2018 – Page 2 – Materials Science & Engineering

Eugene Haller, leading expert in semiconductor materials, dies at 75 by Daisy Hernandez June 24, 2018 Eugene E. Haller, UC Berkeley professor emeritus in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering and founder of the Electronic Materials Program at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), died on Friday, June 22. He was 75. Haller, who…

Future Tech Highlighted During Public Works Week by Defence Visual Information Distribution Service May 25, 2018 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…

eCO2EP Project Leaders Publish a Perspective on the Electrochemical Synthesis of Bulk Intermediates from Carbon Dioxide by Daisy Hernandez May 18 , 2018 In the 18th of May issue of Science, the Professors Joel Ager (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California Berkeley) and Alexei Lapkin (Department of…

Valleytronics Discovery Could Extend Limits of Moore’s Law by John German April 13, 2018 Transistors are widely used in electronic applications, acting like switches with on/off states that are controlled by electric currents. As there is an ever-increasing need to pack more transistors into a unit volume, commonly known as the Moore’s Law, there have been…

New technology could wean the battery world off cobalt by Brett Israel April 11, 2018 Lithium batteries use more than 50 percent of all cobalt produced globally. This is because lithium ions are stored in cathodes which are layered structures. Cobalt is crucial to maintaining this layered structure. Now, a research team led by scientists at UC…

7th annual MEng Capstone Showcase May 2 and May 4th at Shires Hall Showcase to focus on innovating for social impact by Daisy Hernandez April 10, 2018 Each Spring, hundreds of attendees convene in Berkeley, California for two days of innovating for social impact. With 13 tracks and 100 Capstone teams, see where the future…

Record-breaking Energy Conversion of Waste Heat by Daisy Hernandez April 10, 2018 A team of students lead by Prof. Lane Martin in Materials Science and Engineering and Prof. Chris Dames in Mechanical Engineering at UC Berkeley have made an important demonstration of novel waste heat to electrical energy conversion based on a process called pyroelectric…

Berkeley MSE Graduate Ranking Moves up to #3 in 2018 USN&WR Rankings: by Daisy Hernandez April 05, 2019 The 2018 US News and World Reports graduate rankings have been released and UC Berkeley’s Materials Engineering program has moved up a slot to number 3 in the nationally. The complete rankings and links to more details…

Donate to MSE! by Daisy Hernandez March 30, 2018 Make Big Give a Big Berkeley Moment for you! Donate to MSE here: give.berkeley.edu/mse Share these hashtags on social media or with your students! #BerkeleyMSE #CALBigGive #BerkeleyEngineering Contact Us Department offices are located in 210 Hearst Memorial Mining Building, in the Northeast corner of campus. Address: Department…

BIG GIVE is TODAY! 3/8/18 by Daisy Hernandez March 08, 2018 Today is THE day! BIG GIVE is now LIVE and needs your love & support! 💙 Donate to the MSE dept. here: give.berkeley.edu/mse What’s your favorite Berkeley Moment? Please keep up with our social medias to stay updated with our department throughout the day. #BerkeleyMSE #CalBigGive #BerkeleyEngineering Contact Us…