1. Chabot College  UC Berkeley
Transfer Experience
Chabot College  UC Berkeley
Artos Cen
B.S. Chemical Engineering
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering,
College of Chemistry,
University of California, Berkeley

2. Chemical Engineering Branch of engineering that applies: Someone said:
Physics
Chemistry
Engineering
Someone said:
A combination of mechanical engineering and chemistry.. (by a professor)

3. What do we do? A lot: Oil refinary Process engineering
i.e: minimize the energy loss in the distillation column
Process engineering
Process design
Process control
Biomedical devices
Reserch
Chemical engineering research
Biochemical engineering research

4. Before Transfer
Studied at Chabot College for 2 years, starting in 2009.
Intended to go for chemistry or CS
Don’t feel like a scientist or programmer
Enjoy taking math, chemistry and engineering classes
Participated engineering project
Prefer Chemical Engineering
Very enjoy my life at Chabot College!

5. Transfer Process Usually takes 3 years But can be done in two
Will miss some topics and have to take them in Cal
i.e. thermo topic in physics
Best resources:
Mr.Mayer’s adviced transfer path
Note for ENGR 25
ENGR 25 + C++ = ENGR7 at Cal (ENGR 7=Matlab)
Talked to the dean and fulfill reqirement by ENGR 25 only.

6. Transfer Process cont. Remember your application deadline
Write your personal statement earlier
Good P.S. gives you higher chance to get accepted
Good P.S. gives you chances for scholarships
Have your instructors review it, especially ones who have that technical background.
GPA is important for engineering transfer
Activities or accomplishment
Engineering Projects

7. Transfer Process cont. Suggestions: Pay 200% attention in ENGR 25!
Very important for engineers to know matlab well
I’ve been using for almost all of my engineering classes at Cal
Useful to know: plotting, simulink, ODE45,matrix
Try understand the contents in ENGR25
DO NOT just copy solutions and memorize solutions from previous exams.
Math and physics are the basis for Engineers
General physics principles (Energy Bal., Mass Bal.)
Linear algebra and D.E.

8. Transfer Process cont. Why UC Berkeley?
Undergrad. ChemE program ranked 2nd
More research opportunities
Building up networking
Opportunity to meet rep. from big companies

9. Study Life at Cal for a ChemE Chabot UCBerkeley Study Sleep Social
Really have to study hard otherwise you will be much behind the class.
Too much social at Cal will kill your GPA. i.e.

10. ChemE Transsfer at Cal Can do concentrations: Can choose joint major:
Chemical Processing
Environmental Technology
Material Science
Applied Physical Science
BioTech
Can choose joint major:
ChemE and Material Science Engineering
ChemE and Nuclear Engineering (isotope separation, wast management and fusion reactor fuel processing)
(see for further information)
Useful link for chemE info at Cal:

11. ChemE Transsfer at Cal cont.
Avg Score = 34
My first midterm of my first ChemE Class at CAL (ChemE-140)
10% of the class dropped or changed major after that semester

12. ChemE Transsfer at Cal cont.
Workload at Cal:
10 times Chabot’s
Too much HW but not much time for it
i.e. Separation Process, use Excel, Matlab and tons of correlations to solve one problem, takes 5 hours, my maximum sleep time.
Exam is time sensitive
Usually have to finish a 90 min exam in 50 min.
Projects or researches require extra time

13. Course PACE is VERY Fast
The Pace at CAL is about 100% Faster than at Chabot

14. ChemE Transsfer at Cal cont.
Tips on how to survive at Cal:
Time Management---Plan your schedule ahead!
Discussion group for homeworks
Do the questions by yourself first
Check with others later
Otherwise will not understand the problem, at least for me.
Do more practice problems
Talk to T.A. or professors

15. ChemE Transsfer at Cal cont.
Tips cont. :
Don’t take too many units
depending on the difficulty of your major classes.
Most important:
If you think you do right on your work, insist on your own conclusion, even your answer might be wrong compare to the solution manual!
 build up your confidence.
 build up your professional judgement skill on engineering problems

16. ChemE Transsfer at Cal cont.
Tips cont.:
Do good in your 1st semester!
Get high GPA in your 1st smester
Will be able to apply for many internships or research positions in the summer
Companies usually recruit in the spring
Exception: Chevron and dow recruit in the fall
Open up a gate to many opportunities
Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society

17. Take the Opportunities!
There are many research opportunities
How?
Talk to the professor who teach you or whose group is doing the research topic that you are interested in.
“My group is full, sorry”, usually they will say.
Keep asking for a position
My research
A EE research focus on simulation of a microfluidic process in gravure printing technique (technique used in printing electronic devices)

18. Take the Opportunities! cont.
Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society (top 8% by GPA)
The oldest national engineering honor society in the country, and one of the most nationally recognized societies.
Provides:
Scholarships
Internship opportunity
Industrial connection
Select by invitation based on GPA
Again, for transfer students, do good in your 1st semester!
For more information:
B. Mayer is also a Member of Tau Beta Pi 𝝉𝜷𝝅

19. Good Luck!
Thank you for your time!
Question?