Why did you choose to study MSE? In high school I was a pretty big chem nerd (I still am); I found it mildly entertaining to just read through organic, inorganic, and physical chem books and bash through synthesis and spectra. I also wanted to work in a field that has positive environmental impacts. From…

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Berkeley Engineers give Graphene a New Twist to Boost Optoelectronics As reported in the October issue of the journal Matter, researchers in our department have converted a common linear material into one with nonlinear optical capability by stacking two single-atom-thick sheets of graphene on top of each other and twisting them. The discovery relies on…

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Q+A with Dean Doyle on Women in Engineering Professor Emerita Fiona Doyle, an advocate for students across campus, speaks to a class of Girls in Engineering participants about opportunities in engineering. Read full interview here.  Photo by Matt Beardsley Contact Us Department offices are located in 210 Hearst Memorial Mining Building, in the Northeast corner…

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Why did you choose to study MSE? I chose to study MSE because I really liked chemistry in highschool and was originally planning on studying chemical engineering. Over the summer, I read a book called “Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War” and the first chapter was about the properties of the uniform that…

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Why did you choose to study MSE? I love that MSE is at the interface of engineering and basic science. You get to work on real world applications while also looking and tinkering underneath the hood at the molecular/ crystal structure level.  What do you like most about MSE?  I like that you can pretty…

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Professor Ceder has been named an American Physical Society Fellow! Professor Gerbrand Ceder has been named an American Physical Society fellow for his “extensive contributions to the fundamental understanding of energy storage materials, and for pioneering the materials genome approach for computational materials design.” Check it out here. Contact Us Department offices are located in 210 Hearst Memorial Mining…

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Professor Persson celebrates National Nanotechnology Day! Professor Kristin Persson breaks down Nanotechnology in video celebrating National Nanotechnology Day. Read more and watch video here. 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…

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Professor Al Balushi named one of five new faculty fellows by Berkeley Engineering Faculty fellows (clockwise from top left) Zakaria Al-Balushi, Sophia Shao, Derfogail Delcassian, Alexis Kaminski and Alp Sipahigil. Professor Al Balushi named one of five new faculty fellows by Berkeley Engineering. Learn more about the new faculty members here. Contact Us Department offices…

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Where did you study? I studied physics in my undergraduate in Fudan University in Shanghai, China, and also got a MS degree in physics from Peking University, China. I came to the U.S. and obtained my PhD degree in the Applied Science and Technology Graduate Program in UC Berkeley. After a postdoc research at Harvard…

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Berkeley MSE Undergraduate Program ranks #2 Best in 2021 U.S News Rankings! The 2021 US News and World Reports rankings have been released and UC Berkeley’s Materials Engineering program has been ranked number 2 in the nation! The complete rankings and link to more details can be found here. Contact Us Department offices are located…

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