In Memory of Colonel Paul Newman Spencer We are sorry to note that the department has lost a long-time employee and friend. Colonel Paul Newman Spencer passed away at the end of 2019 after joining the department some 42 years earlier. Paul retired from the Air Force in 1973 after 34 years of distinguished service…

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Dr. Yanwei Lum Research Scientist Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), Singapore Lum_Yanwei@imre.a-star.edu.sg     Why did you choose to study MSE?   In high school, I really enjoyed learning about physics and chemistry. The idea that physical phenomena happening around us could be explained through concepts, rules and equations appealed greatly to me.…

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🌟 SAVE THE DATE! BIG GIVE 2020! 🌟 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 210 Hearst Memorial Mining Building University of California Berkeley, CA 94720-1760 Phone: (510) 642-3801 Fax: (510) 643-5792 Privacy| Nondiscrimination| Accessibility

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Professor Xu has been named a fellow of ACS in PMSE! Professor Ting Xu has been named a 2020 fellow of the American Chemical Society in the division of Polymer Materials Science and Engineering! Congratulations Professor Xu!  Read more here. Contact Us Department offices are located in 210 Hearst Memorial Mining Building, in the Northeast…

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Professor Didier de Fontaine’s Thermodynamics book makes it amongst World Scientific’s 10 best-selling physics books for 2019! Professor de Fontaine’s book: Principles of Classical Thermodynamics Applied to Materials Science is amongst World Scientific’s 10 best-selling physics books for 2019! Congratulations Didier de Fontaine! Contact Us Department offices are located in 210 Hearst Memorial Mining Building,…

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MSE graduate student, Yin Liu wins MRS gold award! UC Berkeley MSE graduate student Yin Liu, a Ph.D. candidate in Professor Jie Yao’s research group, won the Gold Award for Graduate Student Award at the 2019 Materials Research Society (MRS) Meeting. The MRS Graduate Student Awards consisting of gold and silver medals, are highly competitive…

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Gareth Thomas Award 2019 Join us as we present the Gareth Thomas Award 2019 winner on Friday, 12/13/19 at the MSE Holiday Celebration! More information here! 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 210 Hearst Memorial Mining…

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Going Cold: The Future of Electron Microscopy Taking the technology to low temperatures could enable advances in materials science and other fields. Read the full interview here. 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 210 Hearst Memorial Mining Building…

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