mse – Materials Science & Engineering

MSE seeks new faculty in electronic and functional materials

The University of California, Berkeley invites applications for an approved faculty position at either the non-tenured (tenure-track) Assistant Professor level or the tenured Associate Professor level in the area of Electronic, Functional, and Quantum Materials. Rank will be determined based on qualifications and experience. This appointment will be a joint 50% Materials Science and Engineering…

Prof. Ramesh has been elected as a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering (FREng)

The Royal Academy of Engineering is the UK’s national academy of engineering, delivering public benefit from engineering excellence and technology innovation, providing progressive leadership for engineering and technology and independent expert advice to government in the UK and beyond, and bringing together an unrivalled community of leading businesspeople, entrepreneurs, innovators and…

MSE Alumni Celebrate Prof. Morris’s Career

On August 30, 2026, about 50 MSE alumni gathered in Hearst Memorial Mining Building to celebrate Prof. John “Bill” Morris’s remarkable career spanning more than 50 years at UC Berkeley. Alumni traveled from across the country to reconnect with one another and the MSE community and to share their memories and experiences with Prof.…

Berkeley Summer Academy of Science (BSAS) program 2026

Closing ceremony during Berkeley Summer Academy of Science (BSAS) program, hosted by GLOBE, at UC Berkeley’s Hearst Memorial Mining Building in Berkeley, Calif. on Friday, July 17, 2026. (Photo by Adam Lau/UC Berkeley Engineering) Berkeley Summer Academy of Science (previously known as the “Berkeley Summer Academy of Sustainability”) is an intensive 2-week high school program…

Biodegradable fabric research team led by Prof. Ting Xu awarded $10 million from Bezos Earth Fund

In a bold effort to address the growing challenge of textile waste in landfills, the Bezos Earth Fund has awarded $10 million to research led by Prof. Xu and team at UC Berkeley and Californian universities, to develop biodegradable fibers that can rival the strength and flexibility of natural materials. https://news.berkeley.edu/2026/04/24/uc-berkeley-led-biodegradable-fabric-research-awarded-10-million-from-bezos-earth-fund/

Prof. Kristin Persson elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

The Academy recognizes accomplished individuals and engages them in addressing the greatest challenges facing the U.S. Prof. Persson uses machine learning, experimental data and computational databases to design and create new materials for energy applications, such as highly efficient batteries, photovoltaics and catalysts. https://news.berkeley.edu/2026/04/24/seven-uc-berkeley-faculty-elected-to-the-american-academy-of-arts-and-sciences/

Dr. Hiroshi Amano delivered the 2026 Dow lecture in MSE

The Dow Lectureship for Research Excellence and Societal Impact was endowed by Dow Chemical Company in 2008 to highlight the critical role of materials science in advancing technologies that improve quality of life, such as in energy and sustainability. Dr. Hiroshi Amano, co-inventor of the blue LED, winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics…

Prof. Messersmith on Brains On! Podcast

Prof. Messersmith was recently featured on the kids’ science podcast “How Do Stickers Stick?” by BrainsOn.org – one of the top science podcasts for school aged children, with over 1 million downloads per month! You can listen to the episode on the Brains On! website, or on your favorite platform, including Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

The AI Revolution in Materials Science, Led by Prof. Persson

Kristin Persson, director of the Materials Project. (Credit: Roy Kaltschmidt/Berkeley Lab) The open-access materials database managed by Berkeley Lab has surpassed 650,000 registered users, enabling AI-ready scientific datasets at an unprecedented scale for batteries, quantum computing, microelectronics, and more. For more details, read https://lbl.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ebf9be162b79ac7f78f1b71ea&id=3715b12170&e=ea9f22c249

Researchers discover design rules for protein-like polymers

Prof. Ting Xu and coworkers uncover new rules for designing protein-like polymers. Findings could lead to eco-friendly plastics and other materials. For details, see https://engineering.berkeley.edu/news/2026/01/researchers-uncover-new-rules-for-designing-protein-like-polymers/