Introduction to (CEE)² Workshop
By Nia Jones
How Much Are We Exposed to Emissions from Road Construction Activities?
CEE researchers co-authored a paper describing the process of developing a novel model quantifying PM2.5 exposure impacts from operating and maintaining paved roads in the San Francisco Bay Area. The paper was co-authored by Postdoctoral Associate Fiona Greer (Ph.D., CEE 2021), ECIC Ph.D. student Ahmad Bin Thaneya, and Professors Arpad Horvath and Joshua Apte in Environmental Research Letters.
Large-Scale Traffic Experiment Uses AI Against ‘Phantom’ Jam
CEE Professors Maria Laura Delle Monache and Alexandre M. Bayen discuss their research on the impact of AI-equipped vehicles on traffic jams and fuel consumption in a large-scale traffic experiment outside of Nashville through the Circles Consortium with Berkeley News:
Structural Health Monitoring for Wind Turbines
In mid-October, Linqing Luo (Research Scientist at LBL) and James Xu (Ph.D. Student at CEE) helped install fiber optic cables for structural health monitoring of wind turbines in Oklahoma through their work at the Center for Smart Infrastructure. Using distributed fiber optic sensing (DFOS), analyzers can detect the dynamic strain, which can help identify structural degradation. This technology can help to build innovative infrastructure within critical clean energy systems.
GeoSystems Program Hosts Sixth Annual Geotechnical Engineering Research Symposium
The UC Berkeley GeoSystems program hosted its sixth annual Geotechnical Engineering Research Symposium last Friday! This event gives current Ph.D. students and Research Associates the opportunity to share their research with the geotechnical engineering industry and fellow researchers.
SWE Hosts Mini University: High School Students Tour Structures Lab
On Wednesday, the UC Berkeley Society of Women Engineers (SWE) hosted Mini University! This one-day free event introduces underserved high school students to the college environment and research involved in pursuing STEM careers. Undergraduate students from SWE led lab tours for high-school students to help them learn about the different engineering disciplines available and the cutting-edge research happening on campus.
Engineering Project Management Students Conduct Site Visits Across East Bay
This semester, students in CE 167: Engineering Project Management completed seven site visits hosted by the companies Webcor, Suffolk, and West Builders. All visits took place in Berkeley and Oakland and happened while construction projects were in progress. These visits proved to be valuable learning experiences for students, who had a great time exploring the sites and getting a good feel for the construction industry.
Announcing Logo Design Contest for Current UC Berkeley Students
Attention CEE students!
CE112 Students Observe a Pipeline Test at the Center for Smart Infrastructure
On October 14, CE112 students went to the Center for Smart Infrastructure at Richmond Field Station to observe a pipeline failure test in a lecture by Professor Kenichi Soga and East Bay Municipal Utility District staff. Soga adds that as part of the test, students observed the failure of the pipeline to understand the mechanism behind how the pipeline works and get to know the details.