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MSE’s Prof. Ramesh has been elected to the Indian Science Academy as a Foreign Fellow of the Academy effective January 1, 2022. The Indian National Science Academy has just 941 Fellows and only 95 Foreign Fellows. Congratulations to Prof. Ramesh for this honor!

The 2022 US News and World Report rankings came out today. The College of Engineering at Berkeley was ranked 3rd overall in terms of Engineering Schools and the Department of Materials Science and Engineering was ranked 3rd for both undergraduate and graduate programs. This is testament to the hard work and excellence of students, faculty, and staff!

Prof. Ting Xu was recently awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation’s Directorate for Engineering’s Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation (EFRI) program as part of the End-of-Life Plastics (E3P) call for proposals (see details here). The proposal, entitled “Plastic Lifecycle by Rationally Designed Enzyme-containing Plastics” is part of a growing effort to consider the…

We are delighted to announce that Prof. Mary Scott has been selected as the inaugural Micron Corporation Early Career Award winner in the College of Engineering. Based on Prof. Scott’s excellent research potential and leadership in diversity, Micron Corporation will provide Prof. Scott $50,000 to support her ongoing research. Congratulations to Prof. Scott!

On Wednesday Aug. 25, 2021, Prof. Ramesh participated in a roundtable discussion with Deputy Secretary of Energy David Turk on the future of scientific and technological research and breakthroughs in microelectronics. The roundtable, which can be found on the Department of Energies website here, offers a glimpse into the critical and developing work in this space…

Congratulations to Professor Robert O. Ritchie on publishing his first book! After 40 years in the Materials Science & Engineering department, Professor Robert O. Ritchie has published his first book, “Introduction to Fracture Mechanics” published by Elsevier. Read the book details here. Contact Us Department offices are located in 210 Hearst Memorial Mining Building, in…

Why did you choose to study MSE? I chose to study MSE because I competed in the Science Olympiad Materials Science event during high school and really liked the real-world application of chemistry and physics. This was after I had applied to colleges, so I switched my major to MSE shortly after coming to Berkeley.…

“I’ve done cathode research for over 20 years, looking for new materials, and DRX is the best new material I’ve ever seen by far.” – Battery Scientist Gerd Ceder “I’ve done cathode research for over 20 years, looking for new materials, and DRX is the best new material I’ve ever seen by far.” – Scientist…

Why did you choose to study MSE? I chose MSE because I have always been interested in energy and other sustainability efforts. When looking at different majors I was intrigued by the ability of materials scientists to invent novel materials that can change anything from how to sustainably create plastic to improving drug delivery methods!…

Prof. Ramesh elected to Indian National Science Academy

MSE @ UC Berkeley Ranks Among Best in the Country

Prof. Xu awarded new program to support end-of-life research on plastics

From the Chair’s Desk…

Prof. Mary Scott awarded Micron Corporation Early Career Award

Ramesh Talks About the Future of Microelectronics

Congratulations to Professor Robert O. Ritchie on publishing his first book!

Student Spotlight: Stephen Gee

“I’ve done cathode research for over 20 years, looking for new materials, and DRX is the best new material I’ve ever seen by far.” – Scientist Gerd Ceder

Student Spotlight: Sara Susanto