The skies above Los Angeles reveal a surprising truth about the region's air pollution. Trees and other plants emit volatile organic compounds (VOCs), which mix with human-made pollutants and contribute to summertime air pollution in the area.
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Iris Tommelein Receives Roy W. Carlson Distinguished Professorship in Engineering
Congratulations to CEE Professor Iris Tommelein on receiving the Roy W. Carlson Distinguished Professorship in Engineering! Tommelein is the Director of the Project Production Systems Laboratory (P2SL) and is an expert in on-site layout and logistics, operations and methods design, materials management, and supply-chain management. She has been studying, developing, and applying principles and techniques of project-based production management for the architecture-engineering-construction (AEC) industry, called Lean Construction.
UC Berkeley Concrete Canoe Team Competes in Nationals
The UC Berkeley Concrete Canoe student team competed at the national 2024 American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Concrete Canoe Competition! The event, hosted by Brigham Young University from Thursday, June 20, to Saturday, June 22, brought teams from universities worldwide together.
Amy Pickering Promoted to Associate Professor
We are thrilled to announce that faculty member Amy Pickering was recently promoted to Associate Professor in Civil & Environmental Engineering and serves as the Blum Center Distinguished Chair in Global Poverty and Practice!
KTH and UC Berkeley Students Switch Places for 8-week Research Internship
Written by: David Callahan, KTH Royal Institute of Technology
A dozen students from Sweden and California switched places last week for summer research internships focused on digital transformation, kicking off a new exchange between KTH Royal Institute of Technology and the University of California, Berkeley.