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2023 MBA/MEng Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Fellowship

December 21, 2022 by Berkeley Master of Engineering

TSMC Awardees

The College of Engineering and the Fung Institute for Engineering Leadership are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2023 Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC) Fellowships, awarded this year to two students pursuing the concurrent Master of Business Administration (MBA) and Master of Engineering (MEng) degree program at UC Berkeley.

The four-semester MBA/MEng program launched in 2020 with the support of TSMC in honor of its founder, Morris C. Chang. Professor Candi Yano is the Faculty Director of UC Berkeley’s MBA/MEng program and the current Morris C. Chang Distinguished Professor in the Management of Technology Innovation. She holds a joint appointment between the Industrial Engineering & Operations Research Department and the Haas School of Business. From the initial funding provided by TSMC and selected by Professor Yano, two graduate students were awarded a fellowship based on their accomplishments that demonstrated a genuine commitment to innovation.

This year’s fellows are Carter Jacobsen and Michael LaFramboise. Below, both MBA/MEng students share their motivations for pursuing a concurrent degree program at UC Berkeley.

Carter Jacobsen

First-year MBA/MEng student

  • MEng Department: Industrial Engineering and Operations Research (IEOR)
  • Undergraduate Degree/Institution: Computer Engineering, Dartmouth College

Why did you choose the MBA/MEng program?

I was initially drawn to UC Berkeley’s dual MBA/MEng because of the culture of technology and innovation present at Haas, the College of Engineering, and in the surrounding Bay Area. My interest deepened through conversations with students in the initial graduating classes as I learned that the program emphasizes an interdisciplinary focus on the commercialization and development of technology. In the next two years, I am extremely excited about the cross-department capstone project that will allow us to partner with an industry company with the goal of addressing an improvement opportunity. I look forward to utilizing coursework such as “Product Management” and “Tech and the City” to contribute to all phases, from viability and positioning to product design. After Berkeley, I hope to apply my academic experiences in helping to facilitate innovation in one of the area’s many fast-growing technology sectors such as transportation, robotics, or healthcare.

Connect with Carter on LinkedIn

Michael LaFramboise

First-year MBA/MEng student

  • MEng Department: Mechanical Engineering (ME)
  • Undergraduate Degree/Institution: Mechanical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University
  • Master’s Degree: Systems Engineering — Semiconductor optoelectronics, University of Michigan

Why did you choose the MBA/MEng program?

What attracted me to the MBA/MEng program at UC Berkeley was the opportunity to network and work with some of the best technology and business leaders in the world. At Berkeley, I’ve been able to learn from and be mentored by executives in various technology industries such as aerospace, semiconductor, and robotics. I’ve been able to head straight to research labs at the Space Sciences Lab after class, network with venture capitalists (VCs), work with start-ups, including my own, and meet various leaders in both engineering and business. Because I’m exposed to advances in the engineering and business world every day, I’m developing a sense of market need for new technologies. There exists great asymmetry between the engineering and business world, especially as it pertains to edge-case research and development (R&D) applications in the real world. The MBA/MEng program has already started to help me become a leader who can leverage these asymmetries to bring consumers and businesses the products and technologies they need.

Connect with Michael on LinkedIn

Congrats to this year’s fellowship awardees!

Learn more about the Fung Institute at funginstitute.berkeley.edu


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Filed Under: business, engineering, graduate-school, News Room, Students, uc-berkeley

Humans of Fung: Hector Gomez, MEng ’21 (ME)

July 1, 2021 by Berkeley Master of Engineering

Hector Gomez in front of Sather Gate with graduation regalia

On his determination and resilience as a first-generation student, DACA recipient, and student parentHector Gomez is a recent Berkeley MEng graduate who studied Mechanical Engineering with a focus on Controls of Robotic and Autonomous Systems. For his …

Filed Under: business, daca, engineering, News Room, student-parent, uc-berkeley

Berkeley MEng celebrates 300 graduates

May 21, 2021 by Berkeley Master of Engineering

Class of 2021 Engineering Commencement livestream

On Thursday, May 20, 2021, the UC Berkeley College of Engineering hosted a virtual Celebration of Graduates in lieu of the traditional in-person ceremony due to pandemic restrictions.View the recording and access Master of Engineering student slides: h…

Filed Under: bay-area, business, engineering, graduation, News Room, uc-berkeley

Fellipe Marcellino awarded 2020 Intellectual Technical Contribution Award

May 28, 2020 by Berkeley Master of Engineering

Fellipe Fernandes Cardoso Marcellino headshot

Each year, Master of Engineering students nominate their peers and vote for the candidate who has contributed the most to the program in technical depth. This year, Fellipe Marcellino, MEng ’20 (IEOR), was recognized for that honor for his demonstrated…

Filed Under: business, engineering, leadership, management, News Room, uc-berkeley

Francesco Piccoli wins 2020 Intellectual Leadership Contribution Award

May 27, 2020 by Berkeley Master of Engineering

Francesco Piccoli in graduation gear

Each year, Master of Engineering students nominate their peers and vote for the candidate who has contributed the most to the program in leadership. This year, Francesco Piccoli, MEng ’20 (IEOR), was recognized for that honor for his demonstrated leade…

Filed Under: business, engineering, leadership, News Room, teaming, uc-berkeley

Berkeley MEng Class of 2020 Capstone Award Winners

May 18, 2020 by Berkeley Master of Engineering

Class of 2020 Capstone Award Winners

May 2020Each year, the Fung Institute for Engineering Leadership and the UC Berkeley Master of Engineering program awards capstone teams for their year-long achievements and research innovations.This year, the awards include the Fung Institute Mission …

Filed Under: business, engineering, innovation, News Room, technology, uc-berkeley

Letter to the MEng Class of 2021 from a Berkeley alumnus and engineering leadership faculty

May 11, 2020 by Berkeley Master of Engineering

Headshot of Dan plus text that says: "Letter to the MEng Class of 2021 from a Berkeley alumnus and engineering leadership faculty"

Hello 2020–21 MEng Class,First of all, congratulations on your admission to the MEng program and welcome to the College of Engineering and the University of California, Berkeley. Being a graduate of the #1 public university in the world myself and a fa…

Filed Under: business, covid19, engineering, graduate-school, News Room, uc-berkeley

Stephany Prince named Executive Director of the Fung Institute

January 22, 2020 by Berkeley Master of Engineering

Stephany Prince headshot

January 21, 2020Stephany Prince has been named the Executive Director of the Coleman Fung Institute for Engineering Leadership. She joins UC Berkeley after serving at Stanford University in a number of leadership capacities, including as the Director o…

Filed Under: business, engineering, executive-director, leadership, News Room, uc-berkeley

Berkeley MEng Class of 2020 profile

August 16, 2019 by Berkeley Master of Engineering

Class of 2020 Berkeley MEng

The Coleman Fung Institute for Institutional Leadership welcomes its class of 470 Master of Engineering students.From left to right: Bioengineering, Civil & Environmental Engineering, and Electrical Engineering & Computer SciencesEach year the …

Filed Under: business, engineering, News Room, startup, technology, uc-berkeley

Advisor Feature: Seth Hoedl, Post Road Foundation

June 6, 2019 by Berkeley Master of Engineering

Seth Hoedl Capstone Team

Edited Ashley VillanuevaSeth Hoedl, Chief Operating & Science Officer at Post Road Foundation, received an honorable mention for the 2019 MEng Capstone Industry Mentorship Award at the 2019 Berkeley MEng Capstone Showcase. The award recognizes the …

Filed Under: business, capstone, energy, engineering, News Room, uc-berkeley

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