Summer Camp Instructors
The Intro to Engineering Camp is developed and led by professors and students from CEE at UC Berkeley—the top-ranked program in the country. Check out our incredible instructors below!
Dr. Maya Carrasquillo
Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, UC Berkeley
Dr. Maya Carrasquillo is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. She holds a B.S. in Environmental Engineering, and a minor in History from the Georgia Institute of Technology and a Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering from the University of South Florida. Dr. Carrasquillo considers herself to be an ‘anthropological engineer’ exploring the ways in which histories and cultures impact the built environment. Her research has primarily studied the intersections of stormwater management, environmental justice, and complex hydrosocial systems. More recently, her research can broadly be described as infrastructural justice for the most vulnerable communities. Dr. Carrasquillo is a Huelskamp Faculty Fellow which recognizes a promising new assistant professor in UC Berkeley’s College of Engineering for their innovative research. She is also the Inaugural Faculty Director of UC Berkeley’s new initiative for Community Engaged Education in Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE2). Dr. Carrasquillo is a certified Envision Sustainability Professional (ENV SP).
Michael Henderson
PhD Candidate: Civil & Environmental Engineering, UC Berkeley
Michael G. Henderson is a PhD student in Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley. His research explores the intersection of energy systems, control, and equitable infrastructure planning. He is a researcher with the Energy, Controls, and Applications Lab (eCAL) and the Liberatory Infrastructures Lab (LiLab). Michael earned his B.S. in Physics from Fisk University and his M.S. in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Berkeley. Originally from Atlanta, Georgia, he is guided by his faith in God and remains optimistic about the future.
Why did you decide to study Energy, Civil Infrastructure, and Climate (ECIC)? I study ECIC to be able to attain the most diverse training possible, positioning me to help a diverse range of people! I love being able to learn not only about energy, but about climate and built infrastructure as well! I am given the opportunity to learn a little bit about everything and dive deep into what catches my eye the most!
Fun Fact: I have eaten moose and seal in three different ways and enjoyed every single one!
Hannah Mion Gehrt
Environmental Engineering Science, UC Berkeley '26
I am from San Jose, California. As an environmental engineering science student, I love all things water. I enjoy being in bodies of water like Lake Tahoe, as well as being in humidity, and most importantly, I enjoy water filtration. As a construction manager for the Cal Environmental team, I enjoyed working collaboratively with and getting to know everyone, and built lifelong friendships that I will never forget. My favorite class at Berkeley was water chemistry, and I will never forget the way in which it made me think, as well as those hard midterm questions. Aside from school, I avidly enjoy running, hiking, biking, taking photos, as well as learning Mandarin. Ask me about film photography! (I still can’t develop film though).
Civil and Environmental Engineering was the obvious choice for me, as someone that is aware about environmental issues and the need for conservation. As a homeschooled kid, I grew up doing habit restoration with native plants, getting to see monarch butterflies grow, and volunteering at the San Jose Municipal Rose Garden. I have always loved nature and being in it, and know that it is something to be respected. I love asking questions and my favorite word since childhood is “why”. The way that engineers think fascinates me, so Environmental Engineering Science made sense. I also enjoy the flexibility in the coursework that engineering science allows. I really got to take a wide range of course, from physics to biogeochemistry to carbon cycle dynamics.
A fun fact is that I can unicycle!
Andrew Jensen
Ph.D. Student: Structural Engineering, Mechanics, and Materials, UC Berkeley
Andrew is a Ph.D. student in the Matt DeJong Research Group within the Structural Engineering, Mechanics, and Materials (SEMM) program in Civil and Environmental Engineering at U.C. Berkeley, funded by the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF GRFP). His research focuses on the application of distributed fiber optic sensors to problems in structural engineering and infrastructure monitoring for age-related and seismically induced structural damage. Before joining the SEMM Ph.D. program at U.C. Berkeley, Andrew obtained his M.S. in Structural Engineering from Stanford University in 2024 and his B.S. in Civil Engineering from U.C. Berkeley in 2021. Originally from the Bay Area, Andrew began his undergraduate journey at College of Marin, where he met his wife, before transferring to U.C. Berkeley where he remains an active advocate for the transfer student community. In his free time, he enjoys hiking, learning French and Thai, and running a small electronics business with his cousin.