Engineering Student Services advising
Contact
Engineering Student Services
230 Bechtel Engineering Center # 1702
Berkeley, CA 94720-1702
(510) 642-7594
ess@berkeley.edu
Hours: Monday – Thursday, 8 a.m.–5 p.m.
Friday, 10 a.m.–5 p.m.
Until further notice all ESS appointments will be conducted virtually. Please continue to make appointments with your ESS adviser online and you will be emailed the link for your virtual appointment.
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, Mechanical Engineering last name S-Z
catherinedang@berkeley.edu
Chaniqua Butscher
Mechanical Engineering last name A-R; Nuclear Engineering
chaniqua@berkeley.edu
Olivia Chan
EECS last name Si-Z; Energy Engineering; Engineering Math & Stat; Environmental Engineering Science, Materials Science & Engineering last name A-L
oychan@berkeley.edu
Bryan Jones
EECS last name A-Ha; Engineering Physics
bkjones@berkeley.edu
Shareena Samson
Bioengineering last name T-Z; EECS last name Hb-Ma, Materials Science & Engineering last name M-Z, Joint Majors
shareena@berkeley.edu
Dawn Strough
EECS last name Mb-Sh; Industrial Engineering & Operations Research
dstrough@berkeley.edu
Joey Wong
Bioengineering last name A-S; Engineering Undeclared; BioE & EECS double majors; BioE/MSE joint major
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:
A-S: see Joey Wong, joeywong@berkeley.edu
T-Z: see Shareena Samson, shareena@berkeley.edu
Civil Engineering: see Catherine Bouvier Dang, catherinedang@berkeley.edu
Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences:
A-Ha: see Bryan Jones, bkjones@berkeley.edu
Hb-Ma: see Shareena Samson, shareena@berkeley.edu
Mb-Sh: see Dawn Strough, dstrough@berkeley.edu
Si-Z: see Olivia Chan, oychan@berkeley.edu
Energy Engineering: see Olivia Chan, oychan@berkeley.edu
Engineering Mathematics & Statistics: see Olivia Chan, oychan@berkeley.edu
Engineering Physics: see Bryan Jones, bkjones@berkeley.edu
Environmental Engineering Science: see Olivia Chan, oychan@berkeley.edu
Industrial Engineering & Operations Research: see Dawn Strough, dstrough@berkeley.edu
Materials Science & Engineering:
A-L: see Olivia Chan, oychan@berkeley.edu
M-Z: see Shareena Samson, shareena@berkeley.edu
Mechanical Engineering:
A-R: see Chaniqua Butscher, chaniqua@berkeley.edu
S-Z: see Catherine Bouvier Dang, catherinedang@berkeley.edu
Nuclear Engineering: see Chaniqua Butscher, chaniqua@berkeley.edu
Joint majors:
Bioengineering/Materials Science & Engineering: see Joey Wong, joeywong@berkeley.edu
All others: see Shareena Samson, shareena@berkeley.edu
Double majors:
Bioengineering and Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences: see Joey Wong, joeywong@berkeley.edu
All others: Student’s choice
Undeclared engineering: see Joey Wong, joeywong@berkeley.edu
Limited (Education Abroad visitors): see Chaniqua Butscher, chaniqua@berkeley.edu
Advising is available by appointment only.
Use our online appointment system or call (510) 642-7594 during business hours. Scheduled appointments are available Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 9–4 p.m.
Please be on time for your appointment. If you are more than five minutes late, you will be asked to reschedule.
We offer drop-in advising every Wednesday from 9–11:30 a.m. and 1–3:30 p.m. Come to Engineering Student Services in 230 Bechtel Engineering Center and sign in at the front desk. Drop-in advising is on a first-come, first-served basis. Waiting times may vary dramatically, depending on demand. Whenever possible, it’s best to make an appointment.
You may contact your adviser via email or phone. For matters requiring in-depth discussion, it’s best to meet with your adviser in person. If you are unable to come to ESS for a meeting, you can schedule a phone appointment.
Engineering Student Services
230 Bechtel Engineering Center
Phone: (510) 642-7594
Fax: (510) 643-8653
Office hours:
Monday – Thursday, 8 a.m.–5 p.m.
Friday, 10 a.m.–5 p.m.