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Cal Day
April 18, 2026
Main Event Contact Information
Email: civello@berkeley.edu
Department: Mechanical Engineering
Information Sessions
Mechanical Engineering Welcome Session
2:10 PM – 3:30 PM, 310 Jacobs Hall
Learn about exciting research in mechanical engineering, hear an overview of the undergraduate program, and discover why mechanical engineering is such a dynamic, versatile discipline.
Cal-Sol Q&A Panel with Mechanical Engineering Students
3:00 PM – 3:30 PM, 310 Jacobs Hall
Tours/Lab Presentations
Berkeley Fire Research Lab Fire Tornado!
9:00 AM – 3:00 PM, 60 Hesse Hall
The Berkeley Fire Research Lab will be open for visitors to see exciting fire research experiments including materials testing in space, wildfire spread, smoke generation, and a demonstration of the fire tornado!
Principal Investigator: Dr. Michael Gollner
Mechanical Systems Control (MSC) Lab
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM, 2103 Etcheverry Hall
"Intelligent Robot Control" We will demonstrate various intelligent robotic systems including humanoid robot, quadrupedal robot, industrial robot arms, dexterous hands, teleoperation systems. Four PhD students will answer any related questions regarding both hardware systems and our related research directions.
Principal Investigator: Dr. Masayoshi Tomizuka
Design for Emerging & Nanoscale Manufacturing Lab
1:00 – 3:00 PM, 1176A Etcheverry Hall
Take a tour of the Design for Emerging & Nanoscale Manufacturing Lab! Students and staff will be showing visitors around the various projects we’re developing to push the boundaries of what’s possible in 3D printing. Come learn about our research involving precision mechanical design, optics, lasers, computer modeling/simulations, material science, and more, and learn how to get involved! First floor Etcheverry Hall, at the end of the hallway past the machine shop. Closed-toed shoes required.
Principal Investigator: Dr. Hayden Taylor
Hybrid Robotics Group Lab
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM, 2116 Etcheverry Hall
Our lab focuses on control and learning for legged and aerial robotic systems. We will showcase how humanoid and quadruped robots execute a variety of tasks.
Principal Investigator: Dr. Koushil Sreenath
Mechanical Engineering Student Access Machine Shop
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM, 1166 Etcheverry Hall
The Department of Mechanical Engineering’s Student Access Machine Shop provides engineering students with a well-equipped, safe working environment where students can design and manufacture their projects for engineering classes, research, and several student-led competition teams through on-site technical guidance. The staff in the shop provide essential safety training and technical guidance as well as machine operation instruction for the purpose of providing hands-on experiences which seek to balance and compliment the strong theoretical education.
Student Groups
Student groups will be located in the breezeway between Etcheverry Hall and Soda Hall.
Aero SAE
9:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Come visit Aerospace SAE's table at Cal Day! We spend each year designing, manufacturing, testing, and flying aircraft in preparation for the SAE International Aero Design West competition each Spring. We teach our team the necessary analysis, design, and manufacturing skills necessary for not only the construction of an aircraft, but for the foundations of a career in the broader field of engineering.
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. Description: The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics is a leading professional organization dedicated to advancing aerospace science, engineering, and technology. It brings together engineers, researchers, students, and industry professionals to share knowledge, publish research, and promote innovation in aviation and space exploration.
Berkeley Formula Racing (BFR)
9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
BFR B26 Unveiling! Join Formula SAE for the unveiling of B26, our 2026 internal combustion race car built for Formula SAE competition. This demonstration highlights the vehicle’s engineering, design evolution, and performance-focused development across aerodynamics, chassis, powertrain, suspension, and data systems. Attendees will get an up-close look at how Formula SAE applies hands-on design, manufacturing, testing, and validation to produce a competitive race car while preparing students for careers in engineering, motorsport, and advanced vehicle development.
CalSol
9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
CalSol has been designing, building, and racing fully road-legal solar vehicles since our inception in 1990 (we are on our 11th vehicle!). Come talk to us to learn more about our competitions or any of our 6 subteams: Mechanical, Electrical, Solar, Strategy, Battery, and Operations. Feel free to follow us on Instagram @berkeleycalsol or reach out to calsol-me@berkeley.edu to connect!
Design Build Fly
9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Design Build Fly is a student-led RC airplane team with the goal of building a plane every year to compete in the annual DBF competition. Come see our trainer plane, try out our RC plane simulator, and see the team's first ever scratch-built plane.
Pi Tau Sigma
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Join Pi Tau Sigma for an eventful Cal Day! We are a Mechanical Engineering Honor Society that promotes the professional development of high achieving Mechanical Engineering students. Come by to learn about what it means to be a mechanical engineering student at UC Berkeley, gain insights into engineering life, and hear about club opportunities such as resume review, review sessions and more. Don’t miss this chance to ask MechE students questions and win cool prizes!
UAVs@Berkeley
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
UAVs@Berkeley — Autonomous Drones, Built from Scratch UAVs@Berkeley is UC Berkeley’s only competitive UAV engineering team, building fully autonomous drones from the ground up. At Cal Day 2026, we’re showcasing a high-speed delivery quadcopter and a fixed-wing VTOL tailsitter for mapping and long-range missions. Our aircraft feature custom batteries, avionics PCBs, carbon-fiber/3D-printed structures, and autonomy software on PX4/ArduPilot with computer vision and GPS-denied navigation, enabling fully autonomous flight in complex environments.
Space Enterprise at Berkeley
10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Space Enterprise at Berkeley is a premier liquid rocketry team focused on becoming the first collegiate rocketry team to send a liquid-fueled rocket to space. We will be showcasing our hardware and seeking prospective members at Cal Day!
Space Technologies and Rocketry (STAR)
9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
STAR is Berkeley’s only competitive rocketry team, with more than twenty successful launches over the past decade. STAR competes annually in the Intercollegiate Rocketry Engineering Competition (IREC) at Spaceport America in New Mexico. With over 100 members, STAR works on both solid and liquid rockets. We are currently developing our third liquid vehicle, improving on our most recent liquid vehicle ALULA which flew to 6,126 feet and was successfully recovered, becoming a winner of the Friend of Amateur Rocketry Dollar Per Foot Challenge.