The Board of Advisors is a distinguished group of industry and academic leaders that serves a key advisory role to the department chair, sharing ideas and supporting the goals set forth by the department’s faculty and staff. These members provide volunteer leadership on matters of curriculum content, research areas, industry trends, student success and professional development, alumni engagement and fund-raising. In return, members will have regular opportunities to network with each other, meet with faculty and students, and contribute their time and ideas to strengthen the department, college and university.
The Board of Advisors is comprised of individuals representing industry, government and academia with strong interests and/or expertise in materials science and engineering. The membership is diverse in terms of gender and ethnic background, alumni status, geographic location, and functional specialization of research or industry.
Sean Byington
Chief Executive Officer
Byington Steel Treating, Inc., Santa Clara, CA
Robert D. Caligiuri, PhD, PE, FASM (Chair)
Corporate Vice President & Principal Engineer
Exponent. Inc., Silicon Valley, CA
Dr. James De Yoreo
Chief Scientist
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Washington
Dr. Oscar Dubon
Professor
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, UC Berkeley, Bay Area
Tim Dyer
Executive Director of Product Management
Fralock, Inc
Shawn Hamilton
Vice President of Engineering, Deposition
Lam Research, California
Leyla Hashemi
R&D Engineering Manager
Keysight Technologies, Santa Rosa, CA
Dr. Katheryn B. Helean
Senior Technical Manager, Materials Engineering and Manufacturing
Sandia National Laboratory, Albuquerque
Dr. Melbs LeMieux
Co-Founder and President
Electroninks Incorporated, Austin
Dr. Susan Sinnott
Professor and Department Head
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, Pennsylvania
Jack Yao
President and Chief Financial Officer
Applied Engineering, Silicon Valley, CA