Berkeley CEE's Director of Student Services, Robbie Powers, received this year's Berkeley Staff Assembly Excellence in Management Award! Robbie was selected from over 50 nominees for this important honor, recognizing his efforts to support staff in their professional goals and growth.
The Cal Construction Club hosted OSHA 10 training for undergraduate students this spring! Thirty-one students successfully completed the course, which provides entry-level safety training that covers workplace hazards, workers' rights, and employer responsibilities.
Thank you to Cal Construction Club's Vice President Diego Balino Martinez, Dr. Mark Shami, Professor Iris Tommelein and Facilities Manager Jackie Garcia, for making this training possible!
We are delighted to invite you to attend and participate in our Construction Innovation Day on Friday, April 18, at UC Berkeley on the Clark Kerr Campus. The Project Production Systems Laboratory (P2SL) hosts this Innovation Day in collaboration with the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department and, specifically, the Construction Systems faculty. The event will be held from 8:30 AM to 5:30 PM.
Caltrans has awarded the Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center (PEER) a $5.075 Million contract to continue the PEER-Bridge Research Program. Caltrans has had a well-established bridge research program, which was significantly expanded in response to the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake.
CEE Professor Jonathan Bray will deliver the prestigious Burmister Lecture at Columbia University in New York on March 25th. His presentation will focus on how knowledge is advanced through post-extreme event reconnaissance, a field in which he has made significant contributions. Professor Bray founded and led the National Science Foundation-sponsored Geotechnical Extreme Events Reconnaissance (GEER) Association.
Air Quality Modeling and Exposure Lab graduate students attended the Toast to Clean Air Event, an annual celebration of stakeholder commitment to cleaner air in California. The event is hosted by the Coalition for Clean Air, and the 2025 ceremony featured guest speaker CalEPA Secretary Yana Garcia.
The Berkeley Water Center hosted an engaging Water Day event on Thursday, March 20th, at the Banatao Auditorium in Sutardja Dai Hall at UC Berkeley. Attendees enjoyed coffee, refreshments, and lunch throughout the day while participating in thought-provoking discussions and exploring innovative solutions to global water challenges.
