Saturday, October 18, 2025
1 – 4 p.m.
Grimes Engineering Center, UC Berkeley campus
Join us to learn about the latest in Berkeley Civil and Environmental Engineering, where we’ll highlight all the exciting activities underway in our community! The event will feature lightning talks, research posters, research centers and networking.
We’re excited to invite our entire community — including companies, alumni and friends of the Department — to highlight what it means to be a part of Berkeley CEE.
Program:
1 p.m. Reception
2 p.m. Welcome Address by Event MC Scott Moura, Clare & Hsieh Wen Shen Distinguished Professor
2: 05 p.m. State of the Department talk by Joan Walker, Department Chair
2:20 p.m. Lightning talks highlighting CEE community initiatives
- "AI and Human Decisions: Shaping the Future of Urban Systems"
Manxi Wu, Assistant Professor - "The Exciting Future of Environmental Engineering at Cal"
Evan A. Variano, Professor - “Innovation in Action: Resilience at Berkeley’s Grimes Engineering Center”
Khalid Mosalam, Taisei Professor of Civil Engineering
2:50 p.m. "Investing in Tomorrow: Collaboration Between Alumni and Berkeley CEE" by Janiele Maffei (M.S.’80 CE)
Chief Mitigation Officer, California Earthquake Authority and CEE Advisory Council Member
3 p.m. Student posters and networking hour
Registration:
A ticket is required to attend this event. Register for your free ticket here.
Questions? Contact outreach-ce@berkeley.edu.
Check out our inaugural Community Highlights Event from 2024: