We congratulate Adjunct Professor Norman Abrahamson on his election to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) for 2018.
Abrahamson was elected for his contributions to seismic hazard assessment and for leadership in engineering seismology and earthquake engineering.
On Feb. 1, GeoSystems PhD students organized the first ever Geotechnical Engineering Research Symposium (GERS), a conference where current Berkeley PhD students and research associates could discuss their research with friends and partners in the geotechnical industry.
Event organizers were Ezra Setiasabda, Christie Denissen Hale, Grigorios Lavrentiadis, and Estefan Garcia.
Professor Alexandre Bayen is working on smarter apps that will actually talk to one another to prevent clogged freeways and city streets.
Since “we can’t build our way out of congestion,” Bayen says, the only way this will work is if the apps collaborate and steer different people along different routes to prevent congestion.
Bayen discussed current problems caused by traffic apps, and how UC Berkeley researchers hopes to solve the problem to help commuters and cities alike at his May 2017 Cal Future Forum.
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The Advocacy Project (AP) is looking for graduate students with a passion for social justice to
work with AP's community-based partner organizations in the summer of 2018. AP has deployed
294 Peace Fellows since 2003. Check below for this year’s openings and programs.
Fellows will help host organizations to publicize their work; support a pilot project
for social change; strengthen their organizations; and build their international network. In the
process, Fellows will get unique first-hand experience of human rights that will benefit them academically and professionally. All positions are full-time and will last for 10 weeks (June-August) or 6 months (June-December). Fellows will receive a $1,000 stipend, plus $250 for travel and translation where appropriate. All Fellows will attend training in Washington D.C. in May 2018.
CEE Professor and California PATH Program Manager Alexander Skabardonis has been awarded the Traffic Simulation Lifetime Achievement Award by the Transportation Research Board.
Skabardonis is an internationally recognized expert in traffic flow theory and models, traffic management and control systems, design, operation and analysis of transportation facilities, intelligent transportation systems (ITS), energy and environmental impacts of transportation.
The Provost has approved Professor Arpad Horvath's appointment to the Lawrence E. Peirano Endowed Chair in Civil and Environmental Engineering, for a five-year term, effective July 1, 2017.
This honor recognizes Arpad's leadership in research and teaching, his contributions to the Department and the University, and his position as a respected and esteemed member of the CEE faculty.
Mori Consulting is looking for a Structural Engineering Intern to work on a major commercial project in the Oakland, CA area. It is a 3 to 4 month temporary position working onsite. We would like to have a senior or graduate student. The position is available immediately. The intern will be working with the construction management team assisting them in all structural steel issues. Hourly salary is open but will be a minimum of $20/hour. Please email manuel@moriconsulting.net for more information and to apply for the position.
Terra-Petra is looking for Quality Vapor Barrier Inspectors to join our team in the San Francisco area. These are part-time entry level positions, and offers great flexibility to accommodate for demanding school and study schedules. Positions start out as part-time and can transitions into full-time work. On the job training/certification will be provided for all entry level inspectors.
This is a great opportunity for a student to gain real world experience by providing engineering support to our team of environmental engineering professionals. We are seeking a motivated and achievement oriented individual looking to gain practical hands-on experience outside of the classroom.
Professor Scott Moura and Microgrid Labs (MGL) have won a Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I award from the National Science Foundation.
The project is entitled "Intelligent Planning & Control Software for EV Charging Infrastructure".
"This project allows us to transfer optimization and machine learning algorithms into a commercial software package for designing and operating EV chargers at commercial & industrial facilities," says Moura.
