Victoria Coleman, associate provost for the Berkeley Air and Space Center at NASA’s Ames Research Center and a professor of electrical engineering and computer science at the University of California at Berkeley, will deliver the John R. and Donna S. Hall Engineering Lecture October 6, starting at 4:15 p.m. at the Student Life Center.
Coleman’s lecture, “Lessons from Inside the Pentagon: Engineering for a New Era of Technology and National Security,” will draw on her distinguished record of national and global security leadership.
In addition to her current role at the Berkeley Air and Space Center, a new 36-acre innovation center—designed to bring together academia, industry and government agencies—she previously served as Director of DARPA, Chief Scientist of the U.S. Air Force, and CEO of Airbus’s Silicon Valley innovation center, Acubed. A member of the National Academy of Engineering, Coleman has led innovation across government, industry, and academia for more than 35 years.
WHAT: The John R. and Donna S. Hall Engineering Lecture
WHEN: October 6, 2026, 4:15 p.m.
WHERE: Commodore Ballroom, Student Life Center — Lobby reception to follow event until 6 p.m.