UC Berkeley Master of Engineering

06/16/2026

“You learn how to combine a wealth of knowledge together and extrapolate that to create a common outcome.”

Hear Yousef Bagdadi, MEng '25 (MSE), describe his time in the Berkeley MEng program, including his experience with the capstone project and courses that help students be industry-ready.

06/14/2026

“I feel like getting a solid foundation through the program has been monumental.”

Sarah, a Product Design Engineer at Apple, discusses how the Berkeley MEng program helped her finally connect her work experience and education in a way that made sense.

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06/13/2026

For Aditya Chichani, MEng '22 (EECS), the program's machine learning courses helped him find his passions.

Hear Adiyta described his time in the Berkeley MEng program, and how that led to his current position as a Senior Machine Learning Engineer at Walmart ⚙️

06/12/2026

"There's a buzz here like none other..." - Kai Schuster, MEng '25 (MSE)

Hear Kai explain why Berkeley's the place to be, especially in the startup world. 🌁

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06/12/2026

The MEng Capstone project creates meaningful opportunities for students to get real world experience by partnering with leaders in industry.

Shreya Walavalkar, MEng ‘26 (MSE), and her team partnered with NASA to develop protective coatings for a flexible heat shield material.

“[We] worked with real mission timelines and objectives, which differed significantly from a typical school research project. Instead of focusing only on technical performance, the project also had to consider scalability, manufacturability, and the realities of carrying a mission from initial design to final implementation.”

Interested in bringing your organization’s toughest challenges to Berkeley’s next generation of engineering leaders?

Learn more about the Capstone Partnership Program: funginstitute.berkeley.edu/partners/become-a-partner/

06/08/2026

Meet the UC Berkeley Master of Engineering (MEng) Capstone Team 181: Shreya, Gregory, and Annika — who partnered with Dr. Lauren Abbott and NASA during their project.

Their goal was to identify and evaluate options for improving the oxidation resistance of materials used in mechanically deployable hypersonic decelerators targeted for sample return and Earth aerocapture missions.

This team is part of the Fung Institute Capstone Partnership Program — a select cohort of industry collaborations that receive dedicated support from Berkeley Engineering faculty, career advisers, and the Fung Institute’s Chief Innovation and Learning Officer throughout their nine-month project.

NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration, we appreciate your partnership, and we’re proud to spotlight what becomes possible when UC Berkeley engineering talent meets real-world industry challenge.

Read more about this project here: https://funginstitute.berkeley.edu/news/berkeley-meng-students-partner-with-nasa-to-develop-heat-shield-coatings-for-future-space-missions/

Interested in bringing your organization’s toughest challenges to Berkeley’s next generation of engineering leaders? Learn more about the Capstone Partnership Program: funginstitute.berkeley.edu/partners/become-a-partner/

06/03/2026

The MEng Capstone project creates meaningful opportunities for students to get real world experience by partnering with leaders in industry.

Shreya Walavalkar, MEng '26 (MSE), and her team partnered with NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration to develop protective coatings for a flexible heat shield material.

“[We] worked with real mission timelines and objectives, which differed significantly from a typical school research project. Instead of focusing only on technical performance, the project also had to consider scalability, manufacturability, and the realities of carrying a mission from initial design to final implementation.”

Interested in bringing your organization’s toughest challenges to Berkeley’s next generation of engineering leaders?

Learn more about the Capstone Partnership Program: funginstitute.berkeley.edu/partners/become-a-partner/

05/29/2026

Meet Capstone Team 22: Shaping the Future of Digital Building Platforms through Open Innovation — part of the UC Berkeley MEng Capstone Partnership Program. 👋

The aim was to develop a prototype, using Siemens data and real‑world constraints, that could track and reduce carbon emissions in buildings and be embedded into Siemens’ trademark digital building platform, Building X.

Through the Fung Institute Capstone Partnership Program, select industry partners work alongside Berkeley engineering graduate students for nine months — with dedicated support from faculty, career advisers, and our Chief Innovation and Learning Officer every step of the way.

Shoutout to Siemens for bringing this challenge to Berkeley. This is what happens when great engineering minds get to work on problems that matter.

Want to bring your challenge to Berkeley?
https://funginstitute.berkeley.edu/partners/become-a-partner/

05/29/2026