Fiber Optic Nerve-Sensors and Wireless WiSen Sensors Deployed at SQM Mine in Chile
Researchers Yuanjie Shen and Maksymilian Jasiak from the Berkeley Center for Smart Infrastructure (CSI) and Sociedad Química y Minera (SQM) deployed fiber optic Nerve-Sensors (3DSensor), distributed fiber optic sensors (DFOS), Wisen smart shape, and wireless tilt node sensors to monitor a Caliche ore heap at a SQM mining site near Iquique in Chile. This collaboration enables long-term performance monitoring of leaching operations and advances sustainable iodine and nitrate production. Read more …
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Startup WUI-Go! Awarded $1.23 Million NSF SBIR Phase II Grant
WUI-Go!, a startup that emerged from the Spring 2021 CITRIS Foundry cohort, has been awarded $1.23 million by the National Science Foundation (NSF) through its highly competitive Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II program. Read more …
Maksymilian Jasiak presents at SHMII-13 at TU Graz in Graz, Austria
Maksymilian Jasiak presents at SHMII-13 at TU Graz in Graz, Austria
Maksymilian Jasiak presented research on “Water distribution pipeline anomaly detection using distributed acoustic sensing (DAS)” at the 13th International Conference on Structural Health Monitoring of Intelligent Infrastructure (September 1-5, 2025) hosted by TU Graz in Graz, Austria. Read more …
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Alameda County Community Meeting – September 2025
On September 19, 2025, the Smart and Connected Communities (SCC) Project hosted its Annual Community Meeting at the EBMUD 2F training room in Oakland, California. This gathering marked a significant milestone as the National Science Foundation-funded project enters its third and final year, bringing together community partners from across Alameda County to review progress Read more …
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Pardee Dam Field Trip
On September 20, nearly 85 students from CE 112 and CE 280, led by Professor Kenichi Soga, visited the Pardee Dam for a hands-on learning experience. Read more …
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Educators visit CSI
As part of Ignited‘s “Sustainable Solutions: Water & Green Jobs Experience” Week at the end of June 2025, 30 East Bay teachers visited the CSI lab, where they explored advancements in seismic resilience, leak detection and predictive analytics – tools that are shaping the future of water management. Read more …
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Call for prospective MSc and PhD students
The Soga Research Group is looking for new students for the academic year 2025-26. More information here.
