PhD Advisors at University of California, Merced 加州大学默塞德分校
Quick answer: University of California, Merced has 298 faculty profiles in phd-match’s database, of which 0 currently show active PhD hiring signals (as of 2026-09-17).
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A. Carolin Frank
Associate Professor, Life and Environmental Sciences · School of Natural Sciences
The Plant Microbiome, including: Function, diversity, and dispersal Forest tree microbiomes Nitrogen fixation Bacteria and fungi Genomics and metagenomics Ecosystem implications
Aaron D. Hernday
Professor, Molecular & Cell Biology · School of Natural Sciences
Professor Hernday's research is focused on the systems control principles and molecular mechanisms that underlie cellular decision making.
Adeyemi Adebiyi
Assistant Professor, Life and Environmental Sciences · School of Natural Sciences
Understanding the interactions of aerosols (such as dust aerosols, smoke aerosols, and other carbonaceous aerosols) and their unique impacts on the regional and global climate Aerosol-climate interactions, aerosol-meteorology interactions, atmospheric physics, air-quali…
Ahmed Arif
Assistant Professor · School of Engineering
Smarter solutions for text entry, error correction, and editing on various devices Mobile interaction, tangible user interfaces, child-computer interaction, usable security, and scientific data visualization Lab Websites: Inclusive Interaction Lab Youtube Channel
Ajay Gopinathan
Professor, Physics · School of Natural Sciences
Professor Gopinathan's research focuses on a variety of problems in biophysics, soft condensed matter and the interface between the two fields. His group uses theoretical and computational techniques from different areas in soft matter and statistical mechanics including poly…
Alberto Cerpa
Associate Professor · School of Engineering
Professor Cerpa's broad interests lie broadly in the computer networking and distributed systems areas. His recent focus has been systems research in wireless sensor networks, with emphasis in wireless radio channel measurement and modeling, link quality estimation, routing algor…
Alexander M. Petersen
Associate Professor and Graduate Chair, MIST · School of Engineering
Innovation Careers Complexity Models of science
Anand Subramaniam
Associate Professor, Dept and Graduate Chairs, Bioengineering · School of Engineering
Professor Subramaniam seeks to understand the fundamental physicochemical mechanisms that govern the assembly and function of biomembranes. His lab group combines experimental tools from soft matter physics, chemistry, and molecular biology to tackle cutting-edge challenges in bi…
Andrea Merg
Assistant Professor, Chemistry & Biochemistry · School of Natural Sciences
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Andy LiWang
Professor, Chemistry & Biochemistry · School of Natural Sciences
The rising and setting of the sun causes dramatic oscillations in light and temperature each day. Most life forms involuntarily coordinate their lifestyles to these cyclic variations by means of an endogenous clock called the circadian clock. These circadian clocks have been iden…
Andy Wan
Assistant Professor, Applied Math · School of Natural Sciences
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Anita Bhappu
Associate Professor · School of Engineering
Digital platforms Sharing economy Service delivery Diversity and teams Organizational behavior
Anna Nierenberg
Assistant Professor, Physics · School of Natural Sciences
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Arian Aghilinejad
Assistant Professor · School of Engineering
Biomedical Flows Cardiovascular Engineering Fluid-Structure Interaction Translational Biomechanics Non-invasive Hemodynamic Monitoring Machine Learning for Healthcare
Arnold D. Kim
Professor, Applied Math · School of Natural Sciences
Professor Kim is interested in interdisciplinary research problems at the interface between mathematics, science and engineering. In particular, he studies wave propagation in random media with applications to biomedical optics and wireless communications. This research includes …
Arvind Gopinath
Associate Professor · School of Engineering
Mechanics in biology Biomechanics, Mechanobiology and signaling in Chlamydomonas cilia Phototaxis in algae Biofluids and Biothermodynamics Multicellular motility and mechanics Statistical physics of active systems Biophysic
Ashlie Martini
Professor, Dept and Graduate Chairs (MAE) · School of Engineering
Tribology: Friction, wear and lubrication
Asmeret Asefaw Berhe
Professor · School of Engineering
Effect of climate changes on storage and stabilization of soil organic matter Nano-scale biogeochemistry of iron oxides Erosion and terrestrial carbon sequestration Political ecology of land degradation and ownership
Aurora Pribram-Jones
Associate Professor, Chemistry & Biochemistry · School of Natural Sciences
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Bercem Dutagaci
Assistant Professor, Molecular Cell Biology · School of Natural Sciences
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Bin Liu
Associate Professor, Physics · School of Natural Sciences
Biofluid dynamics Geo-inspired fluid-structure interactions Nonewtonian flows Computational fluid dyanmics with mobile boundaries Simple models of nonlinear systems
Boaz Ilan
Professor, Applied Math · School of Natural Sciences
Professor Ilan's research interest lies in the mathematics involved with real-world phenomena, and its application to areas such as the control of intense lasers beams and harvesting solar energy. His research uses modeling physical systems in terms of ordinary and partial differ…
Catherine Keske
Professor · School of Engineering
Biomass, bioenergy, and biochar Agricultural and resource economics Engineering economics Coupled natural and human systems Sustainable resource management
Changho Kim
Assistant Professor, Applied Math · School of Natural Sciences
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Changqing Li
Professor · School of Engineering
Biomedical imaging instrumentation Reconstruction algorithms X-ray imaging X-ray luminescence computed tomography (XLCT) Fluorescence molecular tomography (FMT)
Chih-Chun Chien
Associate Professor, Physics · School of Natural Sciences
Theoretical atomic and molecular physics.
Chris Amemiya
Professor, Molecular & Cell Biology · School of Natural Sciences
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Christine Isborn
Professor, Chemistry & Biochemistry · School of Natural Sciences
Developing and applying electronic structure theory, molecular dynamics and QM/MM methods to the modeling of: electronic excited states, photochemistry, energy and electron transfer and solvation
Chrysoula Tsogka
Professor, Applied Math · School of Natural Sciences
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Claire Lukens
Assistant Professor, Life and Environmental Sciences · School of Natural Sciences
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Clarissa Nobile
Professor, Molecular & Cell Biology · School of Natural Sciences
Professor Nobile's research is directed toward understanding the molecular and mechanistic basis of microbial communities. Her lab is interested in investigating how transcriptional networks underlie the regulation of gene expression during biofilm development. Much of this work …
Colleen Naughton
Assistant Professor · School of Engineering
Food-Energy-Water Systems (FEWS) Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment (LCSA) Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) in developing communities Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Integration of Anthropology and Engineering Science Policy
Crystal A. Kolden
Associate Professor · School of Engineering
Professor Kolden's research focuses on characterizing and understanding wildfire intersections with the human-environment system through geospatial, temporal, and mixed-methods approaches.
David Ardell
Professor, Molecular & Cell Biology · School of Natural Sciences
Computational biology of gene expression systems, including: Structure, function, evolution and coevolution with genomes Functional and evolutionary bioinformatics of RNA and proteins Evolutionary and comparative genomics
David Strubbe
Associate Professor, Physics · School of Natural Sciences
Theoretical condensed-matter physics and materials science, amorphous materials, photovoltaics, thermoelectrics, scientific code development for high-performance computing
Debora Lyn Porter
Assistant Professor · School of Engineering
Characterization of Biological Materials Biotemplating of Natural Materials Creation of Advanced Materials Using Natural Components
Dong Li
Associate Professor · School of Engineering
High performance computing Fault tolerance/resilience in large-scale parallel and distributed systems Power-aware computing Performance modeling and optimization
Dustin Kleckner
Associate Professor, Physics · School of Natural Sciences
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
E. Maggie Sogin
Assistant Professor, Molecular Cell Biology · School of Natural Sciences
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Elizabeth Dumont
Professor, Life and Environmental Sciences and Executive Vice Chancellor & Provost · School of Natural Sciences
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Elizabeth Nowadnick
Associate Professor and Graduate Chair, MBSE · School of Engineering
Computational materials science Complex oxide Energy materials Quantum materials
Emily Jane McTavish
Associate Professor, Life and Environmental Sciences · School of Natural Sciences
Evolution, phylogenetics, genomics, computational biology
Emily Moran
Associate Professor, Life and Environmental Sciences · School of Natural Sciences
Dispersal, local adaptation and the interplay between ecological and evolutionary responses to environmental change in plants.
Eric Cheng
Professor · School of Engineering
Power electronics Electric vehicles, vessels, aircraft, and Hydrogen and Ammonia power conversion Motor, Drive and Robotic and actuation systems Electromagnetics, High frequency magnetics and Wireless power transfer Autonomous vehicle and Smart mobility Aerospace power electronic…
Erica Rutter
Assistant Professor, Applied Math · School of Natural Sciences
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Erin Hestir
Professor · School of Engineering
Water and food security/biodiversity/ecosystem services Geospatial analytics Hyperspectral and satellite remote sensing Sensor networks in inland and coastal waters and wetlands
Eva de Alba
Professor · School of Engineering
Structural Biology Biophysics Biochemistry of macromolecules and macromolecular assemblies (emphasis on inflammation and cellular death) Protein Engineering NMR Spectroscopy
Florin Rusu
Professor and Department Chair (CSE) · School of Engineering
Large scale data management Database systems design and implementation Data aggregation methods Approximation and randomized algorithms
Francesco Danzi
Assistant Professor · School of Engineering
Structural Analysis and Optimization Composite Structures Energy Harvesting Vibrations Nonlinear Dynamics
Francois Blanchette
Professor, Applied Math · School of Natural Sciences
Professor Blanchette is an applied mathematician primarily interested in problems involving fluid dynamics. A large portion of his research is concerned with problems related to sedimentation. The accumulation patterns, erosion potential and transport properties of such systems a…
Fred Wolf
Professor, Molecular & Cell Biology · School of Natural Sciences
The Wolf lab studies the genetic and neural circuit mechanisms for coding simple behaviors, including motivated seeking and plasticity driven by addictive drugs. We also study the regulation of DNA damage repair. Publications: Mef2 induction of the immediate early gene Hr38/Nr4a …
Gerardo Diaz
Professor · School of Engineering
Energy conversion systems Dynamic simulation and control of thermal systems Adaptive thermal networks Absorption chillers and heat pumps Vapor compression systems with alternate refrigerants Microchannel heat exchangers Artificial neural networks and genetic algorithm for optimiz…
Gillian Wilson
Professor, Physics and Vice Chancellor of Research and Economic Development · School of Natural Sciences
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Gordon Bennett
Associate Professor, Life and Environmental Sciences and Associate Dean for Academic Programs · School of Natural Sciences
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Harish S. Bhat
Professor, Applied Math · School of Natural Sciences
Machine learning and data science System identification and reduced-order modeling Optimization and optimal control Hamiltonian/Lagrangian dynamical systems Stochastic processes Scientific computing
Henrik Larsson
Assistant Professor, Chemistry & Biochemistry · School of Natural Sciences
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Hirosha Geekiyanage
Assistant Professor · School of Engineering
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are endogenous small RNAs of 21–22 nucleotides with a significant role in gene regulation. They base-pair with the 3’UTR of a targeted mRNA whilst in association with Argonaute, the effector protein of the miRNA mediated silencing complex (miRISC), and causes t…
Hrant Hratchian
Professor, Chemistry & Biochemistry and Vice Provost and Dean of Graduate Studies · School of Natural Sciences
Developments in quantum chemistry and potential energy surface exploration; computational inorganic chemistry; mechanistic study and rational design of transition metal catalysts.
Hua Huang
Assistant Professor · School of Engineering
Sensor Systems Wireless Networks Ubiquitous Computing Smart Healthcare
Hui Cai
Assistant Professor, Physics · School of Natural Sciences
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Hyeran Jeon
Associate Professor · School of Engineering
Computer Architecture HW/SW Interaction Energy Efficient System Reliable and Secure System
J. Michael Beman
Associate Professor, Life and Environmental Sciences · School of Natural Sciences
Biogeochemistry Microbial ecology Oceanography Global environmental change
Jason Fang
Assistant Professor · School of Engineering
soft materials and innovative solutions to optimize the interfaces between skin and devices, effectively minimizing motion artifacts stability of semiconductor thin films, which include issues such as cracking, delamination, buckling, hot bowing, and wafer warpage, all while enha…
Jason Sexton
Associate Professor, Life and Environmental Sciences · School of Natural Sciences
Plant adaptation Species range limits Biological invasions Biological responses to global change Evolutionary conservation science Human cultural adaptive capacity
Jay E. Sharping
Professor, Physics · School of Natural Sciences
Professor Sharping's research involves building a fundamental understanding of - and developing technology and applications for - ultrafast laser technology. These lasers have the potential to capture extremely short snapshots in time, as well as measure frequenci…
Jeffrey Jenkins
Associate Professor · School of Engineering
Parks and protected areas Outdoor recreation Visitor use management Socio-ecological systems Geographic information systems
Jennifer D. Lee
Assistant Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry · School of Natural Sciences
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Jennifer Lu
Professor · School of Engineering
We integrate our proficiency in controlled inorganic nanomaterial synthesis, interface engineering, organic synthesis, and 3D printing within a unified framework. Our main goal is to create new material platforms that can change one type of energy or force into another effectivel…
Jennifer O. Manilay
Professor, Molecular & Cell Biology · School of Natural Sciences
Professor Manilay is a developmental immunologist, with research interest in the mechanisms that control cell fate decisions in the immune system. Her current topic of study is the development of T lymphocytes, important components of immune defense against pathogens.
Jessica Blois
Professor, Life and Environmental Sciences · School of Natural Sciences
Ecological and evolutionary responses to past, recent and future environmental change, using approaches such as: -paleoecology -niche/community modeling -phylogenetics/phylochronology
Jing Xu
Associate Professor, Physics · School of Natural Sciences
Experimental biophysics Quantitative biology Optical trapping Single-molecule and small-ensemble experiments Molecular motors
Joel Spencer
Associate Professor · School of Engineering
Professor Spencer seeks to to develop novel optical imaging and sensing systems for applications in tissue regeneration, transplantation, and cancer. Current Research Topics: investigating new ways to image the thymus in live mice with subcellular resolution developing faster oxy…
John Abatzoglou
Professor · School of Engineering
Professor Abatzoglou is interested in the hows and whys of climate and weather, and also the so whats. His lab's work spans many topics - from addressing questions on climate variability, to understanding climate impacts on natural resources, to developing climate datasets and to…
Joshua Viers
Professor · School of Engineering
Agroecology and Conservation Agriculture Planning and Implementation Climatic and Hydrological Change Vulnerability Assessment and Adaptation Strategies Ecosystem Service and Biodiversity Inventory, Assessment, and Restoration Geospatial Technologies (Geographic Information Syste…
Josué Medellín-Azuara
Professor · School of Engineering
Large scale hydro-economic modeling for water management and policy analysis Water management for agricultural, environmental and urban uses Agricultural production adaptation to drought and climate change Sustainable agroecosystems for water and food security Water informatics, …
Juan C. Meza
Professor, Applied Math · School of Natural Sciences
Dr. Meza studies nonlinear optimization with an emphasis on methods for parallel computing. He has also worked on various scientific and engineering applications including scalable methods for nanoscience, power grid reliability, molecular conformation problems, optimal design of…
Juris Grasis
Assistant Professor, Molecular & Cell Biology · School of Natural Sciences
The Grasis Lab researches in the following areas: viral metagenomics, systems immunology, microbiome regulation, and viral/antiviral discovery. Publications: Grasis JA, Lachnit T, Anton-Erxleben F, Lim YW, Schmieder R, Fraune S, et al. (2014) Species-Specific Viromes in the…
Justin Yeakel
Associate Professor, Life and Environmental Sciences · School of Natural Sciences
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Kara McCloskey
Professor and Department Chair (CME) · School of Engineering
Tissue engineering is a sub/cross discipline that focuses on the design, development and maintenance of tissue products that are used for repairing, improving or restoring tissue function. This field is still in its infancy, and many problems and challenges exist that have yet to…
Katrina Hoyer
Professor, Molecular & Cell Biology · School of Natural Sciences
Immunological tolerance and autoimmune disease Cellular and molecular interplay between lymphocytes and dendritic cells
Kelly Shepardson
Assistant Professor, Molecular Cell Biology · School of Natural Sciences
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Kevin Mitchell
Professor, Physics · School of Natural Sciences
Nonlinear dynamics and classical/quantum chaos, with applications to atomic and molecular physics Semi-classical phase-space techniques Topological and geometric methods for low-dimensional systems Geometric/Berry phase and gauge theory
Kinjal Dasbiswas
Associate Professor, Physics · School of Natural Sciences
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Kirk Jensen
Associate Professor, Molecular & Cell Biology · School of Natural Sciences
Parasite pathogenesis and immunology How Toxoplasma virulence factors manipulate host immune responses
LeRoy Westerling
Professor, Department Chair, Management of Complex Systems · School of Engineering
Applied climatology Climate-ecosystem-wildfire interactions Statistical modeling for seasonal forecasts, paleofire reconstructions and climate-change impact assessments Resource management and policy
Liang Shi
Associate Professor, Chemistry & Biochemistry · School of Natural Sciences
Developing and applying multi-scale modeling methods to understand the structure, dynamics and spectroscopy of complex condensed-phase molecular systems, such as - novel optoelectronic materials (e.g., organic semiconductors and quantum dots) - supercritical aqueous solutions
Lin Tian
Professor, Physics · School of Natural Sciences
Quantum optics and quantum coherent effects in condensed matter systems Quantum information Quantum simulation
Linda S. Hirst
Professor, Physics · School of Natural Sciences
Professor Hirst's research interests focus on soft-condensed matter physics, with interests in both biophysics and liquid crystal materials. In general, her research group uses experimental techniques to characterize molecular assemblies and to understand the physics behind w…
Lisa Yeo
Assistant Professor · School of Engineering
Economics of information systems Security and privacy Knowledge management Decision support Behavioral operations
Marc Beutel
Professor and Department Chair (CEE) · School of Engineering
Surface Water Quality Lake and Reservoir Management Mercury Cycling in Aquatic Ecosystems Natural Treatment Systems
Maria-Elena Zoghbi
Associate Professor, Molecular & Cell Biology · School of Natural Sciences
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Marilia P. Gaiarsa
Assistant Professor, Life & Environmental Sciences · School of Natural Sciences
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Marina Garcia Lopez-Arias
Assistant Professor · School of Engineering
Sustainable construction materials Concrete and advanced cementitious composites Carbon dioxide capture and mitigation of environmental pollutants using construction materials Proactive and multifunctional properties of construction materials Thermal energy storage and energy-eff…
Matt Hutchinson
Assistant Professor, Life & Environmental Sciences · School of Natural Sciences
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Mayya Tokman
Professor, Applied Math · School of Natural Sciences
Professor Tokman's research is focused on building mathematical models of physical phenomena and developing efficient numerical methods for problems in science and engineering. In particular, she has been developing numerical techniques, which allow fast integration of large nonl…
Mehmet Z. Baykara
Associate Professor · School of Engineering
Nanomechanics Nanotribology Scanning Probe Microscopy Surface Science
Meng Tang
Assistant Professor · School of Engineering
computer vision machine learning discrete optimization augmented and virtual reality
Michael Findlater
Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry and Interim Dean · School of Natural Sciences
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Michael Thompson
Assistant Professor, Chemistry & Biochemistry · School of Natural Sciences
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Michael N. Dawson
Professor, Life and Environmental Sciences · School of Natural Sciences
Millions of species demonstrate that evolution happens, but few illuminate the process. Professor Dawson's lab focuses on elucidating the origins, maintenance, and loss of marine biodiversity, from molecular to ecosystem levels. His specific interests are: How molecular variation…
Michael Scheibner
Associate Professor, Physics · School of Natural Sciences
Light-matter interactions Nanostructured materials Coupled quantum systems Quantum information
Michele Nishiguchi
Professor, Molecular & Cell Biology · School of Natural Sciences
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Miguel Carreira-Perpiñán
Professor · School of Engineering
Professor Carreira-Perpiñán's basic research interests are in machine learning — the estimation of models and representations from data. Most recently, he has been working on topics in the intersection of optimization and machine learning, in particular in learning algorithms for…
Min Hwan Lee
Associate Professor · School of Engineering
Electrochemical energy conversion and storage (e.g., fuel cells and batteries) Next generation non-volatile memory (e.g., resistive switching memory) Electrochemical nano-patterning Nanoscale electrochemistry Nanoscale material interface and surface phenomena Scanning probe micro…
Ming-Hsuan Yang
Professor and Graduate Chair, EECS · School of Engineering
Computer vision Pattern recognition Machine learning
Miriam Barlow
Professor, Molecular & Cell Biology · School of Natural Sciences
Evolution of bacteria Predicting the evolution of antibiotic resistance Testing evolutionary theory
Mukesh Singhal
Professor · School of Engineering
Cloud computing and Distributed Computing Systems. Cybersecurity, Crypto currency, Blockchain, Consensus algorithms. Intelligent systems, Distributed AI, Machine learning, optimization. Wireless and Vehicular Networks, Ad-hoc Networks, Mobile Computing, Networks Security, IoT
Nestor Oviedo
Professor, Molecular & Cell Biology · School of Natural Sciences
Tissue regeneration Stem cells Cancer Planarian biology
Noemi Petra
Professor, Applied Math · School of Natural Sciences
Numerical solution of partial differential equation (PDEs) Inverse problems Large-scale PDE-constrained optimization Uncertainty quantification
Patricia LiWang
Professor, Molecular & Cell Biology · School of Natural Sciences
Biochemistry and biophysics Structural biology of chemokines Applications to HIV and inflammatory diseases
Paul Maglio
Professor · School of Engineering
Service science Human-computer interaction Distributed cognition
Peggy O'Day
Professor, Life and Environmental Sciences · School of Natural Sciences
Peggy O'Day is environmental geochemist who studies the chemistry, reaction, and transport of inorganic contaminants and species, primarily metal and metalloid elements, in surface and subsurface systems. She specializes in the use of spectroscopic and microscopic methods, especi…
Pengfei Su
Assistant Professor · School of Engineering
Programming Languages Static and Dynamic Program Analysis High-performance/Parallel Computing Software Engineering
Po-Ya Abel Chuang
Professor and Vice Chair (ME) · School of Engineering
PEM fuel cell Heat exchanger Thermal management Two-phase heat transfer and fluid flow Loop heat pipe Porous material Carbon fiber
Ramen Saha
Associate Professor, Molecular & Cell Biology · School of Natural Sciences
Epigenetic mechanisms of neuronal gene transcription and their role in mental health.
Rebeca Arevalo
Assistant Professor, Chemistry & Biochemistry · School of Natural Sciences
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Rebecca Ryals
Associate Professor, Life and Environmental Sciences · School of Natural Sciences
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Reza Ehsani
Professor · School of Engineering
Engineering systems for agriculture Automation and intelligent machines for production and postharvest of agricultural crops Precision agriculture technology Sensors for biotic and abiotic plant stress detection Mechanical harvesting machines and robotic systems for fruit and nut…
Ricardo Pinto de Castro
Assistant Professor · School of Engineering
Control Systems Automation Robotic Vehicles Power Conversion
Roberto Andresen Eguiluz
Assistant Professor · School of Engineering
Biolubrication Mechanobiology Adhesion of biological, biologically inspired, and synthetic molecules
Ross Greer
Assistant Professor · School of Engineering
Autonomous Driving Computer Vision Human-Robot Interaction Multimodal Machine Learning Novelty Detection
Roummel Marcia
Professor, Applied Math · School of Natural Sciences
Large-scale optimization Scientific computation and numerical analysis Compressed sensing and signal processing Computational biology Global optimization
Ruben Michael Ceballos
Associate Professor, Molecular & Cell Biology · School of Natural Sciences
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Rudy M. Ortiz
Professor, Molecular & Cell Biology · School of Natural Sciences
Professor Ortiz's research focuses on the regulation of kidney function and metabolism in a variety of animal models, including seals and dolphins, with the intent that the data will have translative value to clinical medicine. These studies are conducted in collaboration wit…
Russ McBride
Associate Professor · School of Engineering
Entrepreneurship theory with elements of cognitive science and philosophy
Ryan Baxter
Associate Professor, Chemistry & Biochemistry · School of Natural Sciences
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Sachin Goyal
Associate Professor · School of Engineering
Computational dynamics, mechanics and controls, with applications primarily in micro-scale biological systems Continuum-dynamics- and multi-body-dynamics-based modeling, and inverse modeling, of DNA and proteins, and their interactions Constitutive law modeling of bio-filaments f…
Safeeq Khan
Associate Professor · School of Engineering
Disturbance & Global Change Hydrology Integrated Modeling Nature-Based Climate Solutions (NbS) Remote Sensing Climate Change
Sam Markolf
Assistant Professor · School of Engineering
Sustainability and Resilience of Urban and Infrastructure Systems Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Interconnected Social-Ecological-Technological Systems (SETS) Systems Thinking and Risk Analysis under Uncertainty
Sarah Loebman
Assistant Professor, Physics · School of Natural Sciences
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Sarah Kurtz
Professor and Department Chair, Electrical Engineering · School of Engineering
Trends of growth of renewable energy and research issues that need to be tackled to support continued improvements Latest research challenges as the solar industry is growing rapidly Performance of PV systems and how the performance of the system and the grid it feeds into can be…
Sayantani Ghosh
Professor, Physics · School of Natural Sciences
Professor Ghosh's research interests span traditional topics in condensed matter physics such as correlated magnetic phases and coupled quantum systems, as well as emerging multi-disciplinary themes such as hybrid solar cells and plasmonics-based opto-electronic devices. Her grou…
Shawn Newsam
Professor · School of Engineering
Image processing Computer vision Pattern recognition Machine learning Content-based information retrieval Digital libraries, data mining and knowledge discovery in spatio-temporal, multimedia and scientific datasets
Shijia Pan
Assistant Professor · School of Engineering
Cyber-Physical Systems Internet-of-Things Ubiquitous Computing Multimodal signal processing for IoT applications Vibration/acoustic signal processing
Shilpa Khatri
Associate Professor, Applied Math · School of Natural Sciences
Numerical Analysis Fluid Dynamics Applied Math Applications in Biology and Oceanography
Son C. Nguyen
Associate Professor, Chemistry & Biochemistry · School of Natural Sciences
Photocatalysis of nanomaterials
Sora Kim
Associate Professor, Life and Environmental Sciences · School of Natural Sciences
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Spencer Castro
Assistant Professor · School of Engineering
Professor Castro is interested in the capacity of attention under cognitive workload, particularly in the context of technology and multitasking. He focuses on the validity of reaction time and accuracy as measures of different aspects of workload, as well as quantifying the risk…
Stefano Carpin
Professor and Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Programs · School of Engineering
Robotics Motion planning Cooperative multi-robot systems Urban search and rescue & service robotics High fidelity robot simulation Artificial intelligence
Stephanie Woo
Associate Professor, Molecular & Cell Biology · School of Natural Sciences
The Woo Lab is interested in how dynamic cellular processes such as cell migration and cell adhesion contribute to the formation of the gastrointestinal epithelium, using the zebrafish embryo as our model system. We are also interested in developing new tools to study in vivo cel…
Suzanne Sindi
Professor, Applied Math · School of Natural Sciences
Mathematical Biology Dynamical Systems Computational Biology
Tao Ye
Professor, Chemistry & Biochemistry · School of Natural Sciences
Professor Ye's research is focused on developing the nanoscale surface chemistry needed to manipulate and measure biomolecules and analogous systems. The nanoscale arrangements of biomolecules, such as proteins and DNA, underlie a wide spectrum of biological functions. Yet our ab…
Tapan Pathak
Associate Professor of Cooperative Extension · School of Engineering
Applied climate in agriculture
Tea Lempiälä
Assistant Professor · School of Engineering
Innovation Practice Technological Innovation Collaboration and interaction in organizations Sustainable and inclusive innovation Qualitative research Organization studies
Teamrat A. Ghezzehei
Professor, Life and Environmental Sciences · School of Natural Sciences
Professor Ghezzehei's research interest is in the movement and transformation of mass and energy in porous media at a fundamental level, as well as their application to environmental- and energy-related problems. The scale of his interest ranges from sub-pore scale dynamics of wa…
Thomas Harmon
Professor · School of Engineering
Contaminant transport in aquatic systems Soil and groundwater remediation Development and use of environmental sensors
Tomas Rube
Assistant Professor, Applied Math · School of Natural Sciences
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Tracey Osborne
Associate Professor · School of Engineering
Political ecology Climate change mitigation in tropical forests Climate finance Global environmental governance Indigenous and traditional ecological knowledge Common property resource management Climate justice Nature-based solutions Climate communication, outreach and engagemen…
Venkattraman (Venkatt) Ayyaswamy
Associate Professor · School of Engineering
Stochastic methods for engineering applications Non-equilibrium fluid mechanics and plasma physics Simulating plasma processing of nanostructured materials Nano/microfluidics and microplasma
Victor Muñoz
Professor · School of Engineering
Biophysics Quantitative and synthetic biology Protein folding, evolution and design Protein engineering Optical spectroscopy Nuclear Magnetic Resonance spectroscopy (NMR) Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) Laser spectroscopy and ultrafast kinetics Single molecule fluorescence Statisti…
Wan Du
Assistant Professor · School of Engineering
Internet of Things (IoT) Wireless Networking and Sensing Edge Computing Reinforcement Learning Data Analytics
Wei-Chun Chin
Professor · School of Engineering
Professor Chin's studies have focused on the application of polymer physics, microfabrication and engineering principles to biological systems. The application of the theory and tools from engineering in his work has initiated many innovative and productive research projects. The…
Xiaofan Yu
Assistant Professor · School of Engineering
Embedded Systems Edge AI Neuromorphic Computing
Xiaoyi Lu
Assistant Professor · School of Engineering
Parallel and Distributed Computing Systems for HPC, Big Data, AI, and others Virtualization and Cloud Computing High-Performance Communication and I/O Performance, Scalability, Fault tolerance, QoS, and others
Xuan Zhang
Assistant Professor, Life and Environmental Sciences · School of Natural Sciences
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Yanbao Ma
Professor · School of Engineering
Mesoscale non-diffusive heat transfer Mesoscale mass and energy transport in energy systems Thermal management of electronics and energy systems Environment-friendly water desalination systems
YangQuan Chen
Professor · School of Engineering
Mechatronics Control systems Unmanned aircraft systems Cyber-physical systems Applied fractional calculus
Yiwei Wang
Assistant Professor · School of Engineering
Natural Language Processing Large Language Models Graph Machine Learning Social Media Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/wangyiw33973985
Yue (Jessica) Wang
Associate Professor · School of Engineering
3D printable functional polymers Biomimetic electronic materials Organic structural metamaterials Wearable and implantable (bio)electronics
abradman@ucmerced.edu
Professor of Public Health · School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts
Research: My research focuses on environmental exposures and their health impacts, particularly in children. My overall goal is to conduct research that informs policies to improve public health. I also value the opportunity to work with students who will be the next generation o…
achan-golston@ucmerced.edu
Assistant Professor of Public Health · School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts
Research: Spatial data analysis Hierarchical modeling Finite population estimation Geographic health disparities
achandra4@ucmerced.edu
Assistant Professor of Art History/Visual Studies · School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts
Research: South Asian and Islamic Art and Architectural History Colonial and Post/Colonial Studies Space Identity Empire & Space Gender Studies
adasgupta3@ucmerced.edu
Associate Professor of Political Science · School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts
Research: Comparative politics Political economy South Asia
adurazo2@ucmerced.edu
Assistant Professor in Public Health · School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts
Research: Community-driven strategies to reduce risk behavior Racial/ethnic health disparities Tobacco use prevention Vaccine hesitancy
aepperson@ucmerced.edu
Assistant Professor of Psychological Sciences · School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts
Research: Community-driven strategies to reduce risk behavior Racial/ethnic health disparities Tobacco use prevention Vaccine hesitancy
ajoyce2@ucmerced.edu
Associate Professor of Public Health · School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts
Research: Biological control Integrated pest management Vector ecology Populations genetics, speciation Public Health Entomology
amain@ucmerced.edu
Associate Professor of Psychological Sciences · School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts
Research: Emotional development Empathy Interpersonal processes Conflict management Culture
apolonijo@ucmerced.edu
Assistant Professor of Sociology · School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts
Research: Health disparities Medical sociology Vaccination
arivera10@ucmerced.edu
Assistant Professor in Public Health · School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts
Research: Latino and immigrant health Health policy Health equity Healthcare access and utilization Public health emergencies Puerto Rico health system
armenon@ucmerced.edu
Assistant Professor in Political Science · School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts
Research: Political Behavior Migration & Diaspora Historical Political Economy Political Rhetoric & Persuasion
ashaver@ucmerced.edu
Assistant Professor of Political Science · School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts
Research: Cultural Evolution Mathematical and Computational Modeling Social Networks Complex Systems Human Behavioral Ecology Social Identity Game Theory Innovation Cooperation Norms Evolutionary Dynamics
asong5@ucmerced.edu
Professor of Psychological Sciences · School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts
Research: Tobacco and Cannabis Use Community-Partnered Research Health Policy and Health Equity Psychological Antecedents to Risk Behaviors
atur-prats@ucmerced.edu
Assistant Professor of Economics · School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts
Research: Culture and Institutions Economic History Political Economy Gender Economics Health Economics
bballis@ucmerced.edu
Assistant Professor of Economics · School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts
Research: Labor Economics Public Economics Education, Health and Inequality
bleveck@ucmerced.edu
Associate Professor of Political Science · School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts
Research: Experiments Models of political decision-making Strategic cognition and learning in games
blythegeorge@ucmerced.edu
Assistant Professor of Sociology · School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts
Research: Creative Writing Pedagogy Hybrid Writing Improvisation and Writing Poetry Multilingual Writing and Translingualism
camuedo-dorantes@ucmerced.edu
Professor of Economics · School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts
Research: Immigrants and Immigration Policy Labor Economics Health, Education and Public Economics Crime and Incarceration
cbaker26@ucmerced.edu
Associate Professor · School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts
Research: Black Feminism Black Studies Film Education
ceaton2@ucmerced.edu
Associate Professor of Sociology · School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts
Research: Dr. Charlie Eaton is an economic sociologist and associate professor at the University of California, Merced. Dr. Eaton investigates the power of elites in politics and the economy, as well as policy and organizational strategies to rebalance power and wealth towards or…
cfons-rosen@ucmerced.edu
Associate Professor of Economics · School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts
Research: Economics of Science and Innovation International Economics Political Economy
chancellormunoz@ucmerced.edu
Chancellor & Professor of Sociology · School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts
Research: Computational cognitive neuroscience Connectionism Cognitive control Learning from direct instruction Rule-guided behavior Concept formation Working memory Implicit/explicit learning Cognitive neuroscience Computational neuroscience Cognitive psychology Machine learning…
cholbrook@ucmerced.edu
Associate Professor of Cognitive Science · School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts
Research: Group prejudice Morality Threat psychology Human-robot interaction Evolutionary psychology
cjennings3@ucmerced.edu
Professor of Philosophy · School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts
Research: Attention Perception Consciousness Action
ckello@ucmerced.edu
Professor of Cognitive Science · School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts
Research: Reading Speech Neural networks Complex systems
cojeda5@ucmerced.edu
Associate Professor of Political Science · School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
courtenaymonroe@ucmerced.edu
Political Science Department Chair and Professor of Political Science · School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts
Research: International organizations Comparative political institutions Human rights
cscaffidi@ucmerced.edu
Assistant Professor of Anthropology & Heritage Studies · School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts
Research: Andean bioarchaeology paleodietary reconstruction, nutrition, and foodways (stable isotopes) paleomobility, migration, and environmental baseline studies (radiogenic isotopes) paleopathology and ancient disease GIS and remote sensing structural and physical violence
cynthiamcleod@ucmerced.edu
Assistant Professor · School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
daisy.reyes@ucmerced.edu
Associate Professor of Sociology · School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts
Research: Race/Ethnicity; Latina/o/x Sociology; Sociology of Education; Social Movements; Inequality/Mobility; Sexualities;
dhicks4@ucmerced.edu
Associate Professor of Philosophy · School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts
Research: Public scientific controversies (climate change, vaccines, genetically modified crops, pesticides, chemical safety, race science, etc.) Environmental Public Health Environmental Justice Science Policy Feminist Philosophy Philosophy of Science Science and Technology Stud…
dkaminsky@ucmerced.edu
Professor of Music and Dance · School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts
Research: Music and dance, especially as they relate to: Social power National identity Gender and sexuality Cultural ownership
dmagana6@ucmerced.edu
Associate Professor of Spanish Linguistics · School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts
Research: Medical discourse (Spanish in healthcare, intercultural communication) Sociolinguistics (code-switching, language attitudes and ideologies) Heritage language pedagogy Discourse analysis (systemic functional linguistics, Conceptual Metaphor theory)
dnoelle@ucmerced.edu
Associate Professor of Cognitive Science · School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts
Research: Computational cognitive neuroscience Connectionism Cognitive control Learning from direct instruction Rule-guided behavior Concept formation Working memory Implicit/explicit learning Cognitive neuroscience Computational neuroscience Cognitive psychology Machine learning…
dramicova@ucmerced.edu
Distinguished Professor of Art, Emerita · School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts
Research: Costume design (for theatre, opera, ballet, dance, film and television) History of costume design History of clothing and fashion, drawing and watercolor painting
dthompson29@ucmerced.edu
Associate Professor of Anthropology · School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts
Research: Political and economic anthropology Urban political economy Geopolitical borderlands and state-building in border regions Cartography and GIS Horn of Africa, Somali and Ethiopian diaspora
dtorres-rouff@ucmerced.edu
Associate Professor; Chair, Department of History & Critical Race and Ethnic Studies; and, Grey Roberts and Bette Wollstenhulme Presidential Chair in History · School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts
Research: Race and ethnicity Urban history Latina/o history Comparative borderlands Social institutions Community formation Public policy California U.S. West
dwiebe@ucmerced.edu
Professor of Psychological Sciences · School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts
Research: Diabetes Health Pediatric psychology
ebeck2@ucmerced.edu
Merritt Writing Program Director · School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
edenny@ucmerced.edu
Assistant Professor of Political Science · School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts
Research: Political psychology Economic insecurity Risk and decision-making Political behavior
eflores52@ucmerced.edu
Associate Professor of Sociology · School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts
Research: My research interests are centered around labor, community organizing, immigration, religion and race.
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