titled “Design Roadmapping: A Framework and Case Study of Planning…
Read MoreWhile Preparing for Olympics, ME Alum Olivier Siegelaar Receives Pac-12 Postgraduate Scholarship
SIEGELAAR EARNS PAC-12 POSTGRAD SCHOLARSHIP 8/8/2016 11:22 AM | By: Anton Malko   This feature originally appeared in the Summer edition of the Cal Sports Quarterly. The Cal Athletics flagship magazine features long-form sports journalism at its finest and provides in-depth coverage of the scholar-athlete experience in Berkeley. Printed copies are mailed four times a…
Read MoreM.Eng. Alum Daniel Lim Helps to Create Sophie’s Super Hand
“I studied engineering for the past five years, and I thought this is the first project where I can directly improve someone’s life. When I saw Sophie’s picture, I wanted to do this.” – Daniel Lim M.Eng.’15   Click here to read the full story from the latest issue of Berkeley ENGINEER.
Read More‘ME Alumnus Nick Kohut, Co-Founder of Dash Robotics, Creates Origami-Style Robots’
ME alumnus Nick Hohut, along with his team at Dash Robotics, has created the “”world’s first lightning-fast, origami-style robots that you can build yourself!”” The robots, named Kamigami, were created as an educational tool, furthering their mission of making STEM education accessible to everyone. According to Dash Robotics, Kamigami are “”perfect for those looking for a…
Read MoreME PhD Students’ Research from the Laser Thermal Laboratory Published in Nature Materials
Dr. Hojeong Jeon and doctoral student Sangmo Koo of the Laser Thermal Laboratory LTL reported their work on the functionalization of the surface of biological devices by ablative direct laser writing in the August 20 issue of Nature Materials. Patterned surfaces with nanoscale craters can control the cell ability to stick to surfaces. This in…
Read MoreME alumnus Christopher Ategeka Partipates in First-Ever White House Demo Day
On August 4, 2015, President Obama hosted the first-ever White House Demo Day, which “”focused on inclusive entrepreneurship, welcoming startup founders from diverse walks of life and from across the country to showcase their innovations.”” Christopher Ategeka, who graduated with a BS and MS in Mechanical Engineering from UC Berkeley, was one of the lucky entrepreneurs…
Read MoreAaron Wienkers selected as finalist to receive prestigious UC Berkeley’s University Medal
Aaron Wienkers, a recently graduated senior from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, was selected as one of five finalists to receive UC Berkeley’s prestigious University Medal, an honor that requires a 3.96 GPA and goes to those who have overcome challenges and are making a difference in people’s lives.
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