Alumni Awards
The Hidden Social Mission Driving This Cal Alumna’s Trending Toy Startup
Last week, there was an unusual sight in UC Berkeley’s Industrial Engineering 185 course: stuffed animals. The toys, called Animoodles, put an innovative twist on the traditional plushie. As students passed…
Read MoreIEOR alum wins $100k data science competition
Allen Tang (Operations Research & Management Science ’16), along with three other Berkeley students, won a $100,000 prize last week in the Data Open championship, sponsored by the hedge fund…
Read MoreMEng Alumus Featured in Inc. ’30 under 30′ list
M.Eng alumnus Han Jin, founder and CEO of Lucid VR was recently featured in Inc. ’30 under 30′ list. Lucid VR’s first product is the $499 LucidCam, a virtual reality…
Read MoreRecognizing Alumnae for International Women’s Day & Women’s History Month
Today is International Women’s Day (IWD), an internationally recognized celebration and commemoration of women’s rights, and March is Women’s History Month. We recently profiled one of our favorite female historical figures, Lillian Gilbreth, the first…
Read MoreAlum Kory Hedman Receives Presidential Early Career Award
President Obama has just named IEOR alum Kory Hedman (Ph.D. ’10) as one of 102 people to receive the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), the highest honor bestowed by…
Read MoreIEOR alum named to ‘30 under 30′ list
IEOR alum Thibault Duchemin (Master of Engineering ‘14) has just been named to the latest Forbes ‘30 under 30′ list for 2017 as cofounder of Ava, a mobile application that translates conversations into text…
Read MoreCal’s First Industrial Engineer?
In November, Ferdinand Leimkuhler, Professor Emeritus, Purdue University, visited Cal to deliver a talk titled “The Ingenuity and Courage of Lillian Gilbreth.” Gilbreth can be seen as one of Cal’s first industrial…
Read MoreIEOR Alum Mauricio G. C. Resende Chosen As INFORMS Fellow For Class Of 2016
IEOR Alum Mauricio G. C. Resende Chosen As INFORMS Fellow For Class Of 2016 Eugene Pang November 7, 2016 Mauricio G. C. Resende was chosen to be a 2016 INFORMS fellow. Resende…
Read MoreIEOR Alum Wins Outstanding Young Engineer Award
The IEEE Power and Energy Society (PES) has just announced its 2016 award winners and Kory Hedman has won the Outstanding Young Engineer Award. He was honored by IEEE PES…
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