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
Civil engineering
Researchers reveal the ‘hidden’ costs of drinkable water
05/04/23 — Successful water treatment technologies require a deeper understanding of users’ challenges
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
Kenichi Soga named to the NAE
02/07/23 — Berkeley geotechnical engineer receives one of the highest professional honors accorded an American engineer
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.
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.
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)
Commentary: Failing to act on climate change is robbing future generations of choices
07/12/22 — Chicago Tribune: CEE professor Ashok Gadgil and other frustrated scientists call for a reorientation of climate research to drive effective action and transformative change
New study evaluates NOAA’s wildfire smoke forecasting model
07/05/22 — Using data from the 2018 Camp Fire, civil engineering researchers identify ways to improve experimental smoke prediction tool
UC Berkeley-PEER shaking table turns 50
06/22/22 — Remains the largest multidirectional earthquake simulator in the US
Former UC Santa Cruz chancellor, Berkeley Engineering dean Karl Pister has died
05/16/22 — Pister, a structural engineering professor who devoted more than 70 years to the university, to higher education and to expanding educational opportunities for students from kindergarten to graduate school, was 96.
Civil engineers partner with Stockton students to build 120 air purifiers
04/26/22 — In honor of Earth Day, students from professor Tina Chow's CE 105 class joined with Edison High School to build and distribute air purifiers to the south Stockton community
Seeing red
04/15/22 — A study has found a strong association between present-day air pollution levels and historical patterns of redlining.
Q+A on wastewater testing
04/15/22 — Using a novel method to detect the SARS-CoV-2 virus, researchers worked with public agencies to monitor infection levels in local wastewater samples.
Tracking smoke
04/15/22 — Tests on a smoke forecasting model from the NOAA has allowed researchers to pinpoint areas for improvement.
Examining the effects of chlorinated drinking water on the gut microbiome
04/14/22 — New research shows no negative impact on children's digestive bacteria from chlorinated drinking water
New program looks to diversify next generation of civil and environmental engineers
04/07/22 — Partnership with Oakland schools, civic leaders and local practitioners aims to bolster workforce, improve engineering equity
Ashok Gadgil wins inaugural Zuckerberg Water Prize
04/05/22 — Award recognizes his outstanding vision and lasting global impact in water research
Campus drills 400-foot borehole to explore geothermal heating
03/30/22 — If successful, a geothermal heat pump system to help heat and cool buildings more efficiently could become part of UC Berkeley’s plan to decarbonize the campus