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.
ESS appointments will continue to be conducted virtually through the summer. Please continue to make an appointment 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, 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
New ESS adviser will be assigned mid-August
EECS last name A-G; Engineering Physics
ess@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
New ESS adviser will be assigned mid-August
EECS last name Mc-S; Nuclear Engineering
ess@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: 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: new ESS adviser will be assigned mid-August, ess@berkeley.edu
Last name H-Mb: see Shareena Samson, shareena@berkeley.edu
Last name Mc-S: new ESS adviser will be assigned mid-August, ess@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: new ESS adviser will be assigned mid-August, ess@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: new ESS adviser will be assigned mid-August, ess@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
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.
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 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.