Berkeley/MSE Facts
This element is known for having a simple cubic structure.
What is Polonium?
We've seen many around campus, but not too many after November.
What is a turkey?
Who is Prof. Sherburne?
Some call it public transportation, I call it a ride that has many close calls to the afterlife.
What is BART?
This 2D material is claimed to be 200x stronger than steel for its weight.
What is graphene?
This is the slope of the elastic region of a stress-strain curve.
What is Young's Modulus?
If you lived in housing associated with athletes, there's a high chance you see these in the fields.
What is a deer?
This professor plays a theme song at the beginning of every class, which gets us in the mood to learn.
Who is Prof. Scott?
This day is known for seeing students all around campus and restaurants enjoying life and coping with margs.
What is a Taco Tuesday?
Vibranium, Steel, and a magic catalyst can create this nearly indestructible alloy.
What is Adamantium?
This is the number of Nobel Laureates from Berkeley.
What is 63?
CivE folks might love this, but everyone else is annoyed by it.
What is construction?
"You guys look the way I did when I watched the Cal football game this weekend," said this.
Who is Prof. Chrzan?
It seems like every single Bay Area student has this to "change the world."
What is a startup?
Not to be confused with beans or kale, this fiber will cost you an arm and a leg if you try to spec your car with it.
What is carbon fiber?
This famous symbol came from Berkeley scientists which keeps everyone, especially Prof.Scott and Prof.Minor, safe.
What is the trefoil radiation symbol?
Meeting this individual on campus *will* give you nightmares but is also a revered experience.
Who is Oski?
This professor is seen around Hearst with a fluffy beast.
Who is Prof. Liepmann?
This SF restaurant typically has lines that go down the block, but it was the #1 Mexican restaurant in a Bay Area contest.
What is La Taqueria?
Known as "frozen smoke", this incredibly lightweight materials is 99.8% empty space.
What is aerogel?
While earning his PhD from Cal and working part-time in the Berkeley Police Dept, John Larson, invented this machine, which he later denounced as "Frankenstein's monster".
What is a lie detector?
Known as the Campanile Queen, this falcon matriarch soared over Berkeley for 10+ years.
Who is Annie?
"What's going on in your neighborhood," said this.
Who is Prof. Al Balushi?
Most cafes in the Bay Area sell this to "highly performative males".
What is a matcha latte?
It seemed like a lot of MSE128 presentations (#tribute to our project) used these alloys probably because they are known for high strength and ductility.
What are High Entropy Alloys (HEAs)?