Eicke Weber Appointed Director and CEO of BEARS by Daisy Hernandez February 7, 2017 Professor Eicke R. Weber was recently appointed as the Director and CEO of the Berkeley Education Alliance for Research in Singapore (BEARS).  Professor Weber returns to UC Berkeley after 10 years as director of the Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE,…

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Professor Kevin Healy: Heart-On-A-Chip by Daisy Hernandez February 3, 2017 The crew from Futurism visited Berkeley to learn more about the heart chip work in the Healy Lab. During their visit, the Healy Lab team showed Luke Robert Mason how they are combining cutting edge microfabrication techniques and stem cell biology to create human cardiac…

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Professor Paul Alivisatos Announced as Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors by Daisy Hernandez January 01, 2017 Professor Paul Alivisatos has been named Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI).  This represents the highest professional distinction accorded to academic inventors who have demonstrated a prolific spirit of innovation in creating or facilitating outstanding…

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Professor Gerd Ceder Wins IBA Research Award 2017 by Daisy Hernandez January 13, 2017 Professor Gerd Ceder has been named the recpient of the 2017 Research Award from the International Battery Association (IBA).  This award recognizes “individuals who have made outstanding accomplishments in battery research.”  Professor Ceder will receive the award and deliver a plenary lecture…

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Professor Persson Wins TMS 2017 Early Career Faculty Fellow Award by Daisy Hernandez November 2, 2016 Kristin Persson, Assistant Professor in Materials Science and Engineering at UC Berkeley and Faculty Staff Scientist in the Energy Storage and Distributed Resources Division at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, has been named a winner of the 2017 TMS Early…

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Professor Dubon Receives 2016 Chancellor’s Award for Advancing Institutional Excellence and Equity by Daisy Hernandez October 14, 2016 Professor Oscar Dubon, Associate Dean of Equity and Inclusion in the College of Engineering, and Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, has been selected as this year’s winner of the Chancellor’s Award for Advancing Institutional Excellence and…

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Professor Miquel Salmeron Recognized by Berkeley Lab’s Lifetime Achievement Award by Daisy Hernandez September 20, 2016 Professor Miquel Salmeron, Senior Scientist in the Materials Science Division at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab and Adjunct Professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at UC Berkeley, received the “Berkeley Lab Prize – Lifetime Achievement Award” in…

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Professor Doyle Selected as 2016 Recipient of Milton E. Wadsworth Award by Daisy Hernandez September 20, 2016 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 for the College of Engineering. As Vice…

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Professor Ceder Wins MRS Materials Theory Award by Daisy Hernandez August 30, 2016 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 for the College of Engineering. As Vice Chancellor for Equity &…

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