Valleytronics Discovery Could Extend Limits of Moore’s Law by John German April 13, 2018 Transistors are widely used in electronic applications, acting like switches with on/off states that are controlled by electric currents. As there is an ever-increasing need to pack more transistors into a unit volume, commonly known as the Moore’s Law, there have been…

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Record-breaking Energy Conversion of Waste Heat by Daisy Hernandez April 10, 2018 A team of students lead by Prof. Lane Martin in Materials Science and Engineering and Prof. Chris Dames in Mechanical Engineering at UC Berkeley have made an important demonstration of novel waste heat to electrical energy conversion based on a process called pyroelectric…

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BIG GIVE is TODAY! 3/8/18 by Daisy Hernandez March 08, 2018 Today is THE day! BIG GIVE is now LIVE and needs your love & support! 💙 Donate to the MSE dept. here: give.berkeley.edu/mse What’s your favorite Berkeley Moment? Please keep up with our social medias to stay updated with our department throughout the day. #BerkeleyMSE #CalBigGive #BerkeleyEngineering Contact Us…

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BEARS (University of California, Berkeley) and CARES (University of Cambridge) team up in a new intra-CREATE programme by Daisy Hernandez March 07, 2018 A three-year programme will bring together researchers from the University of California, Berkeley, University of Cambridge, the, the National University of Singapore (NUS) and Nanyang Technological University (NTU) to develop ways of…

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MSE Leads the Way in Safety at UC Berkeley by Daisy Hernandez February 27, 2018 The laboratory compound run by Professors Martin and Ramesh was named the winner of the UC Berkeley Excellence in Laboratory Safety Award in the Large Physical Sciences category. Professor Martin will represent the laboratory at the award ceremony in Feb.…

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FACILITIES There are many cutting-edge research facilities, both on campus and at partner institutions, that are available for Materials Science & Engineering research. Nanofabrication Lab BNC (BioNanoCenter) QB3 Focused Ion Beam National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (NERSC) Advanced Light Source The Molecular Foundry The National Center for Electron Microscopy Contact Us Department offices are…

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ABOUT US University of California, Berkeley Material Science and Engineering Department Materials Science and Engineering encompasses all natural and synthetic materials – their extraction, synthesis, processing, properties, characterization, and development for technological applications. Optimized materials are utilized in medical device and healthcare industries, the energy industries, electronics and photonics, transportation, advanced batteries and fuel cells,…

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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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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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