By Jessie YingImage from mentalfloss.comTarek Zohdi, Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of the Fung Institute, has led the launch of the Fire Research Group (https://frg.berkeley.edu) recently to develop and implemen…
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David Kalinowski: ‘I always knew I wanted to be an engineering leader’
By Caroline OstermanThe UC Berkeley Master of Engineering program boasts an impressive alumni network across many industries, from fast-growing startups to Fortune 500 companies. Alumni play an active role in the MEng program and regularly attend semin…
Past and current students gather at annual Alumni Brunch
Great food, greater conversationEach September, our Master in Engineering students and alumni come together at the Fung Institute in Berkeley, California to meet, mingle, and network over a delicious brunch buffet. Sunday, September 4, 2018 was a day o…
Tarek Zohdi named Chief Technology Officer of the Fung Institute
Tarek Zohdi has been named the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of the Coleman Fung Institute for Engineering Leadership at UC Berkeley. His main duties are to build stronger technological interactions between the Fung Institute and the College of Engine…
Ankur Aggarwal: Alumni, CTO, and healthcare entrepreneur
By Caroline Osterman“I felt like I was living and breathing in an environment of technological innovation.” Ankur thinks fondly to his childhood in Silicon Valley, a bustling place of science and high technology that would one day inspire him to develo…
Fung Fellow to MEng student: Louis Huang on a lifelong journey in engineering
By Caroline OstermanOver the past eight years, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and Berkeley alumnus Coleman Fung has provided students of the university a significant platform in innovation and engineering. Since founding the Fung Institute for Engineeri…
How Berkeley MEng candidates are shaping innovation by leading with ethics
By Maya RectorThe SFMTA capstone team from left to right: Hamza Syed, Alec L’Amoreaux, Kris Datta, Thibault Jauffrineau, Andrew ChuingAs they work on their nine-month Capstone projects, Master of Engineering (MEng) candidates need to assess the ethical…
Beyond technology: Wayne Delker on the importance of engineering leadership
A unique component of the UC Berkeley Master of Engineering program lies in its leadership curriculum. Not only do students learn the technical skills they need to become successful engineers after graduation, but they also build crucial leadership and…
The war against fake news: Insight from the CTO of Snipfeed
By Pierre-Habté NouvellonPierre-Habté grew up in very eclectic environment: his father is French, his mother Ethiopian, and he has lived in France, Congo, Brazil, and the US over the past 23 years.After completing high-school in Sao Paulo, he went to F…
The journey through a roller coaster called Berkeley
by Rijul Mediratta, edited by Maya RectorIt was March 10, 2017. I vividly recall receiving an admissions email saying, “Congratulations! Our admissions committee has enthusiastically recommended you for admission to the Berkeley MEng (IEOR) program.” I…
