Congratulations to Civil and Environmental Engineering doctoral candidates Zhe Fu and Jaewon Saw, who will compete as semi-finalists in the UC Berkeley Grad Slam on April 9, 3-5 pm via Zoom.
Grad Slam is a UC-sponsored competition designed to showcase graduate student research for a general audience in three-minute talks. Students compete in preliminary rounds on their UC campus, with prizes awarded at each stage of the selection process. The Berkeley first-place winner will advance to compete against the other UC finalists at the UC-wide competition in May.
Watch and cheer on Berkeley CEE PhD candidates Jaewon Saw and Zhe Fu as they showcase their research in a series of three-minute talks!
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Zhe Fu is a fifth-year Ph.D. candidate in Transportation Engineering, developing sustainable solutions for mixed-autonomy traffic (where autonomous and human-driven vehicles coexist). Her work blends physics models, control theory, and machine learning across theoretical, algorithmic, and real-world applications to reduce congestion, cut emissions, and improve traffic energy efficiency. Outside academia, she enjoys singing, attending live performances, and playing sports.
Jaewon Saw is a Ph.D. candidate in Systems Engineering, specializing in Distributed Acoustic Sensing, a cutting-edge technology with diverse applications. Growing up, she was fascinated by the engineering behind historic structures and their ability to withstand the test of time. This curiosity led her to pursue structural engineering during her undergraduate and Master’s studies. Now, she applies advanced sensing technologies and data-driven methods to study the built and natural environment, working to enhance the resilience of critical infrastructure.