Big Thank You! A BIG THANK YOU on behalf of the MSE Department at UC Berkeley! Big Give was a success thanks to you! We greatly appreciate all your support!  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…

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Professor Fiona Doyle, former dean of the Graduate Division, is among eight new fellows of The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society! Professor Fiona Doyle, former dean of the Graduate Division, is among eight new fellows of The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society. Congratulations! Read full news story here. Contact Us Department offices are located in…

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Why did you choose to study MSE? I first heard of MSE because my dad studied it back in college. When the time came to select a major, I originally thought to do chemical engineering because of how much I enjoyed studying chemistry in high school, but I really thought MSE sounded cooler and more…

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Upcycling: Turning plastic bags into adhesives Professor Messersmith’s lab has collaborated on a new chemical process that converts polyethylene plastic into a strong and valuable adhesive. This development could make plastic bag recycling economically feasible. Read full article here.   Contact Us Department offices are located in 210 Hearst Memorial Mining Building, in the Northeast…

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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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MSE’s own Ph.D. student Emma Vargo was named the UC Berkeley winner of the 2022 Gareth Thomas Materials Excellence Award. This award, named for former faculty member Prof. Gareth Thomas, a pioneer in electron microscopy and materials education, recognizes excellence in graduating Ph.D. students based on their research accomplishments, academic achievement, and integrity, spirit of cooperation, and…

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Prof. Junqiao Wu was interviewed on ABC7 News about “smart roof” coatings that can help regulate household temperatures without consuming natural gas or electricity. Prof. Wu’s work, highlighted here, is based on work published in the journal Science where they used the metal-insulator transition in tungsten-doped vanadium dioxide to create window glass and a rooftop coatings that respond by turning off their…

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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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