UC Berkeley; Materials Science & Engineering Department

Faculty Spotlight: Professor Andrew Minor Check out post here: https://mse.berkeley.edu///faculty-spotlight-andrew-minor/

Professor Ting Xu’s recent publication titled, Crystallization of nanoparticles induced by precipitation of trace polymeric additives, was selected as one of the Editors’ Highlights at Nature Communications. Learn more here: https://www.nature.com/collections/eecgdgijhh... https://www.nature.com/ncomms/editorshighlights See more

Excited to share with you a great news from Japan. Kohei Itoh, an alumnus of our department (PhD, Advisor Eugene Heller), is President Elect of Keio University! Keio University is a revered private school in Japan that teaches students from elementary through graduate level. Read more here: https://www.keio.ac.jp/en/news/2021/Apr/26/48-79655/

MSE Spotlight: Amanda Guan Read more here: https://mse.berkeley.edu//01/student-spotlight-amanda-guan/

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: https://news.berkeley.edu//upcycling-turning-plastic-bags/

Hope everyone is doing well and enjoyed the winter break! Looking forward to the Spring 2021 semester!

Professor Ramamoorthy Ramesh has joined the Biden-Harris agency review team for the Department of Energy! Read more here: https://buildbackbetter.gov/the-trans/agency-review-teams/

MSE will be hosting a department seminar this Thursday, October 22nd at 4:00pm PT. with Professor Zhenan Bao from Stanford University! Join Zoom Meeting https://berkeley.zoom.us/j/96204167534

Graduate Diversity Admissions Fair 2020 Registration link: https://event.on24.com//2/2FB6BDA4F7DD8D56BF52722872C1B140

On Oct. 12, 2020, Cal's MSE department dominated Nature Materials "Latest Research" page, with three of five papers coming from Cal MSE.

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: https://www.aps.org/pro/honors/fellowships/archive-all.cfm

Professor Kristin Persson breaks down Nanotechnology in video celebrating National Nanotechnology Day. Read more and watch video here: https://newscenter.lbl.gov//nanotechnology-4-different-le/

MSE will be hosting a department seminar this Thursday, October 15th at 4:00pm PT. with Professor Kristen A. Fichtorn from Penn State University! Join Zoom Meeting https://berkeley.zoom.us/j/96204167534

Congratulations to Professor Jennifer Doudna for winning the Nobel Prize for CRISPR-cas9 technology developed in her lab. In her news conference, Professor Jennifer Doudna credits our own Jillian Banfield for sparking her interest in the problem that led to CRISPR. Read full news conference here: https://news.berkeley.edu//jennifer-doudna-wins-2020-nobe/

Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Tenure-track Assistant Professor Position is now OPEN!

Tomorrow! Engineering and Physical Sciences Career Fair happening on Wednesday, September 30th 11am-4pm! See flyer below!

Professor Al Balushi named one of five new faculty fellows by Berkeley Engineering. Read more here: https://engineering.berkeley.edu//berkeley-engineering-an/

Professor Peidong Yang received the 2020 Global Energy Prize in the Non-Conventional Energy category for the invention of the nanoparticle-based solar cell and artificial photosynthesis. Congratulations Professor Yang! Please read full article here: https://www.dailycal.org//uc-berkeley-professor-peidong-y/

MSE Spotlight: Professor Junqiao Wu Read more here: https://mse.berkeley.edu/20//faculty-spotlight-junqiao-wu/

Berkeley MSE Undergraduate Program ranks #2 Best in 2021 U.S News Rankings! Check out the complete rankings & more details here: https://www.usnews.com//ra/engineering-doctorate-materials