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William Tarpeh awarded MacArthur ‘genius’ fellowship - Berkeley Engineering Berkeley Engineering alum is pioneering methods to recover resources from wastewater

UC Berkeley Engineering alum William Tarpeh (M.S.’13, Ph.D.’17 Environmental Eng) has been named a 2025 MacArthur Fellow!

Now an assistant professor of chemical engineering at Stanford University, he's working on sustainable methods to recover valuable chemical resources from wastewater.

UC Berkeley’s Omar Yaghi shares 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry - Berkeley News Yaghi created a field called reticular chemistry, which involves stitching together molecular building blocks to form porous structures — metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) — with myriad applications.

He created a field called reticular chemistry, which involves stitching together molecular building blocks to form porous structures with myriad applications.

He split the prize with Richard Robson of the University of Melbourne, Australia, and Susumu Kitagawa of Kyoto University, Japan.

UC Berkeley’s Omar Yaghi shares 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry - Berkeley News Yaghi created a field called reticular chemistry, which involves stitching together molecular building blocks to form porous structures — metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) — with myriad applications.

Omar Yaghi was awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry today!

He has an appointment in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering alongside his primary affiliation with the College of Chemistry.

With these devices, the doctor is always in - Berkeley Engineering Berkeley engineer Rikky Muller explains how implantable and wearable technologies are redefining patient care

Rikky Muller, associate professor of electrical engineering and computer sciences, spoke with us about her newest projects and their potential to transform the way we manage many common health conditions.

Assistant/Associate/Full Professor – Engineering + Artificial Intelligence - College of Engineering (host academic department(s) to be determined) University of California, Berkeley is hiring. Apply now!

🚨 NEW Faculty Search Alert! 🚨
@berkeleyengineer.bsky.social is on the hunt for visionary faculty in “Engineering + AI”! 🌉🤖 Join the world's top public engineering program, shaping the future of tech from the heart of the Bay Area. Open to all ranks!
Details & apply: aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05144

Gov. Newsom visits UC Berkeley to sign bill encouraging quantum innovation - Berkeley News The bill helps cities establish 'quantum innovation zones' to attract and retain businesses built on quantum information science, an area expected to evolve into a trillion-dollar-plus industry.

Today, CA Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill to create “quantum innovation zones” across the state, positioning the UC Berkeley campus as a leader in the race to establish California and the Bay Area as a center of an emerging economy. news.berkeley.edu/2025/10/03/g...

Peck wearing Cal Cycling gear. (Courtesy)

"I hope to apply what I’ve learned as a Berkeley engineer to help shape the future of bicycles and inspire more people to get outside and ride!" — Justin Peck (B.S.’25 ME)

Full #VoicesOfBE profile: bit.ly/3ifpSXy

Chef-turned-chemist Vayu Hill-Maini has a passion: to transform food waste into culinary delights using fungi.

A team led by Lining Yao, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, developed an AI-driven framework to optimize and automate the design of complex truss robots!

Read our story: bit.ly/3IKp4KT

U.S. News ranks Berkeley’s undergrad engineering program No. 3 in the nation - Berkeley Engineering The college remains the top public program

This just in: We remain the No. 3 undergraduate engineering program, according to U.S. News and World Report’s annual rankings!

That means UC Berkeley Engineering holds onto our title as top public program, tying with Georgia Institute of Technology (also a public university). 🏆

Researchers leverage advanced bioengineering techniques to develop plastics made from sustainable biomaterials Less than 10% of plastics are recycled. A Purdue-led team, backed by NSF, is creating durable bioplastics from raw materials — reducing waste and strengthening sustainable manufacturing.

#BioBSE researchers Jay Keasling and @cdscown.bsky.social are contributing to a cleaner planet by being part of a newly funded project to develop biodegradable bioplastics from domestic biomass. #WorldCleanupDay

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@berkeleylab.lbl.gov

go.lbl.gov/bioplastics

Five students honored as Siebel Scholars - Berkeley Engineering Foundation announces class of 2026

Five UC Berkeley students — all from the graduate program in computer science — were honored as Siebel Scholars Foundation's class of 2026!

Text: “You did it! $21,953 Raised (including a $10K match).” Transparent image of Oski clapping.

You did it! The Engineering Academic Support Fund raised $21,953 from 50 donors during this year’s #OskiBday Bear-a-thon!

Your generosity will go toward programs that support student success, helping future generations of engineers thrive on campus.

Thank you, and Go BEars!

Moura Partners with it's electric, UD for $1.1M CEC Grant to Launch Breakthrough Vehicle-to-Grid EV Charger | Institute of Transportation Studies ITS hosts a number of faculty members from nine UC Berkeley academic departments and schools and approximately 150 researchers and students are associated with ITS through our various research and…

Excited to be part of @calenergy.bsky.social $1.1 million award to berkeleyengineer.bsky.social Prof Scott Moura, @udelaware.bsky.social, and EV charging company It's Electric to develop, certify, and commercialize world's first curbside vehicle-to-grid EV charger:

Text: “Get to know Oski for his B-day Bear-a-thon!” Oski holds a cupcake with a lit candle. (UC Berkeley photo by Brittany Hosea-Small)

Text: “Student William ‘Rocky’ Rockwell brought Oski to life in 1941.” Black and white image of Rocky holding an Oski mask. (Photo courtesy of Oski Committee)

Text: Oski attends about 300 events per year…” Oski sports his blue cardigan at a 2015 Cal women’s basketball vs. UC Riverside game. Behind him is a banner featuring a more ferocious Cal bear. (Photo courtesy of Oski Committee)

Text: “...including the Grimes Engineering Center opening!” Oski cheers during the ribbon cutting at the Grimes Engineering Center opening. (Photo by Adam Lau/Berkeley Engineering)

It’s still the #OskiBday Bear-a-thon, and we're celebrating by raising money for programs that support student success, now through Sept. 19!

Make an impact: bit.ly/48blLGJ

Get ready to party like it’s 1941 — because today is Oski’s 84th B-day, and you’re invited!

Instead of cake and candles, Oski’s got one big birthday wish: Help every Cal student feel at home and flourish at UC Berkeley.

Make an impact: bit.ly/48blLGJ

Excited to see over 70 undergrad and graduate students from
@berkeleyengineer.bsky.social and College of Environmental Design who came to Partners for Advanced Transportation Technology open house to learn about getting involved in #AI #AV research!

Preparing for the next ‘big one’ - Berkeley Engineering Studying how people are injured inside buildings during earthquakes could improve safety and survival

Scientists are studying a cataclysmic 2023 earthquake in Antakya, Türkiye, to devise new ways to reduce casualties. According to Luis Ceferino, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering, that work begins with understanding how people are injured inside buildings.

Soon-to-be Dr. Ilina Bhaya-Grossman stands behind a podium presenting her PhD exit seminar at the Exploratorium.

Ilina Bhaya-Grossman presenting her talk. The title of her slide says: We perceive our native language effortlessly. The left side of her slide shows an silhouette of a person speaking, and the right side shows several graphs representing how frequencies, loudness, sounds (phonemes), syllables, and words ultimately help the brain convert air pressure fluctuations into meaning.

Ilina Bhaya-Grossman (right) with UCSF neurosurgeon Edward Chang, MD (left).

Great to hear about Ilina Bhaya-Grossman's research in the @changlabucsf.bsky.social last week at the Exploratorium! Her PhD work has focused on how the brain processes word boundaries, which are incredibly difficult to identify in a foreign language. @berkeleyengineer.bsky.social 🧪 🧠🟦

Bay Area suburb grapples with car crash that killed 4-year-old boy "We owe it to the folks who have been hurt and died."

SafeTREC director Julia Griswold discusses #RoadSafety in @sfgate.com story "Bay Area suburb grapples with car crash that killed 4-year-old boy": www.sfgate.com/local/articl...

A token of an arcade legend's school spirit - Berkeley Engineering Alum Eugene Jarvis looks back on his time at Berkeley

Eugene Jarvis (B.S.’76 EECS) is a pioneer in the video game space.

It was in Birge Hall, adjacent to the Campanile, where he got his first taste of video games in the mid-’70s. Now, he’s made his mark on a whole new part of campus.

Researchers awarded $15 million NSF grant to transform the science of natural hazards - Berkeley Engineering UC Berkeley civil engineering professor to co-lead the multi-institutional effort

A multi-institutional team has been awarded a $15 million grant from the NSF to launch the Center for Land Surface Hazards (CLaSH).

Civil engineering professor Dimitrios Zekkos is co-principal investigator of the project.

Text: Fall 2025 By the Numbers. Transparent image of a student cheering at 2016 orientation. (Photo © Noah Berger)

Blue graphic with text: 1,290+ First-year and transfer students joining our ranks.

Blue graphic with text: 1,200+ Graduate students beginning their advanced studies in engineering.

Blue graphic with text: 11 New faculty members joining Berkeley Engineering

Now that Fall 2025 is here, what are you most excited about this semester?

New students can take advantage of resources at bit.ly/45G8RyX

Are we truly on the verge of the humanoid robot revolution? - Berkeley News In two new papers, UC Berkeley roboticist Ken Goldberg explains why robots are not gaining real-world skills as quickly as AI chatbots are gaining language fluency.

In two new papers, UC Berkeley roboticist Ken Goldberg explains why robots are not gaining real-world skills as quickly as AI chatbots are gaining language fluency.

Berkeley Engineering welcomes 11 new faculty members - Berkeley Engineering Professors are joining the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

This fall, we welcome 11 new faculty members to the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences!

Adam Savage delivers the opening keynote during ISAM 2025. (Photo by Adam Lau/UC Berkeley Engineering)

The seated crowd during the paper session. (Photo by Adam Lau/UC Berkeley Engineering)

Motion-blurred attendees enter Jacobs Hall. (Photo by Adam Lau/UC Berkeley Engineering)

The crowd gathers in Jacobs Hall. (Photo by Adam Lau/UC Berkeley Engineering)

Scenes from the International Symposium of Academic Makerspaces (ISAM) 2025 earlier this month!

Learn more: isam2025.hemi-makers.org

(Photos by Adam Lau / Berkeley Engineering)

Flyer for Ilina Bhaya-Grossman's talk showing a colorful illustration of a brain. Your Brain on Language Sounds, Signals, Speech! With Ilina Bhaya-Grossman Advised by Edward F. Chang Thursday, September 4, 2025 6:30-7:30 pm The Kanbar Forum Exploratorium at Pier 15 San Francisco How does your brain turn sound into meaning? Every time we hear someone speak, our brain pulls off a remarkable feat — transforming vibrations in the air into words, sentences, and ideas we instantly understand. Join us for a behind-the-scenes look at how scientists study this question and how curiosity, data, and teamwork come together to reveal the answers.

Interested in learning how the brain turns sound into meaning? Hear from bioengineering PhD student Ilina Bhaya-Grossman about her research in the @changlabucsf.bsky.social
as part of the Exploratorium's After Dark series. #SciComm 🧠📈 @berkeleyengineer.bsky.social
@ucsanfrancisco.bsky.social

The Campanile is seen through fall foliage from Hearst Mining Circle in Berkeley, Calif. on Friday, Dec. 13, 2019. (Photo by Adam Lau/Berkeley Engineering)

We’re excited to have our BEars back on campus for the fall semester!

A team of UC Berkeley engineers developed #ResearchWithResults with their Dorsal Grasper, a wearable device that enhances grasping functionality for people living with spinal cord injury.

Read the story: bit.ly/4aWuhcd

A stroke stole her ability to speak. Eighteen years later, scientists used AI to bring it back. - Berkeley News Ann Johnson became paralyzed after a brainstem stroke at age 30. As a participant in a clinical trial led by researchers at UC Berkeley and UC San Francisco, she finally heard her voice again.

Ann Johnson became paralyzed after a brainstem stroke at age 30. As a participant in a clinical trial led by researchers at UC Berkeley and UCSF, she finally heard her voice again. news.berkeley.edu/2025/08/13/a...