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BSAC Technology Seminar: AI-Driven Large-Field, Long-Term Neuronal Imaging and Analysis

December 2, 2025
Tuesday, 02 December 2025 at Noon | 490 Cory Hall Registration is closed.

Seminar Speaker, Guoxun Zhang, Ph.D., University of California, San Francisco

Guoxun Zhang, Ph.D.

Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry | University of California, San Francisco

Host: Zihan Wang, BSAC Seminar Committee...

BSAC Technology Seminar: CMOS-MEMS Vibro-Impact Devices & Applications

November 4, 2025
Tuesday, 04 November 2025 at Noon | 490 Cory Hall Registration closed.

Seminar Speaker, Professor Wei-Chang Li, National Taiwan University

Professor Wei-Chang Li

Institute of Applied Mechanics | National Taiwan University

Host: Jun-Chau Chien, BSAC Co-Director


ABSTRACT

Micromechanical vibro-...

BSAC Special Seminar: Photophoretic Flyers: Novel Propulsion for Near-Space Sensing

November 3, 2025
Tuesday, 03 November 2025 at 3 p.m. | 521 Cory Hall (Hogan) Registration not required.

Seminar Speaker, Benjamin Schafer, Ph.D., Rarefied Tech

Benjamin Schafer, Ph.D.

CEO & Co-Founder | Rarefied Tech

Host: Kris Pister, BSAC Co-Director


ABSTRACT

While...

California Plants Its Flag in the Quantum Future - Governor Newsom Visits BSAC Co-Director Alp Sipahigil's Lab

October 3, 2025
Governor signs landmark bill launching “Quantum California” and tours UC Berkeley labs driving the next wave of quantum innovation.
The bill helps the state grow the quantum economy and attract and retain businesses built on quantum information science, an area expected to evolve into a trillion-dollar-plus industry.

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BSAC's Best: Fall 2024 Awards Announced

September 19, 2024

BSAC is pleased to announce the outstanding paper and presentation award recipients from the Fall 2024 Research Review on September 18th. The Industrial Advisory Board was highly impressed by the quality of research, and the recipients’ work stood out in a competitive field.

We sincerely thank all the researchers who presented their innovative projects. These contributions are key to advancing research and fostering collaboration between academia and industry.

After careful evaluation, BSAC Industrial Members have voted, and we congratulate the Fall 2024 Best of BSAC honorees...

BSAC Technology Seminar: Technology Commercialization and Collaborations

September 9, 2025
Tuesday, 09 September 2025 at Noon | 490 Cory Hall Registration is now closed.

Yuguang Yuan, Maxinsights

Yuguang Yuan

CEO/Co-Founder | Maxinsights

Host: Zihan Wang, BSAC Seminar Committee


ABSTRACT

Drawing from my experience as an MBA student at UC Berkeley Haas and my collaborations with two renowned Berkeley professors, I will share insights on bridging cutting-...

Lin Lab: From COVID to Cancer, New At-Home Test Spots Disease with Startling Accuracy

July 8, 2025
A new technology created by UC Berkeley engineers uses the "coffee-ring effect," paired with plasmonics and AI, for rapid diagnostics. July 8, 2025 by Kara Manke | Article Published in UC Berkeley News

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Zheng Lab: A Smarter Approach to Designing Metamaterials

July 22, 2025
AI-driven framework creates defect-tolerant materials with complex functionality July 22, 2025 by Marni Ellery| Article Published in UC Berkeley Engineering

Many industrial products — from car bumpers to aerospace panels and medical implants — owe their performance to lightweight, cellular materials. These hard-working synthetics are engineered to meet specific functionality goals, but too often, defects introduced during the fabrication process can lead to subpar performance or even catastrophic failure.

Now, a UC Berkeley-led team of researchers has developed a new AI-driven...

BSAC at Transducers 2025 – Come Say Hello!

June 17, 2025

Transducers 2025 Conference, Orlando, Florida

BSAC researchers will be presenting recent advances in microsystems and sensor technologies at Transducers 2025 in Orlando, Florida - 29 June-3 July, 2025.

The program includes BSAC papers, posters, and an invited talk by BSAC Co-Director Professor Liwei Lin.

If you’re...