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Home > Students > Advising & counseling > ESS advising

Engineering Student Services advising

ESS Virtual Front Desk

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.

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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

Bryan Jones
EECS last name A-G; Engineering Physics
bkjones@berkeley.edu

Mayra Rivera

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

Dawn Strough
EECS last name Mc-S; Nuclear Engineering
dstrough@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

Who is my ESS adviser?

ESS adviser assignments are based on major. Engineering Undeclared students see adviser Joey Wong until declaration of their majors.

Bioengineering:
Last name A-Sg: see Joey Wong, joeywong@berkeley.edu
Last name Sh-Z: see Catherine Bouvier Dang, catherinedang@berkeley.edu

Civil Engineering: see Catherine Bouvier Dang, catherinedang@berkeley.edu

Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences:
Last name A-G: see Bryan Jones, bkjones@berkeley.edu
Last name H-Mb: see Shareena Samson, shareena@berkeley.edu
Last name Mc-S: see Dawn Strough, dstrough@berkeley.edu
Last name T-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 Chaniqua Butscher, chaniqua@berkeley.edu

Materials Science & Engineering: see Mayra Rivera, m.rivera@berkeley.edu

Mechanical Engineering:
Last name A-K: see Chaniqua Butscher, chaniqua@berkeley.edu
Last name L-Z: see Mayra Rivera, m.rivera@berkeley.edu

Nuclear Engineering: see Dawn Strough, dstrough@berkeley.edu

Joint majors: see Shareena Samson, shareena@berkeley.edu

Double majors: Student’s choice, except BioE+EECS double majors: see Shareena Samson, shareena@berkeley.edu

Undeclared engineering: see Joey Wong, joeywong@berkeley.edu

Limited (Education Abroad visitors): see Chaniqua Butscher, chaniqua@berkeley.edu

How do I meet with my adviser?

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.

Can I just drop by?

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.

Can I email or call my adviser?

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.

Where can I find my adviser?

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.

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