|
The BEST Lab has two major theme areas. (1) The Berkeley Expert Systems Technology (BEST) Lab addresses cutting edge research in applied Artificial Intelligence, Expert Systems and Information Technologies. (2) The Berkeley Energy and Sustainable Technologies (BEST) Lab focuses on sustainable communities, sustainable product design, alternate energy and appropriate technologies.
The BEST Lab is located in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at University of California at Berkeley under the direction of Professor Alice Agogino.
BEST Labber wins award
On June 16, BEST lab member Lora Oehlberg was awarded the Apprentice Faculty Grant Award by the Educational Research Methods (ERM) Division of the American Society of Engineering Educators (ASEE) . She received the award at the ERM Brouhaha in Austin, TX, during the ASEE Annual Conference.
CARES featured in Forefront
UC Berkeley's Forefront magazine released an article about the work CARES is doing with the Pinoleville Pomo Nation (PPN) to co-design culturally inspired, sustainable homes for the PPN. The homes resemble a yurt and will utilize grey water capture systems, rainwater capture systems, natural lighting, solar water heaters, PV systems, and geothermal heat pumps. Read the article here.
CARES is also featured on the ME homepage: http://www.me.berkeley.edu
BEST Labbers honored at Bears Breaking Boundaries 2009 Awards Ceremony
Out of over 400 submissions at the Bears Breaking Boundaries competition, the Pinoleville Pomo Nation project won honorable mention in the Curricular Innovations category and CARES (Community Assessment of Renewable Energy and Sustainability) was a finalist in the Information Technology category.
Outstanding GSI Award
Congratulations to BEST lab member Lora Oehlberg for receiving the 2008-2009 Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor Award!
Outstanding Preliminary Exams
Congratulations to BEST lab member Jessica Vechakul for receiving the Spring 2009 Outstanding Preliminary Exams Award!
Read more lab news
|
|
