Student Development & Recruitment
Promoting Global-minded Professionals
Alice M. Agogino
Associate Dean and Professor or Mechanical Engineering, University of California at Berkeley
B.S., M.S. (Mechanical Engineering)
Ph.D. (Engineering-Economic Systems)
- Roscoe and Elizabeth Hughes Chair of Mechanical Engineering
- Member, National Academy of Engineering
- Best Paper Awards: American Society of Engineering Education'98, Frontiers in Engineering Education '97; Artificial Intelligence in Design '96; AI Applications '92; ASME Design, Theory and Methods '91
- Ralph R. Teetor Educator Award
- Pi Tau Sigma Award for Excellence in Teaching
- Young Manufacturing Engineer of the Year
"Engineering has opened many doors for me in industry, academe, and management. It has allowed me to be both creative and practical. I love attacking complex problems in innovative ways. I am passionate about working in multiple disciplines and integrating software and hardware with human factors. I have found that I have been rewarded for my successes and accomplishments. I have always considered my husband and two children to be the most important part of my life. Contrary to the idea that a family holds a woman back, my family has been supportive and an integral part of everything I do My children love to participate in design competitions, visit science and technology museums with me and share my interests in computers and multimedia. My family often joins me when I travel internationally for talks at conferences (Australia, Brazil, Canada, Finland, France, Germany, Scotland, Spain, Switzerland) and when I am invited as a consultant (Bulgaria, China, Holland, Hungary, Korea, Japan. As a woman, I have found it necessary to create my own path through the profession and I have development my own style. My most important advice to young women in engineering: (1) pick your partner well, (2) listen to your heart, (3) don't compromise ethically or intellectually, (4) don't be afraid to take risks, and (5) carefully pick your battles."