GeoEngineering Graduate Student Association at Berkeley
The main objective of the GeoEngineering Graduate Student Association at Berkeley is to provide GeoSystems graduate students, postdoctoral and visiting researchers with:
- an executive/steering committee to coordinate the activities of the abovementioned students,
- a forum to share technical details of ongoing research,
- a platform for constructive peer review and support, and
- to promote student collaboration, outreach, and social interaction.
CalLink: https://callink.berkeley.edu/organization/geoengineering
Contact us here: geoengineering@berkeley.edu
Leadership Committee:
Chairs: Kurt Soncco and Ava Fathian Sabet
Vice Chair: Gabriela Paredes
Outreach Chairs: Mingliang Tang and Treves Li
Social Chair: John Sadek
Academic Chair: Andreas Kalyvas
Events
GeoSymposium: The 9th annual GeoSymposium will be held from 1 pm - 5 pm on November 14, 2025 at Banatao Auditorium in Sutardja Dai Hall at UC Berkeley. This symposium showcases current research conducted in the GeoSystems Engineering group at UC Berkeley. All are welcome to attend.
Visit our page here: https://geotechnical.berkeley.edu/activities/annual-geotechnical-engineering-research-symposium
Past Events
Guest Lecture: In partnership with the UC Berkeley EERI chapter, we are pleased to have Dr. Srikanth S. C. Madabhushi from the University of Colorado, Boulder on October 20th, 2023 to present on: Misconceptions with Dynamic Earth Pressure Coefficients: Improving the Seismic Limit State Design of Earth Retaining Structures.
Mid of Term Happy Hour - 2024: Gathering of master and PhD students at Jupiter sponsored by ENGEO.
Start of Term Happy Hour - 2023: Celebration of welcoming the new master students to the program at LaVal's Pizzeria sponsored by SFGI.
