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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

Q&A with Johnny Ma, MEng ’23 (MSE)

November 21, 2022 by Berkeley Master of Engineering

Sustainability Affinity Group hike on the Rodeo Beach Coastal Trail

On joining the MEng program after working in industry and his interests in sustainable energyJohnny Ma, MEng ’23 (MSE), is currently pursuing an MEng in Materials Science & Engineering. He is a student leader for the Sustainable Energy Affinity gro…

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

Life in Tech: From PhD program to Cryptocurrency Start-Up

August 24, 2022 by Berkeley Master of Engineering

Photo by Jeremy Bezanger on Unsplash

By Yibai Meng, MEng ’22 (EECS)This life in tech interview is part of a series from E295: Communications for Engineering Leaders. In this course, Master of Engineering students were tasked with conducting an informational interview to learn more about w…

Filed Under: cryptocurrency, engineering, leadership, News Room, Students, uc-berkeley

UC Berkeley MEng Class of 2023 Profile

August 11, 2022 by Berkeley Master of Engineering

The Campanile among the Berkeley city skyline

The Coleman Fung Institute for Engineering Leadership welcomes its class of 493 full-time Master of Engineering students.Photo: Keegan Houser/UC Berkeley Public AffairsEach year, the UC Berkeley Master of Engineering (MEng) program admits students from…

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

Op-ed: Reimagining urine to save people and the planet

April 7, 2022 by Berkeley Master of Engineering

Photo by Tim Mossholder on Unsplash

By Neela Aghajan, MEng ’22 (BioE)This op-ed is part of a series from E295: Communications for Engineering Leaders. In this course, Master of Engineering students were challenged to communicate a topic they found interesting to a broad audience of techn…

Filed Under: engineering, News Room, Students, sustainability, uc-berkeley, urine

Lisa Anne Torres receives 2022 Outstanding GSI Award in Engineering

April 7, 2022 by Berkeley Master of Engineering

Lisa Torres

The Graduate Division and Graduate Student Instructor (GSI) Teaching and Resource Center recently presented Lisa Anne Torres with the Outstanding GSI Award in Engineering. The Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor Award honors over 200 UC Berkeley GS…

Filed Under: leadership, mechanical-engineering, News Room, Students, technology, uc-berkeley

Op-ed: Tackling biases in natural language processing

March 28, 2022 by Berkeley Master of Engineering

A computer screen with several lines of code.

By Tung-Ling (Tony) Li, MEng ’22 (IEOR)This op-ed is part of a series from E295: Communications for Engineering Leaders. In this course, Master of Engineering students were challenged to communicate a topic they found interesting to a broad audience of…

Filed Under: bias, engineering, ethics, News Room, nlp, Students

Capstone Spotlight: Curbside Data Analysis for Traffic Patterns

March 23, 2022 by Berkeley Master of Engineering

Bancroft Avenue in Berkeley, CA

Applying the neural network model to identify trends in traffic patterns in busy city intersectionsEach year, Berkeley MEng candidates embark on a two-semester capstone experience where they work with faculty or industry partners to bring solutions for…

Filed Under: engineering, leadership, neural-networks, News Room, Students, uc-berkeley

Op-ed: Virtual reality video games in healthcare

March 8, 2022 by Berkeley Master of Engineering

Photo by Bermix Studio on Unsplash

By Weiyu Feng, MEng ’22 (EECS)This op-ed is part of a series from E295: Communications for Engineering Leaders. In this course, Master of Engineering students were challenged to communicate a topic they found interesting to a broad audience of technica…

Filed Under: healthcare, News Room, Students, uc-berkeley, videogames, virtual-reality

DermScan team wins 2022 iHackHealth Appathon

February 9, 2022 by Berkeley Master of Engineering

DermScan: reliable imaging, prioritized care

This January, UC Berkeley’s Fung Institute and UCSF came together for the second iHackHealth Appathon, an event focused on addressing pressing needs in the healthcare field. After ideating on proposals submitted by members of the UCSF community, Berkel…

Filed Under: health, ios, News Room, Students, uc-berkeley, ucsf

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