STAFF Catalina Estrada Department Manager catalinae@berkeley.edu 210D HMMB (510) 642-6978 Department Manager, Academic Personnel, Financial Administration Karren Capece External Relations Specialist karrenc@berkeley.edu 210 HMMB (510) 642-3801 Assistant to the Department Chair, Development, Seminars, Events Coordinator, Website Updates Ariana Castro Student Services Advisor (MSE and AS&T) arianap@berkeley.edu 210A HMMB (510) 642-0716 Advisor for Graduate Students, Admissions,…

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Professor Ceder in the Economist by Daisy Hernandez December 8, 2015 Professor Ceder is quoted in an article entitled “New Materials for Manufacturing” in the December Technology Quarterly section of the Economist.  The article discusses how materials science is “rapidly transforming the way that everything from cars to lightbulbs is made” and the Materials Project…

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Engineering Commencement Congratulations to all of our graduating students! 2022 commencement will be split into several ceremonies. Please check out the full details at the Engineering Commencement page. Due to continued coronavirus uncertainty, MSE/AS&T will host a brief reception and gift pickup between the masters and undergraduate ceremonies on Tuesday, May 17th from 12-1pm in the…

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MSE 2022-2023 Awards   Each year the MSE department selects recipients for our various undergraduate and graduate awards many based on nominations gathered from MSE students, faculty and staff.   Corrosion Award Mackinzie Farnell Bella Crouch Benjamin Lam   Departmental Citation Award Ayush Gupta   Elaine Shen Award Aishwarya Jayadeep Ayush Gupta Daniel Hawthorne  …

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It is with great sadness that we pass on the news that Didier de Fontaine, a pioneer in the field of first principles Materials Science and Emeritus Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, passed away on November 20, 2021. Professor de Fontaine received his PhD from Northwestern in 1967 and joined the University of California…

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New Basic Needs Center in the MLK Jr. Student Union March 7, 2019 Six years in the making, UC Berkeley’s new Basic Needs Center, a one-stop shop for students with food, housing and financial insecurity, opens Monday, Feb. 25, on the lower level of the Martin Luther King Jr. Student Union. The novel, nearly 3,000-square-foot…

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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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COMMITTEES 2021 2022  Undergraduate Summer Adviser Chrzan Chrzan  Undergraduate Study List Rep (Head Undergraduate Adviser) Scott (Chair) Scott (Chair)  Undergraduate Advisers  (+MSE/Bio) Healy Healy  (+MSE/EECS) Wu Wu  (+MSE/ChemE) Xu Xu  (+MSE/ME & NE) Devine Devine  MSE Minor Advisor Chrzan Chrzan Undergrad Admissions-Transfer Committee Devine, Chair (adjudicator) Devine, Chair (adjudicator) Yao (reviewer) Yao (reviewer)  Undergraduate Curriculum…

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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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