Berkeley CEE Hosts SWE HSEP Tour at Structures Lab

The Society of Women Engineers High School Engineering Program (HSEP) is a free 10-week initiative designed to introduce high school students to various engineering fields through guest speakers, club presentations, and a hands-on technical engineering group project. By providing early mentorship and exposure to engineering disciplines, the program aims to inspire more female and non-binary students to pursue STEM careers.

ASCE Hosts Spring 2025 Civil & Environmental Engineering Career Fair

The UC Berkeley Spring 2025 Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) Career Fair, hosted by the Berkeley chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), was a great success! Held on January 30 at the MLK Student Union's Pauley Ballroom, the event connected students with leading industry employers for career opportunities and networking.

Dimitrios Zekkos to Give State-of-the-Art Talk on Autonomy in Landfills at Geofrontiers Conference

CEE Professor Dimitrios Zekkos will deliver a State-of-the-art talk on "Autonomous characterization of full-scale field response of Municipal Solid Waste" at the Geofrontiers conference from March 2nd to March 5th.

The talk will describe opportunities to incorporate autonomy and gain better insights into the full-scale response of Municipal Solid Waste in landfills. It will include specific examples of applications related to settlement behavior and methane emissions. 

Berkeley CEE Alumni Ellen Rathje and Elizabeth Hausler Elected to National Academy of Engineering

The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) has elected two CEE alumni into its 2025 class. Election to the NAE is among the highest professional distinctions accorded to an engineer, and academy membership honors those who have made outstanding contributions to engineering research, practice, or education.

Congratulations to our alumni who were inducted into the NAE's 2025 class:

Sunni Ivey Receives Chancellor's Award for Advancing Institutional Excellence and Equity

Congratulations to CEE Assistant Professor Sunni Ivey, one of three recipients of the 2024-25 Chancellor's Award for Advancing Institutional Excellence and Equity! This distinguished award includes a $10,000 grant to support her ongoing work advancing diversity, equity, inclusion, belonging, and justice.