In-person academic advising is available at Engineering Student Services. (Photo by Adam Lau/Berkeley Engineering)Engineering Student Services advising
Contact
Engineering Student Services
230 Bechtel Engineering Center # 1702
Berkeley, CA 94720-1702
(510) 642-7594
ess@berkeley.edu
Fall 2021 in-person hours: Monday – Thursday, 10 a.m.–4 p.m.
ESS appointments will be offered both in-person and online through the fall semester. 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 Sha-Z
catherinedang@berkeley.edu
Chaniqua Butscher
Industrial Engineering & Operations Research; Mechanical Engineering last name A-K
chaniqua@berkeley.edu
Olivia Chan
EECS last name T-Z; Energy Engineering; Engineering Math & Stat; Environmental Engineering Science
oychan@berkeley.edu
Andrea Mejia Valencia
EECS last name Mc-S; Nuclear Engineering
mejiavalencia@berkeley.edu
Mayra Rivera
Materials Science and Engineering; Mechanical Engineering last name L-Z
m.rivera@berkeley.edu
Shareena Samson
EECS last name H-MB; Joint majors; BioE+EECS double majors
shareena@berkeley.edu
Kendra Van Nyhuis
EECS last name A-G; Engineering Physics
kendravn@berkeley.edu
Joey Wong
Bioengineering last name A-Sg; Engineering Undeclared
joeywong@berkeley.edu
Sharon Mueller
Director of advising and policy, Engineering Student Services
smueller@berkeley.edu
ESS adviser assignments are based on major. Engineering Undeclared students see adviser Joey Wong until declaration of their majors.
Bioengineering:
Last name A-Sg: Joey Wong, joeywong@berkeley.edu
Last name Sh-Z: Catherine Bouvier Dang, catherinedang@berkeley.edu
Civil Engineering: Catherine Bouvier Dang, catherinedang@berkeley.edu
Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences:
Last name A-G: Kendra Van Nyhuis, kendravn@berkeley.edu
Last name H-Mb: Shareena Samson, shareena@berkeley.edu
Last name Mc-S: Andrea Mejia Valencia, mejiavalencia@berkeley.edu
Last name T-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: Chaniqua Butscher, chaniqua@berkeley.edu
Materials Science & Engineering: Mayra Rivera, m.rivera@berkeley.edu
Mechanical Engineering:
Last name A-K: Chaniqua Butscher, chaniqua@berkeley.edu
Last name L-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
Limited (Education Abroad visitors): Chaniqua Butscher, chaniqua@berkeley.edu
Advising is available by appointment or during your adviser’s drop-in hours.
Use our online appointment system or call (510) 642-7594 during business 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
230 Bechtel Engineering Center
(510) 642-7594
ess@berkeley.edu
Fall 2021 in-person hours:
Monday – Thursday, 10 a.m.–4 p.m.