Wu Group Discovers New 2D Semiconductor by Materials Science and Engineering February 6, 2015 Prof. Junqiao Wu’s group has discovered a new two-dimensional (2D) semiconductor, Rhenium disulfide (ReS2). Unlike molybdenum disulfide and other well studied dichalcogenides, ReS2 behaves electronically as if it were a 2D monolayer even as a 3D bulk material. This not only…

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Professor Martin and Colleagues “Speed-up” Ferroelectric Switching by Materials Science and Engineering October 27, 2014 In a recent report in the journal Nature Materials, a Berkeley MSE team including graduate student Ruijuan Xu, postdoctoral researcher Anoop Damodaran, and Professor Lane Martin, together with colleagues form the University of Pennsylvania, have reported on a new type of…

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Ramesh Appointed Associate Lab Director for Energy Technologies by Materials Science and Engineering August 29, 2014 Professor Ramesh, Purnendu Chatterjee Endowed Chair in Energy Technologies and Professor of Materials Science and Engineering and Physics at UC Berkeley, will be returning from his leave as the Deputy Director for Science and Technology at Oak Ridge to…

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Lane Martin and Phil Messersmith will be joining MSE Faculty by Materials Science and Engineering April 21, 2014 Dr. Lane W. Martin joins the faculty of Berkeley MSE as an Associate Professor on July 1, 2014. Dr. Martin received his B.S. from Carnegie Mellon University in Dec. 2003 and his M.S. and Ph.D. from the University…

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Professor Junqiao Wu Receives Presidential Early Career Award by Materials Science and Engineering January 2, 2014 Congratulations to Professor Junqiao Wu on his receipt of the Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers.  This  award represents “the highest honor bestowed by the United States  Government on science and engineering professionals in the early stages …

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Congratulation to Clarissa Towle for receiving the Teaching Effectiveness Award! Photographer: Peg Skorpinski   The Teaching Effectiveness Award honors a small number of outstanding graduate student instructors each year who have made a significant contribution to teaching and learning in their departments through identifying and responding to a problem they have encountered in a class,…

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Message from Dean Doyle This is my last message as Vice Provost for Graduate Studies and Dean of the Graduate Division to you. I head off to retirement at the end of the month, and pass the baton to Lisa García Bedolla, who will be a wonderful advocate for graduate education. It has been a…

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Dr. Matthew Sherburne wins the Fung Capstone Mentorship Award! Capstone advisors play an integral role in the success of the Berkeley Master of Engineering (MEng) Capstone experience program. Dr. Matthew Sherburne from the Materials Science and Engineering department won the MEng Faculty Capstone Mentorship Award. This recognition was awarded to the faculty Capstone advisor who…

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Successful Demonstration of Fastest Electron Microscopy Detector Ever Made by Daisy Hernandez March 7, 2019 Professors Minor and Scott participated in the team that completed the successful installation and testing of the new 4D Camera at the National Center for Electron Microscopy in the Molecular Foundry at LBNL. This camera can produce continuous electron images every 11…

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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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