By Professor Jim Casey & Emmalyn Chen Among the many distinguished alumni of our department, a special place must be reserved for Archie Williams, who as a young black man, arrived at Cal in the fall of 1935, aspiring to be an aeronautical engineer. Gifted with extraordinary athletic ability, this same young man went on …
New Faculty Spotlight: Alexis Kaminski
The Department of Mechanical Engineering would like to introduce you to one of our newest faculty members: Assistant Professor Alexis Kaminski.
Professor Kaminski joined the department in the Spring of 2021. Click to learn more about Professor Kaminski and her research into geophysical and environmental fluid dynamics, focusing on waves, instabilities and turbulence in stratified flows – in many cases inspired by ocean observations.
ME Graduate Spotlight: Paige Balcom
Meet Paige Balcom, a graduate student in the Berkeley Energy and Multiphase Transport Lab in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at UC Berkeley.
Click to learn to more about Paige’s passion for engineering and her recent Lemelson-MIT Student Prize.
ME Undergraduate Spotlight: Gissell Jimenez
Meet Gissell Jimenez, a third-year undergraduate student here in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at UC Berkeley.
Click to learn to more about Gissell’s interest in biomechanical engineering, and her passion for tutoring and the ME Scholars program.
ME Undergraduate Spotlight: Bryant La
Meet Bryant La, a third-year undergraduate in the Department of Mechanical Engineering here at UC Berkeley with a 4.0 GPA.
Bryant is a first generation student and he is proud to be from Oakland. He is a valuable member of our community, serving as the president of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. He grew up just east of Lake Merritt and is an alum of Oakland High School.
ME Community Spotlight: Dr. Pamela Eibeck
Meet Dr. Pamela Eibeck, a former professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering here at UC Berkeley. After working in gas systems design at Pacific Gas and Electric and attending grad school, Dr. Eibeck was a professor in the department from 1985 to 1995. Since then, Dr. Eibeck went on to become the Chair of …
ME Alumni Spotlight: Boeing
Howard McKenzie was named vice president and chief engineer for Boeing’s Global Services business unit in May 2020. He is responsible for leading the alignment of 7,000 engineers into one cohesive engineering function that supports commercial and government customers worldwide.
ME Alumni Spotlight: Dr. Debbie Senesky
Debbie G. Senesky is an Associate Professor at Stanford University in the Aeronautics and Astronautics Department and by courtesy, the Electrical Engineering Department. In addition, she is the Principal Investigator of the EXtreme Environment Microsystems Laboratory (XLab). Her research interests include the development of nanomaterials for extreme harsh environments, high-temperature electronics, and robust instrumentation for …
New Faculty Spotlight: Michael Gollner
The Department of Mechanical Engineering would like to introduce you to one of our newest faculty members: Assistant Professor Michael Gollner.
Professor Gollner joined us here in Etcheverry Hall in the Spring of 2020. Click to learn more about Professor Gollner and his research into how fires spread, how emissions from fires are generated and how buildings ignite, with the goal of reducing their devastating effects in the future.
ME Alumni Spotlight: Andrew & Mark Ansell
“I’m Andrew Ansell and my twin brother Mark and I graduated from Cal, each with simultaneous degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Business Administration, in December 2019. Funnily enough, we now both work at Microsoft, as Mechanical Engineering Program Managers for different Surface products. We’re also considering attending Stanford University, where we both got in as …
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 …
ME 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 …
New Staff Spotlight: Carolyn Clark
The Department of Mechanical Engineering would like to introduce you to one of our newest staff members: Carolyn Clark.
Carolyn joined us here in Etcheverry Hall in the Fall of 2019. Carolyn is the department’s new director for student services for the departments of Mechanical Engineering and Nuclear Engineering. Carolyn has worked at the University of California, Berkeley for over 11 years.
New Faculty Spotlight: Kosa Goucher-Lambert
The Department of Mechanical Engineering would like to introduce you to one of our newest faculty members: Assistant Professor Kosa Goucher-Lambert.
Professor Goucher-Lambert joined us here in Etcheverry Hall in the Spring of 2019. Below, Professor Goucher-Lambert shares how he became interested in the field of mechanical engineering, his hobbies outside the office, and what he looks forward to most here at Berkeley.
New Faculty Spotlight: Grace X. Gu
The Department of Mechanical Engineering would like to introduce you to one of our newest faculty members: Assistant Professor Grace X. Gu.
Professor Gu joined us here in Etcheverry Hall in the Fall of 2018. Below, Professor Gu shares how she became interested in the field of mechanical engineering, her hobbies outside the office, and what she looks forward to most here at Berkeley.