Susan Shaheen, professor of civil infrastructure and climate and transportation engineering, recently co-authored a paper exploring how innovative mobility and shifts in travel and consumer behavior change how people access and use the curb. Their research examines curb planning and management from several angles, such as safety, social equity, and multimodal connections.
Alexandre Bayen, Liao-Cho Innovation Endowed Chair and Director of the Institute of Transportation Studies Berkeley, co-edited a book that compiles reports of original empirical studies exploring the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on urban mobility and transportation and consequent policy responses. Susan Shaheen, professor of energy, civil infrastructure, climate, and transportation engineering, co-authored a scenario planning chapter in the book focused on public transit and shared mobility strategies following the C
Iris Tommelein, professor of engineering and project management, is attending the 30th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction. The IGLC community celebrates 30 years of Lean Construction research and application in the industry. This international multi-conference brings academic and industry professionals together to discuss pressing construction research and practice topics.
Maya Carrasquillo, assistant professor of energy, civil infrastructure, and climate, was honored by the Georgia Tech Alumni Association in Georgia Tech's annual 40 under 40 honorees list for the Class of 2022.
Professor Mark Hansen and recent CEE alumnus Lu Dai ('22) served as a moderator and panelist, accordingly, for the Machine Learning Workshop held by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the NEXTOR consortium. The workshop fostered thoughts and discussions on using fast-growing machine learning techniques for problems of interest to the FAA.
This year, UC Berkeley's Cal Seismic Design team placed fourth in the annual Seismic Design Competition hosted by the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI) held at the National Conference on Earthquake Engineering in Salt Lake City, Utah. The student teams had to build a complex wooden building model able to withstand simulated earthquakes from being tested on a shaking table.
After a two-year hiatus, Berkeley CEE's Academy of Distinguished Alumni (ADA) inducted its Classes of 2020 and 2021 in a gala event on June 16, 2022. This year's banquet celebrated the 10th anniversary of the ADA's founding, and welcomed 20 new individuals into its membership!
Associate Professor Tracy Becker has been awarded The Professor Ed & Diane Wilson Presidential Chair in Structural Engineering. First established in 2016, the endowed chair is generously funded by Berkeley CEE alumnus Ashraf Habibullah, the Founder, CEO and President of Computers & Structures, Inc. (CSI).
The State Water Resources Control Board’s Division of Water Rights has an opening for a Senior Water Resource Control Engineer Specialist in the Drought Planning, Hearings and Special Projects Section of the Bay Delta and Hearings Branch.
This position offers a unique and challenging opportunity to serve as a technical and multi-disciplinary team lead for the development and implementation of a wide variety of long-term drought planning and management initiatives, projects, and programs designed to improve the efficiency and efficacy of the State Water Board’s Division of Water Rights’ drought management actions; and to assist with complex and controversial water right hearings, adjudicatory proceedings, and permitting actions before the State Water Board.
Pay range: $10,311 - $12,905 per Month
Congratulations to CEE alum and Academy of Distinguished Alumni (ADA) member Reginald DesRoches! Currently the Provost of Rice University, he will begin his new role as President of the university on July 1, 2022.
