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Master of Engineering alum helps Syrian refugees create makerspaces to grow their skills
When Patrick Thelen (MEng IEOR ’17) was a kid, he loved building LEGO
Prof. Candi Yano Shares Her Story in Honor of Asian Pacific Heritage Month
In an interview with Laura Counts at Berkeley Haas, Professor Yano talks about her family’s immigration story, tips for students, and how a random college job led her to become a major in industrial engineering and operations research. Read more…
Shmuel Oren to be Keynote Speaker at 4th Annual Purple Mountain Forum
Prof. Shmuel Oren will be a keynote speaker at the 4th annual Purple Mountain Forum, which will be held on August 17-18 in Nanjing China. The aim of the conference is to provide an international forum for experts to promote…
Postdoc Profile: Richard Zhang
Richard Zhang is currently a postdoctoral scholar in the IEOR department. He has just accepted a faculty position at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Below, Richard reflects on his experience at UC Berkeley and talks more about his plans for…
Alum Coleman Fung on the connection between mindfulness and engineering
On Saturday, June 29 and Sunday, June 30, 2019, the Fung Institute for Engineering Leadership is hosting the What’s After Mindfulness? retreat at UC Berkeley. The bi-annual retreat will come to the Bay Area for the first time in decades thanks…
Professor Lee Schruben Retires
Professor Lee Schruben is retiring, effective January 1st, 2019. Before joining the IEOR faculty in 2000, Professor Schruben had been on Cornell University’s Operations Research and Industrial Engineering faculty for 23 years, where he held the Schultz Professorship and was…
MEng Students Create Startup Seeking to Help College Students Better Know Themselves Through Genetic Testing
MEng students, Arjun Bidesi (MEng ’19), Dinkar Juyal (MEng ’19), and Kaushal Yagnik (MEng’19), are the driving forces behind GenomEdge, a rising startup that uses genome testing to help college students better understand themselves. Here’s some insight on how they…
Graduate Profile: Sheng Liu
Sheng Liu is graduating this year with a Ph.D. in IEOR. He has just accepted a faculty position at the University of Toronto. Below, Sheng reflects on his experience at UC Berkeley and talks more about his plans for the…
Meet the Class of 2019: Senior Spotlights
The class of 2019 will soon graduate and venture off to make an impact in all areas of industry all over the the globe. But who are the class of 2019? Read on to learn more about some of our…