Faculty Directory
UC Merced faculty are the heart of the institution. These individuals are some of the brightest minds in their fields of study, and have come to UC Merced from some of the world's top-ranked universities. It is their teaching, research and service that creates a truly unique university experience for UC Merced students.
School of Engineering
Stefano Carpin
Associate Professor, School of Engineering
Associate Professor, School of Engineering
Miguel Á. Carreira-Perpiñán
Associate Professor, School of Engineering
Associate Professor, School of Engineering
Alberto E. Cerpa
Assistant Professor, School of Engineering
Assistant Professor, School of Engineering
Yihsu Chen
Assistant Professor, School of Engineering
Assistant Professor, School of Engineering
Raymond Chiao
Professor Emeritus, School of Natural Sciences
Professor Emeritus, School of Natural Sciences
Wei-Chun Chin
Assistant Professor, School of Engineering
Assistant Professor, School of Engineering
Carlos F.M. Coimbra
Associate Professor, School of Engineering
Associate Professor, School of Engineering
Martha H. Conklin
Professor, School of Engineering
Professor, School of Engineering
Lilian P. Davila
Assistant Professor, School of Engineering
Assistant Professor, School of Engineering
Gerardo C. Diaz
Assistant Professor, School of Engineering
Assistant Professor, School of Engineering
Ariel L. Escobar
Professor, School of Engineering
Professor, School of Engineering
Qinghua Guo
Assistant Professor, School of Engineering
Assistant Professor, School of Engineering
Thomas C. Harmon
Professor, School of Engineering
Professor, School of Engineering
Marcelo Kallmann
Assistant Professor, School of Engineering
Assistant Professor, School of Engineering
Valerie Leppert
Associate Professor, School of Engineering
Associate Professor, School of Engineering
Jennifer Lu
Assistant Professor, School of Engineering
Assistant Professor, School of Engineering
Yanbao Ma
Assistant Professor, School of Engineering
Assistant Professor, School of Engineering
Kara E. McCloskey
Assistant Professor, School of Engineering
Assistant Professor, School of Engineering
Michael F. Modest
Keith and Elinor Shaffer and Betty Lou George Professor of Engineering, School of Engineering
Keith and Elinor Shaffer and Betty Lou George Professor of Engineering, School of Engineering
Shawn Newsam
Assistant Professor, School of Engineering
Assistant Professor, School of Engineering
David C. Noelle
Assistant Professor, School of Engineering
Assistant Professor, School of Engineering
Wolfgang F. Rogge
Associate Professor, School of Engineering
Associate Professor, School of Engineering
Florin Rusu
Assistant Professor, School of Engineering
Assistant Professor, School of Engineering
Jian-Qiao Sun
Professor, School of Engineering
Professor, School of Engineering
Christopher Viney
Professor, School of Engineering
Professor, School of Engineering
Anthony L. Westerling
Associate Professor, School of Engineering
Associate Professor, School of Engineering
Roland Winston
Professor, School of Natural Sciences & School of Engineering
Director, UC Merced Energy Research Institute
Professor, School of Natural Sciences & School of Engineering
Director, UC Merced Energy Research Institute
Jeff R. Wright
Professor, School of Engineering
Professor, School of Engineering
Ming-Hsuan Yang
Assistant Professor, School of Engineering
Assistant Professor, School of Engineering
School of Natural Sciences
Andres Aguilar
Assistant Professor, School of Natural Sciences
Assistant Professor, School of Natural Sciences
David Ardell
Assistant Professor, School of Natural Sciences
Assistant Professor, School of Natural Sciences
Miriam Barlow
Assistant Professor, School of Natural Sciences
Assistant Professor, School of Natural Sciences
J. Michael Beman
Assistant Professor, School of Natural Sciences
Assistant Professor, School of Natural Sciences
Asmeret Asefaw Berhe
Assistant Professor, School of Natural Sciences
Assistant Professor, School of Natural Sciences
Harish S. Bhat
Assistant Professor, School of Natural Sciences
Assistant Professor, School of Natural Sciences
François Blanchette
Assistant Professor, School of Natural Sciences
Assistant Professor, School of Natural Sciences
Dario Boffelli
Assistant Adjunct Professor, School of Natural Sciences
Assistant Adjunct Professor, School of Natural Sciences
Raymond Chiao
Professor Emeritus, School of Natural Sciences
Professor Emeritus, School of Natural Sciences
Jinah Choi
Assistant Professor, School of Natural Sciences
Assistant Professor, School of Natural Sciences
Michael D. Cleary
Assistant Professor, School of Natural Sciences
Assistant Professor, School of Natural Sciences
Michael E. Colvin
Professor, School of Natural Sciences
Professor, School of Natural Sciences
Michael N. Dawson
Assistant Professor, School of Natural Sciences
Assistant Professor, School of Natural Sciences
Benoît Dayrat
Assistant Professor, School of Natural Sciences
Assistant Professor, School of Natural Sciences
Henry Jay Forman
Professor, School of Natural Sciences
Professor, School of Natural Sciences
Pilar Francino
Adjunct Assistant Professor, School of Natural Sciences
Adjunct Assistant Professor, School of Natural Sciences
A. Carolin Frank
Assistant Professor, School of Natural Sciences
Assistant Professor, School of Natural Sciences
Marcos Garcia-Ojeda
Assistant Professor, School of Natural Sciences
Assistant Professor, School of Natural Sciences
Teamrat A. Ghezzehei
Assistant Professor, School of Natural Sciences
Assistant Professor, School of Natural Sciences
Sayantani Ghosh
Assistant Professor, School of Natural Sciences
Assistant Professor, School of Natural Sciences
Ajay Gopinathan
Assistant Professor, School of Natural Sciences
Assistant Professor, School of Natural Sciences
Stephen C. Hart
Professor, School of Natural Sciences
Professor, School of Natural Sciences
Linda S. Hirst
Assistant Professor, School of Natural Sciences
Assistant Professor, School of Natural Sciences
Boaz Ilan
Assistant Professor, School of Natural Sciences
Assistant Professor, School of Natural Sciences
Erin Johnson
Assistant Professor, School of Natural Sciences
Assistant Professor, School of Natural Sciences
Anne Myers Kelley
Professor, School of Natural Sciences
Professor, School of Natural Sciences
David F. Kelley
Professor, School of Natural Sciences
Professor, School of Natural Sciences
Arnold D. Kim
Associate Professor, School of Natural Sciences
Associate Professor, School of Natural Sciences
Lara M. Kueppers
Assistant Professor, School of Natural Sciences
Assistant Professor, School of Natural Sciences
Yue Lei
LPSOE, School of Natural Sciences
LPSOE, School of Natural Sciences
Andy LiWang
Associate Professor, School of Natural Sciences
Director, Health Sciences Research Institute
Associate Professor, School of Natural Sciences
Director, Health Sciences Research Institute
Patricia LiWang
Professor, School of Natural Sciences
Professor, School of Natural Sciences
Gabriela Loots
Assistant Adjunct Professor, School of Natural Sciences
Assistant Adjunct Professor, School of Natural Sciences
Jennifer O. Manilay
Assistant Professor, School of Natural Sciences
Assistant Professor, School of Natural Sciences
Roummel Marcia
Assistant Professor, School of Natural Sciences
Assistant Professor, School of Natural Sciences
Monica Medina
Associate Professor, School of Natural Sciences
Associate Professor, School of Natural Sciences
Erik Menke
Assistant Professor, School of Natural Sciences
Assistant Professor, School of Natural Sciences
Matthew Meyer
Assistant Professor, School of Natural Sciences
Assistant Professor, School of Natural Sciences
Kevin Mitchell
Associate Professor, School of Natural Sciences
Associate Professor, School of Natural Sciences
Aleksandr Noy
Associate Adjunct Professor, School of Natural Sciences
Associate Adjunct Professor, School of Natural Sciences
Peggy O'Day
Professor & Founding Faculty, School of Natural Sciences
Professor & Founding Faculty, School of Natural Sciences
David M. Ojcius
Professor, School of Natural Sciences
Professor, School of Natural Sciences
Rudy M. Ortiz
Associate Professor, School of Natural Sciences
Associate Professor, School of Natural Sciences
Néstor Oviedo
Assistant Professor, School of Natural Sciences
Assistant Professor, School of Natural Sciences
Maria Pallavicini
Professor & Dean, School of Natural Sciences
Professor & Dean, School of Natural Sciences
Jason Raymond
Assistant Professor, School of Natural Sciences
Assistant Professor, School of Natural Sciences
Michael Scheibner
Assistant Professor, School of Natural Sciences
Assistant Professor, School of Natural Sciences
Jay E. Sharping
Assistant Professor, School of Natural Sciences
Assistant Professor, School of Natural Sciences
Lin Tian
Assistant Professor, School of Natural Sciences
Assistant Professor, School of Natural Sciences
Mayya Tokman
Assistant Professor, School of Natural Sciences
Assistant Professor, School of Natural Sciences
Meng-Lin Tsao
Assistant Professor, School of Natural Sciences
Assistant Professor, School of Natural Sciences
Willem Van Breugel
Adjunct Professor, School of Natural Sciences
Adjunct Professor, School of Natural Sciences
Anthony W.H. (Tony) Van Buuren
Associate Adjunct Professor, School of Natural Sciences
Associate Adjunct Professor, School of Natural Sciences
Roland Winston
Professor, School of Natural Sciences & School of Engineering
Director, UC Merced Energy Research Institute
Professor, School of Natural Sciences & School of Engineering
Director, UC Merced Energy Research Institute
Tao Ye
Assistant Professor, School of Natural Sciences
Assistant Professor, School of Natural Sciences
School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts
Virginia Adan-Lifante
Lecturer SOE
Spanish Language Program Coordinator
School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts
Lecturer SOE
Spanish Language Program Coordinator
School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts
Irenee R. Beattie
Assistant Professor, School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts
Assistant Professor, School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts
Yihsu Chen
Assistant Professor, School of Engineering
Assistant Professor, School of Engineering
Shawn Kantor
Professor
School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts
County Bank Endowed Chair in Economics
Professor
School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts
County Bank Endowed Chair in Economics
David C. Noelle
Assistant Professor, School of Engineering
Assistant Professor, School of Engineering
Jan Wallander
Professor
School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts
Co-Director, Health Sciences Research Institute
Professor
School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts
Co-Director, Health Sciences Research Institute
Anthony L. Westerling
Associate Professor, School of Engineering
Associate Professor, School of Engineering
