In-person academic advising is available at Engineering Student Services. (Photo by Adam Lau/Berkeley Engineering)Engineering Student Services advising
Contact
Engineering Student Services
308 McLaughlin Hall # 1700
Berkeley, CA 94720-1700
(510) 642-7594
ess@berkeley.edu
In-person hours: Monday – Thursday, 10 a.m.–4 p.m.
ESS advising appointments are offered both in-person and online. When you make an appointment with your ESS adviser, you will choose whether you want to meet in-person or online.
Upon admission, every Berkeley Engineering student is assigned an academic adviser based on their major. Your Engineering Student Services (ESS) adviser works with you throughout your entire undergraduate career and is your key to a successful experience at Berkeley.
ESS advisers are available to help with everything related to your undergraduate education. They answer questions about degree and graduation requirements as well as academic policies and procedures. They assist with course selection and help address challenges you may be facing in your studies. They can suggest enrichment opportunities or make referrals to campus resources. They’re here to offer guidance and support.
Students admitted as undeclared work with a special adviser until they declare a major; at that point, their ESS adviser will be based on their new major.
Meet the advisers
Catherine Bouvier Dang
Civil Engineering, Bioengineering last name Sb-Z
catherinedang@berkeley.edu
Megan Raya
EECS last name Kf-L; Mechanical Engineering last name A-Gi
meganraya@berkeley.edu
Olivia Chan
EECS last name Sj-Z; Energy Engineering; Engineering Math & Stat; Environmental Engineering Science
oychan@berkeley.edu
Kerstin Phillips
UC Education Abroad Program students
kerstinphillips@berkeley.edu
Andrea Mejia Valencia
EECS last name M-Si; Nuclear Engineering
mejiavalencia@berkeley.edu
Mayra Rivera
Aerospace Engineering; Materials Science and Engineering; Mechanical Engineering last name O-Z
m.rivera@berkeley.edu
Nicole Rucinski
IEOR; Mechanical Engineering last name Gj-N
nicoler@berkeley.edu
Shareena Samson
Associate director of advising; EECS last name Gj-Ke; Joint majors; BioE+EECS double majors
shareena@berkeley.edu
Kendra Van Nyhuis
EECS last name A-Gi; Engineering Physics
kendravn@berkeley.edu
Joey Wong
Bioengineering last name A-Sa; Engineering Undeclared
joeywong@berkeley.edu
Sharon Mueller
Director of advising and policy
smueller@berkeley.edu
ESS adviser assignments are based on major. Engineering Undeclared students see adviser Joey Wong until declaration of their majors.
Aerospace Engineering: Mayra Rivera, m.rivera@berkeley.edu
Bioengineering:
Last name A-Sa: Joey Wong, joeywong@berkeley.edu
Last name Sb-Z: Catherine Bouvier Dang, catherinedang@berkeley.edu
Civil Engineering: Catherine Bouvier Dang, catherinedang@berkeley.edu
Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences:
Last name A-Gi: Kendra Van Nyhuis, kendravn@berkeley.edu
Last name Gj-Ke: Shareena Samson, shareena@berkeley.edu
Last name Kf-L: Megan Braverman, mbraverman@berkeley.edu
Last name M-Si: Andrea Mejia Valencia, mejiavalencia@berkeley.edu
Last name Sj-Z: Olivia Chan, oychan@berkeley.edu
Energy Engineering: Olivia Chan, oychan@berkeley.edu
Engineering Mathematics & Statistics: Olivia Chan, oychan@berkeley.edu
Engineering Physics: Kendra Van Nyhuis, kendravn@berkeley.edu
Environmental Engineering Science: Olivia Chan, oychan@berkeley.edu
Industrial Engineering & Operations Research: Nicole Rucinski, nicoler@berkeley.edu
Materials Science & Engineering: Mayra Rivera, m.rivera@berkeley.edu
Mechanical Engineering:
Last name A-Gi: Megan Braverman, mbraverman@berkeley.edu
Last name Gj-N: Nicole Rucinski, nicoler@berkeley.edu
Last name O-Z: Mayra Rivera, m.rivera@berkeley.edu
Nuclear Engineering: Andrea Mejia Valencia, mejiavalencia@berkeley.edu
Joint majors: Shareena Samson, shareena@berkeley.edu
Double majors: Student’s choice, except BioE+EECS double majors: Shareena Samson, shareena@berkeley.edu
Undeclared engineering: Joey Wong, joeywong@berkeley.edu
Advising is available by appointment or during your adviser’s drop-in hours.
Use our online appointment system anytime, or call (510) 642-7594 during office open hours.
Please be on time for your appointment. If you are more than five minutes late, you will be asked to reschedule.
All ESS advisers offer drop-in advising on a weekly basis. Please contact your ESS adviser to determine hours.
You may contact your adviser via email. For matters requiring in-depth discussion, it’s best to meet with your adviser. You can schedule either an in-person or an online appointment.
Engineering Student Services
308 McLaughlin Hall
(510) 642-7594
ess@berkeley.edu
In-person hours:
Monday – Thursday, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.