During Spring 2026, 5 teams of UC Berkeley undergraduate engineering students took part in a community-engaged design course entitled CE 105 Design for Global Transformation. Student teams were challenged to research, imagine, and design strategies to help the Stockton AB 617 community and the broader San Joaquin Valley reduce air pollution and tackle climate change.
Please explore the student projects linked below! A big thank you to all the community members who contributed so much to this work, especially from Little Manila Rising, Valley Improvement Projects, Central California Asthma Collaborative, and the Environmental Justice Program at Catholic Charities of Stockton! We welcome questions, comments, and feedback! Please email tinakc@berkeley.edu.
Course instructors: Prof. Tina Katopodes Chow and Parker Yang, with additional team mentorship from Courtney Turkatte, Mohit Dubey, and Harold Gamarro.
Explore the projects
Click the links to see the project slides, videos, and other materials. Further details can be found in the final reports and presentation slides (videos by request) linked for each project below. Please note that these are class projects, and the content may need further review for accuracy.
Methane and co-pollutants in San Joaquin Valley
Leveraging ground and satellite data to map methane sources in San Joaquin Valley
