Researchers at the Center for Smart Infrastructure (CSI) testing lab evaluated a jointed pipe system under conditions simulating extreme scenarios, such as landslides or earthquake fault ruptures. The focus of the assessment was a 42-foot-long, 8-inch-diameter ductile iron pipe system designed to resist earthquakes, outfitted with advanced distributed fiber optic sensors for data collection.
Last week marked a memorable occasion as we honored our graduates at a reception, commemorating their hard work and milestone achievements alongside friends, family, and faculty! The baccalaureate and master's degree ceremonies took place on May 21 at the Hearst Greek Theatre, followed by the hooding ceremony for Ph.D. degree recipients on May 24 at Zellerbach Hall.
Congratulations to all our graduating and graduated Civil and Environmental Engineering students!
The College of Engineering Commencement ceremonies will be held on Wednesday, May 21, 2025 at the Hearst Greek Theatre. The Doctoral degree ceremony will be on Saturday, May 24, 2025, and the College of Engineering will host the Ph.D. reception after the ceremony at the Campanile.
Congratulations to CEE Professor Sanjay Govindjee for being elected as a 2025 Fellow of the Engineering Mechanics Institute! The new members will be honored at the awards ceremony during the EMI 2025 Conference.
Disadvantaged communities in Los Angeles experience significantly higher concentrations and emissions of hazardous air pollutants (HAPs), a class of substances linked to adverse health effects like increased cancer risk, reproductive complications, and developmental issues, according to a recent study led by researchers in the Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management (ESPM).
Every year, over 500,000 children under five lose their lives to gastrointestinal bacterial infections globally, predominantly in areas with inadequate access to safe drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene facilities. But to alleviate this public health threat, scientists need to better understand how these pathogens spread.
The UC Berkeley Center for Smart Infrastructure (CSI) hosted a visit by the American Water Works Association (AWWA) and EBMUD on April 17. David LaFrance, CEO of AWWA, interviewed CSI director and CEE Professor Kenichi Soga about the role of research to industry applications.
CEE Professor Dimitrios Zekkos is the editor of the new Manual of Practice in Geoenvironmental Engineering (MOP 159) published by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). The manual was developed under the Auspices of the Geoenvironmental Engineering Technical Committee of ASCE's Geo-Institute, and is the first Manual of Practice published by the Geo-Institute.
