On August 26, 2020, the National Science Foundation (NSF) announced it will be funding a new food systems research center in partnership with the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA). The award o…
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Alumni advice: How to maximize your job search
By Aliya Kassam, MEng ’20 (ME)Advice from an MEng alum on how to maximize your job search and build your network — starting from within the program.Photo by Smartworks Coworking on Unsplash.Looking for a job can be a daunting task. But it can be made e…
Berkeley MEng celebrates 480 graduates
On Tuesday, May 19, 2020, the UC Berkeley College of Engineering hosted a virtual Celebration of Graduates in lieu of the traditional in-person ceremony due to the shelter-in-place restrictions.Scroll through the list of graduates or search for specifi…
Five tips for effective remote teaming
MEng faculty share their best tips on how leaders can facilitate an effective transition to remote teamwork.On the left, image by Christina @ wocintechchat.com on Unsplash. On the right, the five panelists during the webinar.Shortly after the shelter-i…
Q&A with the Capstone winners of 2020 Most Innovative Project
https://medium.com/media/f781996162ceec1c3596761d74aec210/hrefThe Fung Institute’s Most Innovative Project Award is awarded to the Capstone team that most effectively demonstrates the relevance of the problem they are trying to solve, the originality o…
Fellipe Marcellino awarded 2020 Intellectual Technical Contribution Award
Each year, Master of Engineering students nominate their peers and vote for the candidate who has contributed the most to the program in technical depth. This year, Fellipe Marcellino, MEng ’20 (IEOR), was recognized for that honor for his demonstrated…
Francesco Piccoli wins 2020 Intellectual Leadership Contribution Award
Each year, Master of Engineering students nominate their peers and vote for the candidate who has contributed the most to the program in leadership. This year, Francesco Piccoli, MEng ’20 (IEOR), was recognized for that honor for his demonstrated leade…
Pierre-Habté Nouvellon, MEng ’18 (IEOR), shares his entrepreneurial journey
On how he went from the classroom to founding the new content creator platform Snipfeed in three years.Pierre-Habté Nouvellon joined the MEng program in Fall 2017, studying Industrial Engineering & Operations Research. He arrived at UC Berkeley wit…
Fung Institute responds to COVID-19
How various members of the Fung Institute community take initiative to support COVID-19 responseImage created by Vanessa Santos. Submitted for United Nations Global Call Out To Creatives — help stop the spread of COVID-19As the COVID-19 has grown to be…
Berkeley MEng Class of 2020 Capstone Award Winners
May 2020Each year, the Fung Institute for Engineering Leadership and the UC Berkeley Master of Engineering program awards capstone teams for their year-long achievements and research innovations.This year, the awards include the Fung Institute Mission …
