A hearty congratulations to Phoebe Ho, a recipient of the 2023 National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship! The fellowship offers three years of support over five years, including an annual stipend of $37,000. The purpose of the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) is to ensure the quality, vitality, and diversity of the scientific and engineering workforce.
(CEE)² Director Attends National Environmental Justice Conference & Training Program
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The 16th annual National Environmental Justice Conference (NEJC) hosted in Washington, D.C., took place March 7th - 9th at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. The title of this year's conference was "Fully Integrating and Institutionalizing Environmental Justice & Equity." The purpose of the conference was to enhance communities through capacity building and technical assistance.
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If you're a prospective student interested in pursuing a degree in Civil & Environmental Engineering, you've come to the right place! We have comprehensive pages for both undergraduate and graduate students, where you can learn more about our programs, faculty, research opportunities, and more. We encourage you to explore these pages and discover what makes Berkeley CEE a top choice for pursuing higher education.
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The Civil & Environmental Engineering undergraduate major at UC Berkeley seeks to provide students with opportunities for rigorous academic learning, fellowship, hands-on experience, and leadership.
Sanjay Govindjee Co-Authors Book on Mechanics of Solid Materials
Professor Sanjay Govindjee is a co-author of Introduction to Mechanics of Solid Materials, a new book covering essential topics in engineering applications, including elasticity, plasticity and creep, and fracture and fatigue, with a target audience of 3rd and 4th year engineering and science students.
CEE Professors Tina Chow & Tom Kirchstetter Awarded EPA Grant to Tackle Wildfire Smoke Health Impacts
CEE Professors Tina Chow and Tom Kirchstetter are collaborating on a new EPA grant led by principal investigator Neeta Thakur at UCSF to improve estimates of health impacts from wildfire smoke.
Dimitrios Konstantinidis Awarded International Grant to Test Full-Scale Seismically Isolated Building
Professor Dimitrios Konstantinidis teamed up with researchers across Europe to win an ERIES transnational access grant to conduct a full-scale shake table testing campaign at the Laboratorio Nacional de Engenharia Civil (LNEC) in Lisbon, Portugal.
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Why Civil & Environmental Engineering at Berkeley?
Civil and environmental engineers build solutions to societal issues and foster a diverse community of perspectives that challenge conventional thinking. The activity of civil engineers addresses the need for well-constructed and functionally operating systems.