The two-week in-person program will be held at UC Berkeley’s College of Engineering lecture halls and lab facilities. Each day will consist of a different academic focus and classes will be divided into two parts: morning lecture + afternoon lab.

The daily schedule will look something like:

Dr. Junqiao Wu

Currently teaching: Properties of Electronic Materials, Individual Study or Research

Professor Junqiao Wu received a B.S. from Fudan University and a M.S. from Peking University, China, both in physics. He obtained a Ph.D. degree in Applied Science and Technology from the University of California, Berkeley for work on semiconductors. He did postdoctoral research in the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology at Harvard University on nanomaterials. He is currently on the Chair line of the Division of Materials Physics of the American Physical Society (APS) and is the Chair of the UC Berkeley Department of Materials Science and Engineering. 

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Dr. Matthew Sherburne

Currently Teaching: Properties of Materials, Phase Transformations and Kinetics

Matthew Sherburne earned his bachelor’s degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science and Mineral Engineering from the University of California at Berkeley. He then obtained his Master’s and his PhD in Materials Science and Engineering from UC Berkeley. His work focused on computational approaches to understanding the limits of the strengths of materials. Currently, his research focuses on applying computational techniques to the discovery, design, and development of materials for a sustainable world: solar energy, catalytic reaction, and CO2 reduction.

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Dr. Rayne Zheng

Currently Teaching: Additive Fabrication Processes and Systems for Advanced Materials

Xiaoyu (Rayne) Zheng received his Ph.D., in Mechanical Engineering, at Boston University and B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Applied Mathematics (dual degree) at Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics. Today he is an associate professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering.  His research focuses on developing additive manufacturing/3D printing techniques for materials and structures with controlled topologies and encoded properties. His current interests are in developing new additive fabrication techniques, multi-material synthesis, structure-property relationships, and leveraging novel artificial intelligence to create intelligent materials and systems for structural, robotics, electronics, energy, and healthcare. 

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Dr. Jie Yao

Currently Teaching: Optical Materials and Devices

Prof. Jie Yao obtained his PhD from the University of California, Berkeley in 2010 and conducted postdoctoral research at Stanford University. He joined the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at UC Berkeley as an assistant professor in 2013. His research interests are  focused on optical materials for nanophotonic applications, including optical sensors, communication devices, etc. Recently he is also developing new material platforms for low-power optoelectronic devices that are essential to future sustainable infrastructures and biomedical applications.

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Dr. Zakaria Al Balushi

Currently Teaching: Electronic Materials Characterization

Zakaria received his PhD in materials science and engineering (2017), his MS (2012), and his Bachelor’s (2011) in engineering science all from The Pennsylvania State University. Dr. Zakaria Al Balushi now is a lecturer at UC Berkeley and his research focuses on electronic materials synthesis of compound semiconductor thin films and nanostructures using chemical vapor deposition. 

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Dr. Baoxia Mi

Currently Teaching: Individual Research

Baoxia Mi earned her Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2006. She is a Wood-Calvert Chair in Engineering and an Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at UC Berkeley. Mi’s research focuses on studying physicochemical processes with an emphasis on advanced membrane processes and nanotechnology to address some of the most challenging issues in sustainable water supply (desalination, drinking water purification, wastewater reuse), renewable energy production, and public health protection.

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Dr. Peter Hosemann

Currently Teaching: Design in Nuclear Power Technology and Instrumentation

Peter Hosemann received his PhD and MS degree in material science at the University of Leoben in Austria. Prof. Hosemann is interested in experimental material science for nuclear applications. His main focus is on structural materials used for nuclear components (fission, fusion, spallation, etc.). His research focuses on developing a basic understanding of the materials degradation processes in a nuclear environment and resulting consequences to engineering application.

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This project-based program combines lectures and laboratory sessions to give students practical experience in engineering design processes. Students will learn to transform their ideas into executable designs.

Course curriculum includes:

• Energy: Investigate a rechargeable battery with optical and electron microscopes
• Environment: Lifecycle of materials and recycling plastics
• Quantum: Superconductivity levitation in liquid nitrogen temperature
• Solar: Solar cells – make a very basic Schottky-junction cell
• Metamaterials: 3D printing of mechanically functional structures
• Water: Membrane for water purification
• AI/ML: Data science for materials – the materials project
• Failure: Structural materials failure test and analysis with microscopes
• Smart materials: Shape memory alloys – demo and microstructures

No, housing is NOT provided.

Students should live in the area and commute to campus for the program. If needed, program staff can connect you with our trusted partner for lodging options.