In May 2020, Medium, an online publishing platform with over 60 million monthly active users, highlighted the UC Berkeley MEng Class of 2020 Capstone Award Winners for their annual accomplishments and research inventions. The 2020 awards include the Fung Institute Mission Award, the Alumni Award, and the Leadership Capstone Award.

In April 2020, The Super Low Energy Building (SLEB) Smart Hub, a portal for accessing and examining the latest green technologies with building proprietors, professionals, researchers, and policymakers, incorporated SinBerBEST's  Air Conditioning and Mechanical Ventilation (ACMV) consummate recommendations aimed at minimizing the further spread of COVID-19 in Singapore. This document is targeted at the commercial, institutional and residential buildings that are open during the Circuit Breaker period.

Baihong Jin, a graduating PhD student in the Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences (EECS) department at University of California, Berkeley, was recognized for his notable contributions to soft computing and its application with the Lofti A. Zadeh Prize. Every year, the EECS Student Awards Committee selects department award winners, many of them are based on recommendations from EECS students, faculty and staff.