Posts Tagged ‘MEng news’
Berkeley MEng Class of 2020 Profile
Each year the UC Berkeley Master of Engineering (MEng) program admits students from around the world who go on to become leaders in their respective fields. With 42 countries represented in the Class of 2020, the Fung Institute offers an extremely diverse student body of prospective engineers who come from many different backgrounds and perspectives.
Read MoreThe Berkeley MEng Summer 2019 Alumni Magazine is Out Now!
As the Fung Institute continues to grow, innovate, and strive for excellence we know that alumni and industry involvement is the backbone of our success. In this edition of the Alumni Magazine we highlight our efforts in that space and share the new and exciting opportunities for partner engagement and connecting the global MEng network.
Read MoreQ&A with Intellicare, Winners of the 2019 Fung Institute Mission Award
Each year, the Fung Institute Mission Award is awarded to the Capstone team that best exemplifies the mission of the institute: “transforming scientists into leaders who can take risks and develop technical, social and economic innovations.” Finalists are nominated by Fung Instructors; winners are chosen by Fung Institute staff based on the project brief. This…
Read MoreAdvisor Feature: Koushil Sreenath, Mechanical Engineering
Koushil Sreenath, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at UC Berkeley, received an honorable mention for the 2019 MEng Capstone Faculty Mentorship Award at the 2019 Berkeley MEng Capstone Showcase. The award recognizes the Capstone advisor who fosters intellectual independence, provides project support, and furthers professional development.
Read MoreMEng Capstone team wins 2nd place in Big Idea pitch competition
A group of Master of Engineering and PhD students recently placed 2nd in the “Hardware for Good” category of the Big Idea competition at UC Berkeley. Their project utilizes cryotechnology for 3D bioprinting and isochoric preservation to increase access to tissues and organs for millions and quadrupling current preservation times. They were chosen from over…
Read MoreMass producing biomaterials: UC Berkeley innovations speed up 3D bioprinting
More than 113,000 people are currently on the national transplant list. And with a shortage of donors, this means that about 20 people will die every day while waiting for an organ, according to the U.S. Department of Health.
Read MoreMEng Student Perspective: Berkeley Audio Design Challenge
UC Berkeley’s Audio & Education Design Challenge, sponsored by Bose and Autodesk, took place on Oct. 22, 2016. Shail Shah was on one of the two winning teams.
Read MoreHow much energy can automated vehicles save?
Among the many advantages of automated vehicles that are often mentioned in media, energy saving is usually one of them. But how much energy can these vehicles actually save? A group of Master of Engineering (MEng) students at UC Berkeley is looking for the answer to this question.
Read MoreBrian Mick: ‘It takes people skills to create change in an organization’
I’ve been building things since I was a kid,” Brian recalls. When I asked him how he decided to become an engineer, he reminisced about his lively, inventive childhood. He would build whatever he could get his hands on — Lego spaceships, toy rockets and planes, dams in the stream out back.
Read MoreUC Berkeley Master of Engineering programs waive application fee for current students
The Coleman Fung Institute for Engineering Leadership has announced that the Master of Engineering, or MEng, application fee will be waived for UC Berkeley undergraduates and alumni who apply this year.
Read MoreAlex Marques: ’The mentorship I’ve had is the best part of my work life’
Alex Marques graduated in 2018 with an MEng degree in Mechanical Engineering and Product Design. He currently works as Product Manager at Bishop Wisecarver, a business-to-business company (B2B) that sells machine components and engineering services in the realm of motion technology.
Read MoreCapstone Advisor Highlight: Dr. Gabriel Gomes
Each year, the Berkeley MEng oversees a range of Capstone projects. Teams of three to six MEng students work closely with advisors to address present-day industry challenges and help them apply what they are learning in the classroom: technology, communication, business and leadership skills. As far as Capstone advisors go, Dr. Gabriel Gomes has the…
Read MoreMillion Hands
“Million Hands,” a 2017 CITRIS seed-funded project that aims to build an open-source platform for customizable, functional, and low-cost prosthetic hands, has been making progress in developing 3D-printed prosthetic hands with more robust capability.
Read MoreTarek Zohdi named Chief Technology Officer of the Fung Institute
Tarek Zohdi has been named the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of the Coleman Fung Institute for Engineering Leadership at UC Berkeley. His main duties are to build stronger technological interactions between the Fung Institute and the College of Engineering departments.
Read MoreThe Latest Issue of the Berkeley MEng Alumni Magazine Has Arrived
Each year, the Fung Institute for Engineering Leadership publishes an alumni magazine featuring articles and stories of MEng alumni. The latest issue, which features Mechanical Engineering MEng student Purva Juvekar on the cover, can be found here.
Read MoreWind Power Team Wins Fung Institute Mission Award
The Wind Power team, a group of mechanical engineering MEng students collaborating on a capstone project, has been awarded the Fung Institute Mission Award. This award, chosen by the Fung Institute staff, is given to the team that best exemplifies the mission of the institute, “transforming scientists into leaders who can take risks and develop technical,…
Read MoreCapstone Profile: Million Hands Team – Creating Prosthetic Hands for Children
by Maya Rector Originally published on Medium Each year, UC Berkeley Master of Engineering students work on a team of 3 to 5 students with the goal of engineering solutions using cutting edge technology and methods to address crucial industry, market or societal needs. We’ll be documenting several capstone teams as they work on their year-long projects,…
Read MoreMEng Capstone Team Aims to Automate and Standardize Influenza Case Reporting
Originally published on February 20, 2018 via Medium by Maya Rector Each year, UC Berkeley Master of Engineering students work on a team of 3 to 5 students with the goal of engineering solutions using cutting edge technology and methods to address crucial industry, market or societal needs. We’ll be documenting several capstone teams as they work…
Read MoreMEng Graduates Win Innovation by Design Award
Article originally published by the Jacobs Institute on September 11, 2017. Tabla, a project created by students Adam Rao a medical student at UCSF and a student in the UC Berkeley/UCSF joint PhD program in bioengineering, Chen Bao and Jorge Ruiz both 2017 Berkeley M.Eng graduates, has been named the winner of the student category of Fast Company‘s 2017 Innovation by…
Read MoreMEng Capstone Team Laika Wins the 2017 Fung Institute Mission Award
The Master of Engineering Capstone team Laika has won the 2017 Fung Institute Mission Award for their work on the ULTRA Underactuated Lightweight Tensegrity Robotic Assistive Spine Tensegrity Quadruped robot. This award is voted on by staff at the Fung Institute, and is given to the MEng team that best exemplifies the mission of the…
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 MoreStudents win First Place in Big Ideas contest
ME students Julia Kramer PhD student, Abhimanyu Ray MEng student, and Karan Patel MEng student, along with Betsy McCormick MBA student, Haas School of Business won First Place in the Global Health category in the Big Ideas contest for their proposal, Visualize: Saving Lives with Training for Cervical Cancer Screening. The proposal was partially developed through a capstone…
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