UC Berkeley Concrete Canoe Team Competes in Nationals

The UC Berkeley Concrete Canoe student team competed at the national 2023 American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Concrete Canoe Competition! The event was hosted by the University of Wisconsin-Platteville from Saturday, June 10 to Monday, June 12, and brings teams from universities worldwide together. This competition allows students to gain hands-on practical experience while testing their skills with concrete mix designs and project management challenges.

Jasmine Sanchez Wins CEE Design Contest

We are excited to announce that Jasmine Sanchez has won the CEE Design Contest and will receive $1000 for her two winning submissions! These designs will be used alongside official campus branding to support the visual identity of our department's academic programs. Congratulations to Jasmine for her achievement, and we are grateful for the many creative design submissions we received during the contest. Jasmine's designs truly showcase the CEE department's dedication to pushing the boundaries of innovation, fostering growth, and promoting sustainable solutions. 

New Research Study Finds Bay Area Drivers Spend 97 Hours A Year in Traffic

CEE Professor Alex Bayen was recently featured in a transportation segment piece from The Mercury News discussing freeway congestion on the Bay Bridge and potential solutions. The once bustling downtown offices in the Bay Area filled with techies and lawyers are now empty. BART's ridership has dropped by 60% after many passengers abandoned the system three years ago and never returned. 

Ph.D. Student Eduardo Montalto Wins Student Competition on Structural Stability at EMI 2023

Congratulations to Ph.D. student Eduardo Montalto for winning first place in the student paper competition on Structural Stability at the ASCE Engineering Mechanics Institute (EMI) 2023 Conference! The conference was held in Atlanta, GA, from June 6-9. Eduardo's winning paper, "Buckling of short beams considering warping with application to fiber-reinforced elastomeric isolators," was recognized by EMI's Stability Committee. The competition allows students to showcase their research and innovation in engineering mechanics.

How Should Drinking Water Technologies be Evaluated?

In a recent perspective feature in Nature Water, CEE Professor Amy Pickering, postdoctoral researcher Katya Cherukumilli, and Professor Isha Ray shed light on the hidden costs of drinking water technologies. 
 
Their research illustrates that a better understanding of the affordability and labor burden of safe drinking water can be achieved by focusing on the perspective of users.

EBMUD USL Tunnel Inspection Using Boston Dynamics' Spot Robot Equipped with Advanced Sensor Technology

On June 8 and 9, a team of researchers from UC Berkeley Center for Smart Infrastructure CSI, which includes Wonjun Cha, Maksymilian Jasiak, Dayu Apoji, and Professor Kenichi Soga, used Boston Dynamics' SPOT robot to inspect the Upper San Leandro water tunnel for East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD). SPOT is a quadruped robot that is known for its usefulness in various applications, including infrastructure assessment. The UC Berkeley team equipped SPOT with advanced sensors and a customized camera system to optimize it for inspecting water tunnels.

Daniel Arnold Joins CEE Faculty as An Adjunct Professor

We are delighted to announce that Daniel Arnold has been appointed as an Adjunct Professor in the CEE faculty cohort, effective July 1, 2023! Arnold will be making valuable contributions to CEE's ECIC and Systems programs. He completed his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at UC Berkeley in 2015 and then held a postdoctoral researcher position at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory before securing a research scientist role in 2017.

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