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🌎 Big news! Berkeley CEE has launched a new Environmental Engineering major — built for students ready to tackle climate and sustainability challenges. Explore degree plans, electives, and more.
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The Cal Construction Team delivered a standout performance at the 2026 ASC Student Competition!
Against 246 teams from 56 universities, Berkeley earned 4 top honors, including two 1st-place finishes.
Proud of our Bears! 💙💛
#CalConstruction#ASCCompetition#GoBears
The Structures Lab @BerkeleyCee was selected through a competitive process to evaluate Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) dampers for the Grimes Engineering Center. New video highlights all three phases of testing! Check it out at ce.berkeley.edu.
UC Berkeley Engineering is bringing AI into the classroom! 🚀 Students are learning to use AI responsibly in problem-solving, modeling, and decision-making through AI-powered assistants and course innovations. Learn more at ce.berkeley.edu.
Congratulations to @BerkeleyCee Professor Ziqi Wang on being named an Editorial Board Member of Structural Safety, a leading journal in structural reliability and risk analysis—recognizing his research excellence and professional service. 🎉
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It’s official: UC Berkeley Engineering has a new dean!
Mark Asta, a distinguished materials scientist and a UC Berkeley faculty member for more than 15 years, will lead our college after a competitive national search. bit.ly/4sSMsIc
New Nature Communications study shows advanced construction technologies could cut global CO₂ emissions by ~73% by 2050.
Co-authored by @BerkeleyCee Prof. Franco Zunino, the research highlights a clear path to low-carbon infrastructure worldwide.
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Don’t miss our next Inclusive Engineering Seminar with Dr. Paul Jacobs, CEO of Globalstar and former Qualcomm leader.
📅 Dec 8
🕛 12 PM
📍 Jarvis Auditorium
CEE PhD Student - Maksymilian Jasiak - presented at #SHMII13 (TU Graz) on using distributed acoustic sensing (DAS) to detect leaks & anomalies in water pipelines. His work highlights the power of fiber-optic monitoring for resilient infrastructure.
ce.berkeley.edu/node/3224
This #VeteransDay, we honor legendary U.S. Navy pilot and CEE alumnus Jim “Guido” DiMatteo (BS ’85). The first to command both TOPGUN Adversary Squadrons, Jim logged more flight time than anyone in history. 🛩️Join us in celebrating his extraordinary career and service! #GoBears
New study: a M7.25 Hayward Fault quake could cut Bay Area hospital capacity ~in half and raise travel times to care by ~177%—showing how hospital transport failures can compound into a crisis. Regional, interdependent planning is essential.
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Berkeley CEE alumnus William Tarpeh (M.S. ’13, Ph.D. ’17) has been named a 2025 MacArthur Fellow! 🎉 His work turns wastewater into valuable resources, advancing sustainable infrastructure worldwide. 🌍
🔗 engineering.berkeley.edu/new…
Prof. Jonathan Bray delivered the 2025 Arthur Casagrande Lecture to the @ASCEG-I of @BSCES on Oct. 16 in Boston.
He’s internationally recognized for advancing understanding of soil response and seismic slope stability, helping shape earthquake resilience worldwide.
Concrete is the most widely used manufactured material in the world 🌍—and one of the most carbon intensive.
Berkeley CEE’s SCiM lab is rethinking cement & concrete to cut emissions, strengthen supply chains, and build a sustainable future.
Read more at scim.ce.berkeley.edu
After a highly competitive selection process,@BerkeleyCee's Structures Lab was chosen to evaluate the performance of Shape Memory Alloy dampers for the Grimes Engineering Center — Catch a close-up look at the CEE Community Highlights Event! Reservations: CEEhighlights2025.eventbrite…