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GeoEngineering Graduate Student Association at Berkeley


 

Graduate Student Association

 

The main objective of the GeoEngineering Graduate Student Association at Berkeley is to provide GeoSystems graduate students, postdoctoral and visiting researchers with:

  1. an executive/steering committee to coordinate the activities of the abovementioned students,
  2. a forum to share technical details of ongoing research,
  3. a platform for constructive peer review and support, and
  4. 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

Training video: How to make a coffee at the Geosystems Students Lounge

 

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.

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Start of Term Happy Hour - 2023: Celebration of welcoming the new master students to the program at LaVal's Pizzeria sponsored by SFGI.

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Latest Student News


Geosystems graduate students awarded DFI Scholarships

Guadalupe Mendoza and Nicklas Schmidt-Bailey have been awarded scholarships by the Deep Foundation Institute (DFI)! They both joined the UC Berkeley Geosystems graduate program this fall. The DFI, through their Educational Trust, award annually many scholarships to undergraduate and graduate students. More information on these scholarships, as well as deadlines for applying for next year can be found here. Congratulations Guadalupe and Nick ...

September 2025 Graduate Student Seminar

The GeoEngineering Graduate Student Society (GeoBears) held the first seminar for the new Masters cohort today, where we introduced the team for 2025-2026, primed the new students on what to expect for the coming year, useful resources for succeeding at Berkeley, and other events for the coming year.  Welcome to the new group of GeoBears! ...

The 2024 Geotechnical Engineering Research Symposium was a success!

The eighth annual UC Berkeley Geotechnical Engineering Research Symposium was held on November 22, 2024, at the Banatao Auditorium in Sutardja Dai Hall. The symposium showcased current research works in the GeoSystems Engineering group at UC Berkeley and bridged academic and industry communities.   The keynote speakers for the event were four Ph.D. and one postdoc researchers in the GeoSystems Engineering program. They p ...

2024 UC Berkeley Geosystems Graduate Students Resume Booklet Published!

The UC Berkeley Geosystems program of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering published its 2024 booklet with this year's Geosystems graduate student resumes. Participation in the booklet was optional among graduating PhD and Masters students. The booklet is one of the initiatives of the Geosystems program to better link its graduate students with the industry, and specifically its corporate partners. To join the Geosystems ...

Athanasopoulos-Zekkos featured in The Geotechnical Engineering Podcast (TGEP)

Prof. Adda Athanasopoulos-Zekkos was a guest at The Geotechnical Engineering Podcast (TGEP) hosted by Jared Green and supported by the Engineering Management Institute.  Prof. Athanasopoulos-Zekkos covered several topics, including the critical issues surrounding the liquefaction of gravelly soils and the importance of equity in earthquake resilience as well as what inspired her to become a geotechnical engineer! You can listen at ...

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