April 2004
Friends of the College of Engineering, In an increasingly global community, what people do in one part of our world is likely to impact us all. As engineers and scientists, we must continue to develop and deploy advanced technologies that create sustainable opportunities for people to improve the quality of their lives while preserving our fragile global environment. In fact, we must continue to engineer a better world.
That is just what we are going to discuss at our 4 th annual Berkeley in Silicon Valley on April 24. Again this year, Sun Microsystems has graciously agreed to host our faculty symposium and networking event at their campus in Santa Clara, so please join us as we contemplate a number of approaches to Engineering a Better World.
Six of our top faculty will present their research in information technology, bioengineering and civil engineering. In this issue of Lab Notes we include some background on three of these presenters: Dan Fletcher from bioengineering, Yuri Suzuki from materials science and engineering and civil engineering department chair Greg Fenves. From understanding the mechanical properties of cells so we can create better drugs to ward off disease, to increasing computer storage capacity to handle the enormous amount of data we generate each year, to a better understanding of earthquakes through large-scale simulation techniques, Berkeley engineers are breaking new ground with research that is sure to ripple across the globe.
I hope to see you on April 24 th at Berkeley in Silicon Valley.
Go Bears!
/rich
A. Richard Newton
Dean, College of Engineering and
the Roy W. Carlson Professor of Engineering
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