New Computer Vision-Based System Monitors Seasonal Dynamics of Tropical Water

Understanding how water moves and changes worldwide is more important than ever due to climate change, but monitoring inland water in the tropics is not easy. Most satellites are optical and take photos of surfaces. They cannot see through the thick cloud cover and dense vegetation that conceal the rivers, lakes, and wetlands below.

Berkeley CEE Research Paper Wins Best Paper Award at ICRAT

Congratulations to CEE doctoral students Emin Burak Onat, Shangqing (Albert) Cao, Xuan Jiang, and CEE Professors Mark Hansen and Raja Sengupta for winning the best paper award in the Trajectories and Networks track at ICRAT! This conference marked the 11th International Conference on Research in Air Transportation Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, held last week.

Jack Moehle Elected Honorary Member of Architectural Institute of Japan

CEE Professor Jack Moehle was inducted as an Honorary Member of the Architectural Institute of Japan during a special ceremony held in Tokyo on May 30th. The honor recognizes his contributions to earthquake engineering and collaborative activities between Japan and the United States. Since its founding in 1886, only seven non-Japanese members have received this honor.