People Nassirah Nelson Bio Nassirah Nelson is an engineer, designer, and STEM educator whose work is at the intersection of creativity, technology, and social impact. She is the founder of EmpowerED STEM, …
People Ida Padikuor Na-Tei Bio Hi! I’m Ida, an engineer and event moderator/interviewer, and always on a mission to make tech exciting and inclusive! I studied Electrical & Electronics Engineering at KNUST in Ghana, …
Events MDes2025 SFDesignWeek Evolutionary Design: A Conversation with Eugene Tssui Join UC Berkeley Master of Design (MDes) faculty member Pierluigi Dalla Rosa and visionary architect Dr. Eugene Tssui for a conversation on how designers (and humanity at large) can chart new paths forward through evolutionary thinking. …
People Erik Sandall Erik Sandall is a system administrator with a background in libraries and the software industry. He oversees the Jacobs and MDes websites, as well as the makerspace Maker Pass access system and online material store. …
Events MDes December Admissions Events Join us for one of our upcoming Admissions Events and information sessions this December! Our information sessions this month will highlight MDes students with two student panels. Join us to meet MDes students and learn first hand about their experience in the Berkeley MDes. …
Events MDes November Admissions Events Join us for one of our upcoming Admissions Events and information sessions this November! Our information sessions this month will highlight MDes students with two student panels. Join us to meet MDes students and learn first hand about their experience in the Berkeley MDes. …
Events MDes October Admissions Events Join us for one of our upcoming Admissions Events and information sessions this October! Our information sessions this month will highlight MDes students with two student panels. Join us to meet MDes students and learn first hand about their experience in the Berkeley MDes. …
People Joey Gottbrath Joey Gottbrath oversees the fabrication facilities and equipment curricula and leads the technical team. His interests are woodworking and furniture design that integrates both recent and traditional methodologies, and he has managed experimental fabrication spaces for artists, …
News Discover the MDes Studio! Discover the MDes Studio! The Berkeley MDes Studio is a vital unique element of the program. It is our primary space of creativity, innovation, inspiration, and collaboration. It defines us, …
News Jacobs Hall ranked #1 makersapce! UC Berkeley was recently ranked number one in campus makerspaces by Great Value Colleges, with the Jacobs Institute receiving a special shout-out as the most impressive of the 5 on campus. …