A study led by MSE’s own Professor Junqiao Wu and in collaboration with Professor Joel Ager has demonstrated a route to make heat conduction in an important electronic material nearly 150% more efficient. Modern microelectronics are based on silicon, but one of the biggest challenges that could limit the future of devices made from this material…

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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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Professor Didier de Fontaine’s Thermodynamics book makes it amongst World Scientific’s 10 best-selling physics books for 2019! Professor de Fontaine’s book: Principles of Classical Thermodynamics Applied to Materials Science is amongst World Scientific’s 10 best-selling physics books for 2019! Congratulations Didier de Fontaine! Contact Us Department offices are located in 210 Hearst Memorial Mining Building,…

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Congratulations to Professor Oscar Dubon on his appointment as the Vice Chancellor for Equity & Inclusion! by Eugene Pang January 15, 2019 Materials Science & Engineering Professor Oscar Dubón has been appointed as the Vice Chancellor for Equity & Inclusion at UC Berkeley. He previously served as Associate Dean for Equity & Inclusion and Student Affairs…

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Congratulations to Professor Oscar Dubon on his appointment as the Vice Chancellor for Equity & Inclusion! by Eugene Pang January 15, 2019 Materials Science & Engineering Professor Oscar Dubón has been appointed as the Vice Chancellor for Equity & Inclusion at UC Berkeley. He previously served as Associate Dean for Equity & Inclusion and Student Affairs…

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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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Professor Al Balushi, welcome to Cal MSE! by Daisy Hernandez January 15, 2019 The Department of Materials Science and Engineering is very proud and pleased to announce that Prof. Zakaria Al Balushi will join our faculty as an Assistant Professor effective January 1, 2019.  Prof. Zakaria obtained his B.S., M. S. and Ph. D. from…

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Memorial for Professor Eugene Haller by Daisy Hernandez October 14, 2018 Contact Us Department offices are located in 210 Hearst Memorial Mining Building, in the Northeast corner of campus. Address: Department of Materials Science and Engineering 210 Hearst Memorial Mining Building University of California Berkeley, CA 94720-1760 Phone: (510) 642-3801 Fax: (510) 643-5792 Privacy| Nondiscrimination| Accessibility

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New Materials for 5G Microwave Communications and Beyond by Daisy Hernandez August 20, 2018 A joint team from the University of California, Berkeley, Drexel University, Bar-Ilan University in Israel, the Carnegie Institution of Science, and the University of California, Santa Barbara have made an important observation in the search for next-generation microwave communication materials. The…

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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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