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UC Berkeley’s Omar Yaghi shares 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry - Berkeley News

UC Berkeley Engineering @berkeleyengineer.bsky.social · 7h

He created a field called reticular chemistry, which involves stitching together molecular building blocks to form porous structures with myriad applications.

He split the prize with Richard Robson of the University of Melbourne, Australia, and Susumu Kitagawa of Kyoto University, Japan.

Yaghi created a field called reticular chemistry, which involves stitching together molecular building blocks to form porous structures — metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) — with myriad applications.

UC Berkeley’s Omar Yaghi shares 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry - Berkeley News

UC Berkeley Engineering @berkeleyengineer.bsky.social · 7h

Omar Yaghi was awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry today!

He has an appointment in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering alongside his primary affiliation with the College of Chemistry.

Yaghi created a field called reticular chemistry, which involves stitching together molecular building blocks to form porous structures — metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) — with myriad applications.

With these devices, the doctor is always in - Berkeley Engineering

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UC Berkeley Engineering @berkeleyengineer.bsky.social · 1d

Rikky Muller, associate professor of electrical engineering and computer sciences, spoke with us about her newest projects and their potential to transform the way we manage many common health conditions.

Berkeley engineer Rikky Muller explains how implantable and wearable technologies are redefining patient care

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scottmoura.bsky.social @scottmoura.bsky.social · 1d

🚨 NEW Faculty Search Alert! 🚨
@berkeleyengineer.bsky.social is on the hunt for visionary faculty in “Engineering + AI”! 🌉🤖 Join the world's top public engineering program, shaping the future of tech from the heart of the Bay Area. Open to all ranks!
Details & apply: aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05144

Assistant/Associate/Full Professor – Engineering + Artificial Intelligence - College of Engineering (host academic department(s) to be determined)

University of California, Berkeley is hiring. Apply now!

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UC Berkeley @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social · 5d

Today, CA Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill to create “quantum innovation zones” across the state, positioning the UC Berkeley campus as a leader in the race to establish California and the Bay Area as a center of an emerging economy. news.berkeley.edu/2025/10/03/g...

Gov. Newsom visits UC Berkeley to sign bill encouraging quantum innovation - Berkeley News

The bill helps cities establish 'quantum innovation zones' to attract and retain businesses built on quantum information science, an area expected to evolve into a trillion-dollar-plus industry.

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UC Berkeley Engineering @berkeleyengineer.bsky.social · 2d

"I hope to apply what I’ve learned as a Berkeley engineer to help shape the future of bicycles and inspire more people to get outside and ride!" — Justin Peck (B.S.’25 ME)

Full #VoicesOfBE profile: bit.ly/3ifpSXy

Peck wearing Cal Cycling gear. (Courtesy)

U.S. News ranks Berkeley’s undergrad engineering program No. 3 in the nation - Berkeley Engineering

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UC Berkeley @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social · 6d

Chef-turned-chemist Vayu Hill-Maini has a passion: to transform food waste into culinary delights using fungi.

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UC Berkeley Engineering @berkeleyengineer.bsky.social · 6d

A team led by Lining Yao, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, developed an AI-driven framework to optimize and automate the design of complex truss robots!

Read our story: bit.ly/3IKp4KT

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UC Berkeley Engineering @berkeleyengineer.bsky.social · 15d

This just in: We remain the No. 3 undergraduate engineering program, according to U.S. News and World Report’s annual rankings!

That means UC Berkeley Engineering holds onto our title as top public program, tying with Georgia Institute of Technology (also a public university). 🏆

The college remains the top public program

Researchers leverage advanced bioengineering techniques to develop plastics made from sustainable biomaterials

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Biosciences Area at Berkeley Lab @biosci.lbl.gov · 18d

#BioBSE researchers Jay Keasling and @cdscown.bsky.social are contributing to a cleaner planet by being part of a newly funded project to develop biodegradable bioplastics from domestic biomass. #WorldCleanupDay

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go.lbl.gov/bioplastics

Less than 10% of plastics are recycled. A Purdue-led team, backed by NSF, is creating durable bioplastics from raw materials — reducing waste and strengthening sustainable manufacturing.

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UC Berkeley Engineering @berkeleyengineer.bsky.social · 19d

Five UC Berkeley students — all from the graduate program in computer science — were honored as Siebel Scholars Foundation's class of 2026!

Five students honored as Siebel Scholars - Berkeley Engineering

Foundation announces class of 2026

UC Berkeley Engineering @berkeleyengineer.bsky.social · 19d

You did it! The Engineering Academic Support Fund raised $21,953 from 50 donors during this year’s #OskiBday Bear-a-thon!

Your generosity will go toward programs that support student success, helping future generations of engineers thrive on campus.

Thank you, and Go BEars!

Text: “You did it! $21,953 Raised (including a $10K match).” Transparent image of Oski clapping.

Moura Partners with it's electric, UD for $1.1M CEC Grant to Launch Breakthrough Vehicle-to-Grid EV Charger | Institute of Transportation Studies

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UC Berkeley ITS @berkeleyits.bsky.social · 20d

Excited to be part of @calenergy.bsky.social $1.1 million award to berkeleyengineer.bsky.social Prof Scott Moura, @udelaware.bsky.social, and EV charging company It's Electric to develop, certify, and commercialize world's first curbside vehicle-to-grid EV charger:

ITS hosts a number of faculty members from nine UC Berkeley academic departments and schools and approximately 150 researchers and students are associated with ITS through our various research and…

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UC Berkeley Engineering @berkeleyengineer.bsky.social · 20d

It’s still the #OskiBday Bear-a-thon, and we're celebrating by raising money for programs that support student success, now through Sept. 19!

Make an impact: bit.ly/48blLGJ

Text: “Get to know Oski for his B-day Bear-a-thon!” Oski holds a cupcake with a lit candle. (UC Berkeley photo by Brittany Hosea-Small)

Text: “Student William ‘Rocky’ Rockwell brought Oski to life in 1941.” Black and white image of Rocky holding an Oski mask. (Photo courtesy of Oski Committee)

Text: Oski attends about 300 events per year…” Oski sports his blue cardigan at a 2015 Cal women’s basketball vs. UC Riverside game. Behind him is a banner featuring a more ferocious Cal bear. (Photo courtesy of Oski Committee)

Text: “...including the Grimes Engineering Center opening!” Oski cheers during the ribbon cutting at the Grimes Engineering Center opening. (Photo by Adam Lau/Berkeley Engineering)

UC Berkeley Engineering @berkeleyengineer.bsky.social · 21d

Get ready to party like it’s 1941 — because today is Oski’s 84th B-day, and you’re invited!

Instead of cake and candles, Oski’s got one big birthday wish: Help every Cal student feel at home and flourish at UC Berkeley.

Make an impact: bit.ly/48blLGJ

Preparing for the next ‘big one’ - Berkeley Engineering

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UC Berkeley ITS @berkeleyits.bsky.social · 22d

Excited to see over 70 undergrad and graduate students from
@berkeleyengineer.bsky.social and College of Environmental Design who came to Partners for Advanced Transportation Technology open house to learn about getting involved in #AI #AV research!

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UC Berkeley Engineering @berkeleyengineer.bsky.social · 25d

Scientists are studying a cataclysmic 2023 earthquake in Antakya, Türkiye, to devise new ways to reduce casualties. According to Luis Ceferino, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering, that work begins with understanding how people are injured inside buildings.

Studying how people are injured inside buildings during earthquakes could improve safety and survival

Bay Area suburb grapples with car crash that killed 4-year-old boy

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UCSF Neurosurgery @neurosurgucsf.bsky.social · 27d

Great to hear about Ilina Bhaya-Grossman's research in the @changlabucsf.bsky.social last week at the Exploratorium! Her PhD work has focused on how the brain processes word boundaries, which are incredibly difficult to identify in a foreign language. @berkeleyengineer.bsky.social 🧪 🧠🟦

Soon-to-be Dr. Ilina Bhaya-Grossman stands behind a podium presenting her PhD exit seminar at the Exploratorium.

Ilina Bhaya-Grossman presenting her talk. The title of her slide says: We perceive our native language effortlessly. The left side of her slide shows an silhouette of a person speaking, and the right side shows several graphs representing how frequencies, loudness, sounds (phonemes), syllables, and words ultimately help the brain convert air pressure fluctuations into meaning.

Ilina Bhaya-Grossman (right) with UCSF neurosurgeon Edward Chang, MD (left).

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UC Berkeley SafeTREC @ucberkeleysafetrec.bsky.social · 27d

SafeTREC director Julia Griswold discusses #RoadSafety in @sfgate.com story "Bay Area suburb grapples with car crash that killed 4-year-old boy": www.sfgate.com/local/articl...

"We owe it to the folks who have been hurt and died."

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UC Berkeley Engineering @berkeleyengineer.bsky.social · 27d

Eugene Jarvis (B.S.’76 EECS) is a pioneer in the video game space.

It was in Birge Hall, adjacent to the Campanile, where he got his first taste of video games in the mid-’70s. Now, he’s made his mark on a whole new part of campus.

A token of an arcade legend's school spirit - Berkeley Engineering

Alum Eugene Jarvis looks back on his time at Berkeley

Researchers awarded $15 million NSF grant to transform the science of natural hazards - Berkeley Engineering

UC Berkeley Engineering @berkeleyengineer.bsky.social · Sep 8

A multi-institutional team has been awarded a $15 million grant from the NSF to launch the Center for Land Surface Hazards (CLaSH).

Civil engineering professor Dimitrios Zekkos is co-principal investigator of the project.

UC Berkeley civil engineering professor to co-lead the multi-institutional effort

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UC Berkeley Engineering @berkeleyengineer.bsky.social · Aug 29

Now that Fall 2025 is here, what are you most excited about this semester?

New students can take advantage of resources at bit.ly/45G8RyX

Text: Fall 2025 By the Numbers. Transparent image of a student cheering at 2016 orientation. (Photo © Noah Berger)

Blue graphic with text: 1,290+ First-year and transfer students joining our ranks.

Blue graphic with text: 1,200+ Graduate students beginning their advanced studies in engineering.

Blue graphic with text: 11 New faculty members joining Berkeley Engineering

Are we truly on the verge of the humanoid robot revolution? - Berkeley News

UC Berkeley Engineering @berkeleyengineer.bsky.social · Aug 28

In two new papers, UC Berkeley roboticist Ken Goldberg explains why robots are not gaining real-world skills as quickly as AI chatbots are gaining language fluency.

In two new papers, UC Berkeley roboticist Ken Goldberg explains why robots are not gaining real-world skills as quickly as AI chatbots are gaining language fluency.

Berkeley Engineering welcomes 11 new faculty members - Berkeley Engineering

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UC Berkeley Engineering @berkeleyengineer.bsky.social · Aug 26

This fall, we welcome 11 new faculty members to the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences!

Professors are joining the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences