Berkeley Engineering

@Cal_Engineer

@UCBerkeley's College of Engineering - Educating Leaders, Creating Knowledge, Serving Society

Berkeley, CA engineering.berkeley.edu Joined July 2009

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This just in: We've opened a special online pop-up shop featuring exclusive UC Berkeley Engineering gear!

The shop is open for a limited time and will close on Tuesday, Nov. 17 at 8 a.m.

Visit the online store: bit.ly/3V3yuHv

Berkeley Engineering @Cal_Engineer 4d

Challenging 20 years of conventional wisdom about hula hooping? Leave it to UC Berkeley engineers!

Read the full story: bit.ly/3WjJSzj

Text: How Berkeley researchers decoded the loopy physics of hula hooping. A person hula hoops in front of a mountain side. (LuneVA/peopleimages.com via Adobe Stock)

Berkeley Engineering @Cal_Engineer Nov 1

Happy Halloween! 👻🎃

Here's a flashback to this hauntingly beautiful view of a solar eclipse over UC Berkeley's Campanile in 2023.

(Photos by Adam Lau / Berkeley Engineering)

A black-and-white image of a solar eclipse over UC Berkeley’s Campanile in Berkeley, Calif. on Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023. (Photo by Adam Lau/Berkeley Engineering)

Berkeley Engineering @Cal_Engineer Oct 28

Landscaping choices play an important part in wildfire prevention. UC Berkeley researchers partnered with multiple organizations to evaluate the relative flammability of wood and bark-based mulch products.

Read our story: bit.ly/4eXfP6M

Text: Research shows composted mulch may prove a safer choice during a wildfire. The Thomas Fire, a massive wildfire that ignited in Southern California in December 2017, burned 281,893 acres before being contained on January 12, 2018. (Photo by Al Ungar/iStock)

Berkeley Engineering @Cal_Engineer Oct 26

#DidYouKnow UC Berkeley Engineering has a machine shop in Etcheverry Hall!

There’s plenty more resources where that comes from. Check out engineering.berkeley.edu to learn more!

(Photos by Adam Lau/UC Berkeley Engineering)

Five participants gather around a machine in the shop.

Mechanical engineering student in the machine shop at UC Berkeley’s Etcheverry Hall in Berkeley, Calif. on Monday, Oct. 19.

Closeup on a goggled machine shop member with a metal part in hand.