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U.S. News ranks Berkeley’s undergrad engineering program No. 3 in the nation - Berkeley Engineering
The college remains the top public program
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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). 🏆
That means UC Berkeley Engineering holds onto our title as top public program, tying with Georgia Institute of Technology (also a public university). 🏆
‘Tis the season for retrospective lists, and Berkeley Engineering is here to bring you the best of our research, accomplishments and community in 2025!
Brace yourself for everything from classic arcade games to swanky student hubs to Nobel prize wins.
Brace yourself for everything from classic arcade games to swanky student hubs to Nobel prize wins.
Berkeley Engineering’s 2025 in review - Berkeley Engineering
Nine standout stories from the year
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December 19, 2025 at 9:11 PM
‘Tis the season for retrospective lists, and Berkeley Engineering is here to bring you the best of our research, accomplishments and community in 2025!
Brace yourself for everything from classic arcade games to swanky student hubs to Nobel prize wins.
Brace yourself for everything from classic arcade games to swanky student hubs to Nobel prize wins.
As we head into the holidays, we wanted to express our deep gratitude for all who make up the Berkeley Engineering community!
To brighten this wish, we are featuring the Strauch Hypercube, a dynamic art installation that illuminates the Grimes Engineering Center.
Fiat Lux!
To brighten this wish, we are featuring the Strauch Hypercube, a dynamic art installation that illuminates the Grimes Engineering Center.
Fiat Lux!
December 15, 2025 at 7:16 PM
As we head into the holidays, we wanted to express our deep gratitude for all who make up the Berkeley Engineering community!
To brighten this wish, we are featuring the Strauch Hypercube, a dynamic art installation that illuminates the Grimes Engineering Center.
Fiat Lux!
To brighten this wish, we are featuring the Strauch Hypercube, a dynamic art installation that illuminates the Grimes Engineering Center.
Fiat Lux!
Did you know? Mussels attach to surfaces with protein fibers called byssal threads… and this biological feature is inspiring professor Phillip Messersmith to develop cutting-edge adhesives.
Nature provides the answers - Berkeley Engineering
Phillip Messersmith harnesses the natural world to engineer medical innovations
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December 14, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Did you know? Mussels attach to surfaces with protein fibers called byssal threads… and this biological feature is inspiring professor Phillip Messersmith to develop cutting-edge adhesives.
Ana Claudia Arias and Tahir Ghani, both faculty members in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, have been elected to the National Academy of Inventors!
The honor, awarded to 185 inductees this year, marks the highest professional distinction awarded solely to inventors.
The honor, awarded to 185 inductees this year, marks the highest professional distinction awarded solely to inventors.
Two UC Berkeley professors elected to the National Academy of Inventors - Berkeley Engineering
Ana Claudia Arias and Tahir Ghani named as 2025 fellows
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December 11, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Ana Claudia Arias and Tahir Ghani, both faculty members in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, have been elected to the National Academy of Inventors!
The honor, awarded to 185 inductees this year, marks the highest professional distinction awarded solely to inventors.
The honor, awarded to 185 inductees this year, marks the highest professional distinction awarded solely to inventors.
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Congrats to CEE PhD student Albert Cao, Professor Marta Gonzalez, and the HumNet Lab team for earning second-best contribution at ACM SIGSPATIAL 2025 for their work, “sparkmobility: A Spark-based Python Library for Processing, Modeling, and Analyzing Large Mobility Datasets.”
December 5, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Congrats to CEE PhD student Albert Cao, Professor Marta Gonzalez, and the HumNet Lab team for earning second-best contribution at ACM SIGSPATIAL 2025 for their work, “sparkmobility: A Spark-based Python Library for Processing, Modeling, and Analyzing Large Mobility Datasets.”
Check out these outtakes from our photo shoot in Professor Lining Yao’s Morphing Matter Lab for Berkeley Engineer magazine!
Yao, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, envisions a future where materials respond through interaction with the environment.
Read all about it: bit.ly/4nSSDbI
Yao, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, envisions a future where materials respond through interaction with the environment.
Read all about it: bit.ly/4nSSDbI
December 1, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Check out these outtakes from our photo shoot in Professor Lining Yao’s Morphing Matter Lab for Berkeley Engineer magazine!
Yao, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, envisions a future where materials respond through interaction with the environment.
Read all about it: bit.ly/4nSSDbI
Yao, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, envisions a future where materials respond through interaction with the environment.
Read all about it: bit.ly/4nSSDbI
Eugene Jarvis (B.S.’76 EECS) is a certified game changer — as in, a pioneer of the arcade gaming space!
His storied career got its start in Birge Hall, next to the Campanile. It was in the basement where he got his first taste of video games, specifically 1962’s Spacewar!
His storied career got its start in Birge Hall, next to the Campanile. It was in the basement where he got his first taste of video games, specifically 1962’s Spacewar!
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Arcade legend Eugene Jarvis looks back on his time as a Berkeley undergrad
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November 24, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Eugene Jarvis (B.S.’76 EECS) is a certified game changer — as in, a pioneer of the arcade gaming space!
His storied career got its start in Birge Hall, next to the Campanile. It was in the basement where he got his first taste of video games, specifically 1962’s Spacewar!
His storied career got its start in Birge Hall, next to the Campanile. It was in the basement where he got his first taste of video games, specifically 1962’s Spacewar!
"Engineering is more than design. It is a way to heal, to help and to make a difference. My goal is to use technology to fill what is missing, restore what is broken and create tools that help hearts and lives feel whole again.” — Nikolai Seva (MEng’25 ME) on his adaptive ski prosthetic #VoicesOfBE
November 22, 2025 at 6:50 PM
"Engineering is more than design. It is a way to heal, to help and to make a difference. My goal is to use technology to fill what is missing, restore what is broken and create tools that help hearts and lives feel whole again.” — Nikolai Seva (MEng’25 ME) on his adaptive ski prosthetic #VoicesOfBE
Did you know? Boris Rubinsky, professor emeritus of bioengineering and of mechanical engineering, is behind one of TIME’s Best Inventions of 2025!
The NanoKnife is revolutionizing care for prostate cancer by using electric currents to quickly and easily reach remote tumors.
The NanoKnife is revolutionizing care for prostate cancer by using electric currents to quickly and easily reach remote tumors.
November 22, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Did you know? Boris Rubinsky, professor emeritus of bioengineering and of mechanical engineering, is behind one of TIME’s Best Inventions of 2025!
The NanoKnife is revolutionizing care for prostate cancer by using electric currents to quickly and easily reach remote tumors.
The NanoKnife is revolutionizing care for prostate cancer by using electric currents to quickly and easily reach remote tumors.
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My story on Lining Yao and the Morphing Matter Lab was recently published by @berkeleyengineer.bsky.social in Berkeley Engineer magazine.
The new issue of Berkeley Engineer magazine is out now!
Our cover story highlights how science meets shapeshifting at the Morphing Matter Lab. Other features cover medical innovations, an at-home diagnostic test and a new color "olo."
Read the issue: engineering.berkeley.edu/magazine
Our cover story highlights how science meets shapeshifting at the Morphing Matter Lab. Other features cover medical innovations, an at-home diagnostic test and a new color "olo."
Read the issue: engineering.berkeley.edu/magazine
November 18, 2025 at 9:03 PM
My story on Lining Yao and the Morphing Matter Lab was recently published by @berkeleyengineer.bsky.social in Berkeley Engineer magazine.
ICYMI: We launched the Student Organization Applied Research (SOAR) labs at Richmond Field Station (RFS) on Saturday!
Now, student orgs can design, build and develop projects using high-end technology and equipment that improves both efficiency and safety.
Read our story: bit.ly/3XxlPKr
Now, student orgs can design, build and develop projects using high-end technology and equipment that improves both efficiency and safety.
Read our story: bit.ly/3XxlPKr
November 17, 2025 at 11:52 PM
ICYMI: We launched the Student Organization Applied Research (SOAR) labs at Richmond Field Station (RFS) on Saturday!
Now, student orgs can design, build and develop projects using high-end technology and equipment that improves both efficiency and safety.
Read our story: bit.ly/3XxlPKr
Now, student orgs can design, build and develop projects using high-end technology and equipment that improves both efficiency and safety.
Read our story: bit.ly/3XxlPKr
We’re SOARin’, flyin’ ✈️
At the Student Organization Applied Research (SOAR) labs, that is! Today marks the launch of this new hub for creativity, hands-on learning and teamwork at Richmond Field Station.
Here’s to kicking off a new era of student innovation!
At the Student Organization Applied Research (SOAR) labs, that is! Today marks the launch of this new hub for creativity, hands-on learning and teamwork at Richmond Field Station.
Here’s to kicking off a new era of student innovation!
November 16, 2025 at 1:44 AM
We’re SOARin’, flyin’ ✈️
At the Student Organization Applied Research (SOAR) labs, that is! Today marks the launch of this new hub for creativity, hands-on learning and teamwork at Richmond Field Station.
Here’s to kicking off a new era of student innovation!
At the Student Organization Applied Research (SOAR) labs, that is! Today marks the launch of this new hub for creativity, hands-on learning and teamwork at Richmond Field Station.
Here’s to kicking off a new era of student innovation!
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From the latest issue of Berkeley Engineering mag: Research by QB3-Berkeley affiliate Amy Pickering shows that stored drinking water is a major source of E. coli transmission in developing countries. Read more from @berkeleyengineer.bsky.social: engineering.berkeley.edu/news/2025/11...
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Researchers have found that stored drinking water is a key transmission pathway for E. coli
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November 14, 2025 at 2:42 AM
From the latest issue of Berkeley Engineering mag: Research by QB3-Berkeley affiliate Amy Pickering shows that stored drinking water is a major source of E. coli transmission in developing countries. Read more from @berkeleyengineer.bsky.social: engineering.berkeley.edu/news/2025/11...
The new issue of Berkeley Engineer magazine is out now!
Our cover story highlights how science meets shapeshifting at the Morphing Matter Lab. Other features cover medical innovations, an at-home diagnostic test and a new color "olo."
Read the issue: engineering.berkeley.edu/magazine
Our cover story highlights how science meets shapeshifting at the Morphing Matter Lab. Other features cover medical innovations, an at-home diagnostic test and a new color "olo."
Read the issue: engineering.berkeley.edu/magazine
November 10, 2025 at 6:56 PM
The new issue of Berkeley Engineer magazine is out now!
Our cover story highlights how science meets shapeshifting at the Morphing Matter Lab. Other features cover medical innovations, an at-home diagnostic test and a new color "olo."
Read the issue: engineering.berkeley.edu/magazine
Our cover story highlights how science meets shapeshifting at the Morphing Matter Lab. Other features cover medical innovations, an at-home diagnostic test and a new color "olo."
Read the issue: engineering.berkeley.edu/magazine
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Mark your calendars to celebrate a new class of graduating Bears! Winter (Commencement) is coming, December 20, 2025!
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#UCBerkeley #CalGrad #Commencement
November 8, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Mark your calendars to celebrate a new class of graduating Bears! Winter (Commencement) is coming, December 20, 2025!
#UCBerkeley #CalGrad #Commencement
#UCBerkeley #CalGrad #Commencement
No one knows when the next major earthquake will strike. In the meantime, researchers are working to understand how these events could disrupt access to healthcare in densely populated regions — and how best to prepare for them.
How a major Bay Area earthquake could endanger healthcare access - Berkeley Engineering
Study shows that damage to hospitals and transportation networks could compound failures across the region
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November 7, 2025 at 12:15 AM
No one knows when the next major earthquake will strike. In the meantime, researchers are working to understand how these events could disrupt access to healthcare in densely populated regions — and how best to prepare for them.
Berkeley engineers just made a discovery that could help advance heart failure therapeutics!
Using a heart-on-a-chip model, a team led by Professor Kevin Healy found a lipid nanoparticle that could penetrate the heart muscle to deliver therapeutic gene therapies.
Read our story: bit.ly/4qEeK87
Using a heart-on-a-chip model, a team led by Professor Kevin Healy found a lipid nanoparticle that could penetrate the heart muscle to deliver therapeutic gene therapies.
Read our story: bit.ly/4qEeK87
November 3, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Berkeley engineers just made a discovery that could help advance heart failure therapeutics!
Using a heart-on-a-chip model, a team led by Professor Kevin Healy found a lipid nanoparticle that could penetrate the heart muscle to deliver therapeutic gene therapies.
Read our story: bit.ly/4qEeK87
Using a heart-on-a-chip model, a team led by Professor Kevin Healy found a lipid nanoparticle that could penetrate the heart muscle to deliver therapeutic gene therapies.
Read our story: bit.ly/4qEeK87
It’s been the spookiest of seasons. So here’s a #FBF to this hauntingly beautiful view of a solar eclipse over the Campanile in October 2023. Happy Halloween! 👻🎃
(Photos by Adam Lau / Berkeley Engineering)
(Photos by Adam Lau / Berkeley Engineering)
October 31, 2025 at 6:17 PM
It’s been the spookiest of seasons. So here’s a #FBF to this hauntingly beautiful view of a solar eclipse over the Campanile in October 2023. Happy Halloween! 👻🎃
(Photos by Adam Lau / Berkeley Engineering)
(Photos by Adam Lau / Berkeley Engineering)
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Alumni Todd Roberts and Owen Kent first developed Reflex, their robotic rehabilitation device, in a UC Berkeley course. Now, six years later, they’re launching it through their company, ATDev, which aims to bring high-quality rehabilitation into the home. engineering.berkeley.edu/news/2025/10...
Berkeley alums develop at-home robotic rehabilitation device - Berkeley Engineering
ATDev co-founders advance new possibilities for assistive technologies
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October 27, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Alumni Todd Roberts and Owen Kent first developed Reflex, their robotic rehabilitation device, in a UC Berkeley course. Now, six years later, they’re launching it through their company, ATDev, which aims to bring high-quality rehabilitation into the home. engineering.berkeley.edu/news/2025/10...
Let there be light! 💡
“The Strauch Hypercube” lit up the Grimes Engineering Center during our Dean’s Society event tonight.
This installation is a visual representation of the relationship between exploration, innovation and community — and unlike anything else on campus.
“The Strauch Hypercube” lit up the Grimes Engineering Center during our Dean’s Society event tonight.
This installation is a visual representation of the relationship between exploration, innovation and community — and unlike anything else on campus.
October 26, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Let there be light! 💡
“The Strauch Hypercube” lit up the Grimes Engineering Center during our Dean’s Society event tonight.
This installation is a visual representation of the relationship between exploration, innovation and community — and unlike anything else on campus.
“The Strauch Hypercube” lit up the Grimes Engineering Center during our Dean’s Society event tonight.
This installation is a visual representation of the relationship between exploration, innovation and community — and unlike anything else on campus.
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Congrats to Bioengineering Professor and Blum Center Faculty Director Dan Fletcher for his induction into the @nam.edu!
Dan was recognized for his work developing mobile phone-based microscopy to diagnose infectious diseases in developing countries, among other contributions!
Dan was recognized for his work developing mobile phone-based microscopy to diagnose infectious diseases in developing countries, among other contributions!
October 22, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Congrats to Bioengineering Professor and Blum Center Faculty Director Dan Fletcher for his induction into the @nam.edu!
Dan was recognized for his work developing mobile phone-based microscopy to diagnose infectious diseases in developing countries, among other contributions!
Dan was recognized for his work developing mobile phone-based microscopy to diagnose infectious diseases in developing countries, among other contributions!
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UC Berkeley researchers have created a 3D printer that works in zero gravity, potentially giving astronauts the power to create replacement parts on the fly.
October 15, 2025 at 4:33 PM
UC Berkeley researchers have created a 3D printer that works in zero gravity, potentially giving astronauts the power to create replacement parts on the fly.
Here’s a glimpse of the PrintSprint 3D printing bootcamp for PREP students! Participants built their own printers, learned CAD design and competed in a design challenge.
Grace Gu, associate professor of mechanical engineering, led the workshop.
Learn more: bit.ly/46RwtkV
Grace Gu, associate professor of mechanical engineering, led the workshop.
Learn more: bit.ly/46RwtkV
October 13, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Here’s a glimpse of the PrintSprint 3D printing bootcamp for PREP students! Participants built their own printers, learned CAD design and competed in a design challenge.
Grace Gu, associate professor of mechanical engineering, led the workshop.
Learn more: bit.ly/46RwtkV
Grace Gu, associate professor of mechanical engineering, led the workshop.
Learn more: bit.ly/46RwtkV
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Thank you to Murat Arcak, @berkeleyengineer.bsky.social Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Professor of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering in UC Berkeley’s EECS department who presented Control Across Scales in Traffic Management at the ITS Transportation Seminar on Friday, October 3, 2025.
October 9, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Thank you to Murat Arcak, @berkeleyengineer.bsky.social Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Professor of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering in UC Berkeley’s EECS department who presented Control Across Scales in Traffic Management at the ITS Transportation Seminar on Friday, October 3, 2025.
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.
Now an assistant professor of chemical engineering at Stanford University, he's working on sustainable methods to recover valuable chemical resources from wastewater.
William Tarpeh awarded MacArthur ‘genius’ fellowship - Berkeley Engineering
Berkeley Engineering alum is pioneering methods to recover resources from wastewater
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October 9, 2025 at 12:03 AM
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.
Now an assistant professor of chemical engineering at Stanford University, he's working on sustainable methods to recover valuable chemical resources from wastewater.