Combined B.S./M.S. ProgramThe Department of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) at the University of California, Berkeley, offers a five year combined B.S./M.S. program to our undergraduate student cohort that can be completed at the student’s pace. The research project and some Master’s course requirements are started while still in undergraduate standing. Academic program The academic…

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It is with great sadness that we pass on the news that Wladyslaw (Wladek) Walukiewicz, a leading mind in the field of semiconductor materials, passed away on November 9, 2022. Wladek received his Ph.D. from the Institute of Physics of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Warsaw, and spent a few years working at the National…

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MSE Alumnus Ilan Gur Leading UK Science Innovation Agency As of August 2022, MSE alumnus (B.S., M.S., and Ph.D.) Dr. Ilan Gur has become the founding Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the newly established UK Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA). With nearly a billion dollars in initial funding, ARIA is designed to play a similar role…

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On Wednesday Aug. 25, 2021, Prof. Ramesh participated in a roundtable discussion with Deputy Secretary of Energy David Turk on the future of scientific and technological research and breakthroughs in microelectronics. The roundtable, which can be found on the Department of Energies website here, offers a glimpse into the critical and developing work in this space…

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On Wednesday Aug. 25, 2021, Prof. Ramesh participated in a roundtable discussion with Deputy Secretary of Energy David Turk on the future of scientific and technological research and breakthroughs in microelectronics. The roundtable, which can be found on the Department of Energies website here, offers a glimpse into the critical and developing work in this space…

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Professor Ramamoorthy Ramesh has joined the Biden-Harris agency review team for the Department of Energy! Professor Ramamoorthy Ramesh has joined the Biden-Harris agency review team for the Department of Energy! Congratulations Professor Ramesh! Read more here. Contact Us Department offices are located in 210 Hearst Memorial Mining Building, in the Northeast corner of campus. Address:…

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Professor Ramamoorthy Ramesh has been elected a foreign member of the Royal Society Professor Ramesh has created nanosized materials that can power small electrical devices with minimal amounts of energy. Full news story here. Contact Us Department offices are located in 210 Hearst Memorial Mining Building, in the Northeast corner of campus. Address: Department of…

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Berkeley Master of Engineering (MEng)The Berkeley Master of Engineering is an accelerated degree designed to develop professional engineering leaders of the future who understand the technical, economic, and social issues of technology. Berkeley Master of Engineering in M.S.E. The Berkeley MEng degree brings together expertise in a technical specialization with leadership, business, marketing, finance, and…

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Symposium on Advanced Materials by Daisy Hernandez August 19, 2018 On August 11th the Materials Science and Engineering departments of UC Berkeley – Zhejiang University held a Symposium on Advanced Materials. Speakers from UC Berkeley and Zhejiang University highlighted advances in Materials Characterization, Design, Discovery and Applications. Contact Us Department offices are located in 210…

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