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Cal Day
April 19, 2025
Main Event Contact Information
Email: civello@berkeley.edu
Department: Mechanical Engineering
Information Sessions
Mechanical Engineering Welcome Session
2:10 PM – 3:00 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.
ASME Q&A Panel with Mechanical Engineering Students
3:00 PM – 3:30 PM, 310 Jacobs Hall
Tours/Lab Presentations
Mechanical Engineering Student Access Machine Shop
10:00 AM – noon, 1:00 PM – 4:00 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.
Hesse Shop Students' Design Lab Projects
10:00 AM – noon, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM, Room 30 Hesse Hall
The Mechanical Service Group Shop is located in Hesse Hall and is a part of the Mechanical Engineering Department at UC Berkeley. The shop's primary mission is to support the department's “hands on” instructional laboratories, affiliated department research, the Student Access Machine Shop, as well as several of the student-led engineering teams. The facility offers a wide array of standard machine shop equipment, testing and calibrating equipment, metal joining, precision tube bending, injection molding, and material testing services for Mechanical Engineering. A collection of student projects for instructional lab courses will be displayed, and students will be available to share their experiences from designing their projects to implementing and testing them. This is a great opportunity for the incoming students to ask questions from their peers and assess how various courses fit their interests and educational goals.
Berkeley Fire Research Lab Fire Tornado!
10:00 AM – noon, 1:00 PM – 4:00 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
Robots in Action! Autonomous Robotic Arms and Humanoids!
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM, 2103 Etcheverry Hall
At the Mechanical Systems Control Lab, we’re pushing the boundaries of intelligent automation—from robotic arms to humanoids and autonomous cars! Our cutting-edge robots leverage advanced control and machine learning to tackle complex tasks with precision and adaptability. Come see them in action! Witness firsthand how we’re shaping the future of robotics.
Principal Investigator: Masayoshi Tomizuka
Hybrid Robotics Lab Tour
1:00 PM – 4:00 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: Koushil Sreenath
Student Groups
Student groups will be located in the breezeway between Etcheverry Hall and Soda Hall.
AWA - Association of Women in Aerospace
9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
The Association of Women in Aerospace at Berkeley (AWA) is an association dedicated to empowering and supporting women who often find themselves in the minority within aerospace. We are here to create a welcoming and inclusive space where you can thrive academically, grow professionally, and build lifelong friendships. We are not limited to Aerospace majors; we welcome anyone interested in aerospace! Come visit our table and talk to us about joining!
Berkeley Formula Racing (BFR)
9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Berkeley Formula Racing – BFR is UC Berkeley’s premier engineering club and Formula SAE Internal Combustion Engine team. With a 24-year history of designing and manufacturing race cars from the ground up, we compete each summer against top teams worldwide. Last year, we placed 2nd worldwide out of 120 teams at FSAE Michigan and secured 1st place for the second year in a row at the SoCal Shootout. BFR isn't just about racing—our network includes alumni and industry contacts who have gone on to work at Ferrari, Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula 1, Tesla, Rivian, Lockheed Martin, Boeing, General Motors, and SpaceX. Join us and be part of our continued success! We have nine subsystems you can get involved in: Aerodynamics, Brakes & Driver Interface, Business, Chassis, Drivetrain, Electrical, Engine, Suspension, and Vehicle Dynamics.
Bike Builders of Berkeley
9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Bike Builders of Berkeley (BBB) is a student club that designs and builds bicycles from the ground up! Come stop by our table to see our latest projects: a lugged carbon fiber DH bike and our own carbon fiber filament winder.
Cal Aero SAE
10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Aerospace SAE at Berkeley – “Largest RC Electric Aircraft Club on Campus!" Come visit Aerospace SAE during Cal Day to learn more about the largest competitive electric aircraft building team on campus! Talk to members from our design teams and see previous competition aircraft components! In addition to the competitive nature of the team, we also focus on educating engineers in the skills necessary for not only building an aircraft, but for a future career in engineering.
CalSol
10:00 AM – 4:00 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 for Emerging and Nanoscale Manufacturing
9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Computed Axial Lithography 3D Printing: Instant Ship in a Bottle. Description: Join us for a mind-blowing demo of the future of advanced manufacturing at Berkeley using Computed Axial Lithography (CAL)! Watch as we 3D print a ship inside a bottle within minutes without any support structures or layering, showing the UC Berkeley Department of Mechanical Engineering's status as a world leader in Volumetric additive manufacturing (VAM) research.
EnableTech
9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
EnableTech aims to design, prototype, and manufacture assistive technologies for project partners from Berkeley and the surrounding communities. Our goal is for engineering students to collaborate with designers, public health students, business students, and anyone else who can offer insight into the development of assistive technology projects. We are working with the Disabled Students Union and Disabled Students Program to see what the Berkeley community needs in order to improve their ease of access. Students can choose from one of these projects, or they can start their own assistive technology project. We provide space, materials, and group peers to turn their idea into a prototype, then into a product that could improve the lives of people with similar disabilities in the world.
Formula Electric at Berkeley
10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Formula Electric at Berkeley is a student organization that designs and builds an electric Formula 1 style racecar every year. From robust mechanical design to advanced PCB layout, cutting-edge autonomous software, and world-class business organization, FEB has a diverse set of skills to learn and master for all. Come by and check out our new car for the 2025 season!
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!
Space Enterprise at Berkeley
10:00 AM – 4:00 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 – 4:00 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.