You have much to be proud of. You’ve had your learning curve and your capacity for knowledge tested by some of the brightest teachers and researchers on the planet. You’ve survived all they could throw at you: the coursework, the problem sets, the labs and the late nights. You’ve mastered the hardest majors Berkeley has to offer.

That in itself is no small feat. But you have not just learned about cool new technologies. You have acquired the tools to create new knowledge and to be technology leaders in a global arena. I’m confident that each of you will soon be leading teams of innovators and providing solutions to the most complex problems confronting society. I look forward to reading about your accomplishments in newspapers and journals years hence.

As you head out into the world to shape your individual careers, I encourage you to look not just at the technology you’re creating or the system you’re building, but at the people around you—even the ones you’ll never meet—and their many needs. You have the capacity to make their lives better. That is the hallmark of a Berkeley Engineer.

In honor of your past and future accomplishments, we dedicate this issue of Engineering News to you. Please keep in touch with one another and with us; we’d love to hear your next success story. On behalf of all of us at the College, best wishes and, again, congratulations!

—S. Shankar Sastry, Dean

UC Berkeley College of Engineering