Civil engineering

Distributed fiber optic sensor installation on a new pipeline.

Researchers receive $3M grant to integrate advanced technologies for enhanced risk assessment

04/05/24 — Berkeley geotechnical engineer Kenichi Soga will lead project aimed at enhancing safety and resilience of natural gas storage, pipeline infrastructure

McLaughlin Hall, College of Engineering at UC Berkeley.

Berkeley Engineering celebrates 2024 mentoring award winners

03/27/24 — Recipients recognized by the UC Berkeley Graduate Division for helping students succeed

Headshots of Arpad Horvath, Ravi Prasher and Ion Stoica

Three UC Berkeley professors named to NAE

02/06/24 — The election of Arpad Horvath, Ravi Prasher and Ion Stoica to the National Academy of Engineering brings the number of engineering faculty members in the NAE to 75

Still image from animated IMAX movie, Cities of the Future. Shows young people looking at a futuristic cityscape from inside their flying car.

Berkeley alum Paul Lee (M.S.’16 CEE) discusses cities of the future in new film

01/24/24 — ASCE: Debuting nationwide Feb. 16, IMAX movie gives a glimpse into what the urban landscape may look like in 2070

Side-by-side photos of Ashok Gadgil (left), a distinguished professor emeritus of civil and environmental engineering, and Boris Rubinsky, a professor of bioengineering and mechanical engineering.

Two UC Berkeley engineers elected to the National Academy of Inventors

12/12/23 — Ashok Gadgil and Boris Rubinsky receive highest professional distinction awarded solely to inventors

Curbing antibiotic resistance

11/06/23 — Increasing access to clean water and flush toilets could be an effective way to curb antibiotic resistance.

Photo of Ashok Gadgil, wearing the National Medal of Technology and Innovation, shaking hands with President Biden.

Ashok Gadgil awarded National Medal of Technology and Innovation

10/24/23 — Distinguished CEE professor's technological innovations have profoundly benefited low-resource communities worldwide

Berkeley Engineering alums among winners of MacArthur Foundation’s ‘genius award’

10/18/23 — UC Newsroom: Linsey Marr (M.S.'97, Ph.D.'02 CEE) and Lester Mackey (Ph.D.'12 CS) recognized for bringing outstanding originality, dedication and drive to their fields

Photo of office interior, with ceiling fans and workers at tables, that served as a laboratory. Researchers controlled air conditioners and ceiling fans as part of a study.

Hybrid cooling leads to 32% energy savings in tropical office buildings — without sacrificing comfort

10/12/23 — CITRIS: Berkeley researchers, academic partners in Singapore combine ceiling fans with higher AC set points

Image of soundproofing material under red and blue lighting.

Researchers develop new AI-based design method for metamaterials

10/10/23 — Innovative approach can create everyday products with novel mechanical properties

Ashok Gadgil wins inaugural R&D Leader of the Year award

08/24/23 — R&D World magazine cited the distinguished professor's 30+ years of innovations that profoundly benefited low-resource communities

Antimicrobial susceptibility testing in petri dish

Greater access to water and sanitation could help curb antibiotic resistance

06/30/23 — Berkeley-led study highlights key role of community environmental factors in transmission of resistance genes

Still image from news video showing Spot, the robotic dog.

Robotic pup tested in East Bay could be the future of infrastructure inspection

06/12/23 — ABC7 News: Berkeley civil engineers send in Spot to inspect 100-year-old, 7,000-foot-long tunnel

Researchers reveal the ‘hidden’ costs of drinkable water

05/04/23 — Successful water treatment technologies require a deeper understanding of users’ challenges

Photo of a small model house balancing on cracked asphalt meant to represent an earthquake.

Berkeley Lab and PEER to release advanced Bay Area quake simulations

02/09/23 — Supercomputer-generated simulations will be available on an open-access website, giving the broader earthquake research community and engineers access to critical data

Photo of civil and environmental engineering professor Kenichi Soga.

Kenichi Soga named to the NAE

02/07/23 — Berkeley geotechnical engineer receives one of the highest professional honors accorded an American engineer

Community members from Bolinas, California, play an evacuation-simulation board game

Researchers to help reduce wildfire risk with dynamic modeling, serious games

12/20/22 — CITRIS: With a $2.5 million NSF grant, an interdisciplinary UC team led by civil engineering professor Kenichi Soga is partnering with Bay Area communities to help residents respond to natural disasters more quickly — and more safely.

Researchers viewing multiple video screens showing field test of AI-powered cruse control system

Massive traffic experiment pits machine learning against ‘phantom’ jams

11/23/22 — CIRCLES Consortium field trial shows AI-powered cruise control system could help smooth traffic flow, improve fuel economy

Into the drink

11/07/22 — Researchers have found that water chlorination does not negatively impact the gut microbiome of children.

Berkeley researcher checks new arsenic treatment technology with Dennis Hutson looking on.

Bringing arsenic-safe drinking water to rural California

09/21/22 — Berkeley engineers have created a simple, low-cost arsenic treatment system to help low-income communities access safer water (With video)