Nicolaos Alexopoulos, Dean
305 Rockwell Engineering Center
Undergraduate Counseling: (714) 824-4334
Graduate Counseling: (714) 824-6475
World Wide Web: http://www.eng.uci.edu/
Department of Biochemical and Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Faculty
Nicolaos Alexopoulos, Ph.D. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Dean of the School of Engineering and Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Alfredo H.-S. Ang, Ph.D. University of Illinois, Urbana, Professor of Civil
Engineering, Registered Structural Engineer
Paul D. Arthur, Ph.D. California Institute of Technology, Professor Emeritus of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Registered Professional Engineer
Nader Bagherzadeh, Ph.D. University of Texas at Austin, Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and of Information and Computer Science
Casper W. Barnes, Jr., Ph.D. Stanford University, Professor Emeritus of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Neil J. Bershad, Ph.D. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Professor Emeritus of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Lubomir Bic, Ph.D. University of California, Irvine, Professor of Information and Computer Science and of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Douglas M. Blough, Ph.D. The Johns Hopkins University, Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and of Information and Computer Science
James E. Bobrow, Ph.D. University of California, Los Angeles, Associate Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Constantinos V. Chrysikopoulos, Ph.D. Stanford University, Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Jose B. Cruz, Jr., Ph.D. University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Professor Emeritus of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Registered Professional Engineer
Donald A. Dabdub, Ph.D. California Institute of Technology, Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Environmental Engineering
Nancy A. DaSilva, Ph.D. California Institute of Technology, Associate Professor of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Rui J. P. de Figueiredo, Ph.D. Harvard University, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and of Mathematics
Derek Dunn-Rankin, Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley, Associate Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Nikil D. Dutt, Ph.D. University of Illinois, Associate Professor of Information and Computer Science and of Electrical and Computer Engineering
James C. Earthman, Ph.D. Stanford University, Associate Professor of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Donald K. Edwards, Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley, Professor Emeritus of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Registered Professional Engineer
Said E. Elghobashi, Ph.D. Imperial College, University of London, Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Maria Q. Feng, Ph.D. University of Tokyo, Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering
Leonard Ferrari, Ph.D. University of California, Irvine, Professor Emeritus of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Carl A. Friehe, Ph.D. Stanford University, Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and of Earth System Science
Daniel D. Gajski, Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania, Professor of Information and Computer Science and of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Hideya Gamo, D.Sc. University of Tokyo, Professor Emeritus of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Steven C. George, M.D. University of Missouri, Ph.D. University of Washington, Assistant Professor of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Stanley B. Grant, Ph.D. California Institute of Technology, Assistant Professor of Environmental Engineering
Michael M. Green, Ph.D. University of California, Los Angeles, Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Gary L. Guymon, Ph.D. University of California, Davis, Professor Emeritus of Civil Engineering, Registered Professional Engineer
Medhat A. Haroun, Ph.D. California Institute of Technology, Professor of Civil Engineering, Registered Professional Engineer
G. Wesley Hatfield, Ph.D. Purdue University, Professor of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Biological Sciences, and Biochemical Engineering
Glenn E. Healey, Ph.D. Stanford University, Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Daniel Hirschberg, Ph.D. Princeton University, Professor of Information and Computer Science and of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Juan Hong, Ph.D. Purdue University, Professor of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Faryar Jabbari, Ph.D. University of California, Los Angeles, Associate Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
R. (Jay) Jayakrishnan, Ph.D. University of Texas at Austin, Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering
K. H. (Kane) Kim, Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and of Information and Computer Science
Fadi Kurdahi, Ph.D. University of Southern California, Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and of Information and Computer Science
Tomas Lang, Ph.D. Stanford University, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and of Information and Computer Science
John C. LaRue, Ph.D. University of California, San Diego, Associate Dean for Undergraduate Affairs of the School of Engineering and Associate Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Enrique J. Lavernia, Ph.D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Professor of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering and of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Chin C. Lee, Ph.D. Carnegie-Mellon University, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Henry P. Lee, Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley, Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Guann Pyng Li, Ph.D. University of California, Los Angeles, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Henry C. Lim, Ph.D. Northwestern University, Department Chair and Professor of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Kwei-Jay Lin, Ph.D. University of Maryland, Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and of Information and Computer Science
Feng Liu, Ph.D. Princeton University, Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
J. Michael McCarthy, Ph.D. Stanford University, Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Michael G. McNally, Ph.D. University of California, Irvine, Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Kenneth D. Mease, Ph.D. University of Southern California, Associate Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Martha L. Mecartney, Ph.D. Stanford University, Associate Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
Farghalli A. Mohamed, Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley, Professor of Materials Science Engineering
Orhan Nalcioglu, Ph.D. University of Oregon, Professor of Radiological Sciences, Medicine, Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Physics
Richard D. Nelson, Ph.D. Michigan State University, Adjunct Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Alexandru Nicolau, Ph.D. Yale University, Professor of Information and Computer Science and of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Betty H. Olson, Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley, Professor of Social Ecology, Biochemical Engineering, and Community and Environmental Medicine
Terese M. Olson, Ph.D. California Institute of Technology, Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Melissa E. Orme, Ph.D. University of Southern California, Associate Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Dimitri Papamoschou, Ph.D. California Institute of Technology, Associate Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Gerard C. Pardoen, Ph.D. Stanford University, Professor of Civil Engineering, Registered Professional Engineer
Roger H. Rangel, Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley, Associate Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, and of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering and Materials Science
Wilfred W. Recker, Ph.D. Carnegie-Mellon University, Professor of Civil Engineering and Director, Institute of Transportation Studies
Amelia C. Regan, Ph.D. University of Texas, Austin, Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering
Stephen G. Ritchie, Ph.D. Cornell University, Department Chair and Professor of Civil Engineering
G. Scott Samuelsen, Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley, Professor of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Environmental Engineering, Registered Professional Engineer
Robert M. Saunders, D.Eng. Tokyo Institute of Technology, Professor Emeritus of Electrical Engineering, Registered Professional Engineer
Jan Scherfig, Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley, Professor Emeritus of Civil Engineering, Registered Professional Engineer
Isaac Scherson, Ph.D. Weizman Institute of Science, Professor of Information and Computer Science and Electrical and Computer Engineering
Roland Schinzinger, Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley, Professor Emeritus of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Registered Professional Engineer
William E. Schmitendorf, Ph.D. Purdue University, Associate Dean for Graduate Affairs of the School of Engineering, Department Chair, and Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Robin Shepherd, Ph.D. University of Canterbury; D.Sc. University of Leeds, Professor Emeritus of Civil Engineering, Registered Professional Engineer
Phillip C.-Y. Sheu, Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley, Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and of Information and Computer Science
Frank G. Shi, Ph.D. California Institute of Technology, Assistant Professor of Chemical and Materials Engineering
Athanasios Sideris, Ph.D. University of Southern California, Associate Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
William A. Sirignano, Ph.D. Princeton University, Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, and of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering and Materials Science
Kai-Yeung (Sunny) Siu, Ph.D. Stanford University, Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Harry Skinner, M.D. University of South Carolina, Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley, Department Chair and Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, and Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Jack Sklansky, D.Sc. Columbia University, Professor Emeritus of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Registered Professional Engineer
Keyue M. Smedley, Ph.D. California Institute of Technology, Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Gregory J. Sonek, Ph.D. Cornell University, Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Allen R. Stubberud, Ph.D. University of California, Los Angeles, Department Chair and Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Registered Professional Engineer
Tatsuya Suda, Ph.D. Kyoto University, Professor of Information and Computer Science and of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Harry H. Tan, Ph.D. University of California, Los Angeles, Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Edriss S. Titi, Ph.D. Indiana University, Associate Professor of Mathematics and of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Chen S. Tsai, Ph.D. Stanford University, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Wei Kang (Kevin) Tsai, Ph.D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Roberto Villaverde, Ph.D. University of Illinois, Urbana, Professor of Civil Engineering, Registered Professional Engineer
Frederic Yui-Ming Wan, Ph.D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Vice Chancellor for Research and Dean of Graduate Studies, and Professor of Mathematics and Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Thomas K. Wood, Ph.D. North Carolina State University, Assistant Professor of Biochemical and Environmental Engineering
Jann N. Yang, D.Sc. Columbia University, Professor of Civil Engineering, Registered Professional Engineer
Lecturers
Syed Ahmed, Ph.D. University of California, Irvine, Lecturer in Electrical and Computer Engineering
Shawn R. Akins, B.S. University of California, Irvine, Lecturer in Civil Engineering, Registered Professional Engineer
Donald J. Barrus, B.S. Tulane University, Lecturer in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Registered Professional Engineer
Dirk Bondy, M.S. University of California, Berkeley, Lecturer in Civil Engineering
C. Stephen Bucknam, Jr., M.S. Loyola University, Lecturer in Civil Engineering
Maqsood Chaudhry, Ph.D. University of California, Irvine, Lecturer in Electrical and Computer Engineering
David J. Dimas, Ph.D. University of California, Irvine, Lecturer in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Donald L. Edberg, Ph.D. Stanford University, Lecturer in Civil Engineering
Eugene J. Evancoe, M.S. University of California, Berkeley, Lecturer in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
L. James Ewing, Jr., M.S. University of California, Irvine, Lecturer in Civil and Environmental Engineering, Registered Professional Engineer
Joseph W. Foraker, M.S. University of Kansas, Lecturer in Engineering
Eileen Forrester, B.S. California State University, Fresno, Lecturer in Civil Engineering
Yusef Jalali, Ph.D. University of Missouri, Lecturer in Civil Engineering
Timothy W. Lam, D.Eng. University of Tokyo, Lecturer in Civil Engineering
Robert L. LaVoie, J.D. Western State University, Lecturer in Civil Engineering
Max D. Lechtman, Ph.D. University of Southern California, Lecturer in Civil Engineering
Jeffrey S. Munic, M.S. University of Southern California, Lecturer in Civil Engineering
Scott Napp, Ph.D. University of California, Irvine, Lecturer in Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Uzoma Okereke, Ph.D. University of California, Los Angeles, Lecturer in Civil and Environmental Engineering
Hai N. Phan, M.S. California State University, Fullerton, Lecturer in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Bruce Phillips, M.S. University of Southern California, Lecturer in Civil and Environmental Engineering, Registered Professional Engineer
Richard O. Richter, Ph.D. University of Notre Dame, Lecturer in Civil Engineering
Ayman E. Salama, Ph.D. University of California, Irvine, Lecturer in Civil Engineering
Mohammed S. Santina, Ph.D. University of California, Irvine, Lecturer in Electrical and Computer Engineering
W. H. Scholz, Ph.D. University of Oklahoma, Lecturer in Civil Engineering
John G. Stupar, E.M.B.A. Claremont Graduate School, Lecturer in Engineering
Scott Taylor, M.S. California State University, Long Beach, Lecturer in Civil and Environmental Engineering, Registered Professional Engineer
The School of Engineering provides a stimulating academic environment for individuals interested in the application of science and the development of new technology for the benefit of society. Academic study combined with individual and group research projects prepare students for the professional practice of engineering. Programs of study at all levels emphasize fundamental principles in order to provide the basis for lifelong professional development as technology continues to evolve.
The School offers undergraduate majors in Aerospace Engineering (AE), Chemical Engineering (ChE), Civil Engineering (CE), Computer Engineering (CpE), Electrical Engineering (EE), Engineering (a general program, GE), Environmental Engineering (EnE), and Mechanical Engineering (ME). The majors in Aerospace, Chemical, Civil, Computer, Electrical, and Mechanical Engineering are accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology.
Aerospace Engineering considers the flight characteristics, performance, and design of aircraft and spacecraft. An upper-division series of courses in aerodynamics, propulsion, structures, and control follows a common core with Mechanical Engineering. The skills acquired in those courses are integrated in the capstone aerospace design course. The intent of the program is to produce highly proficient engineers who can tackle the aerospace engineering challenges of the future. See pages 174179.
Chemical Engineering applies the knowledge of chemistry, mathematics, physics, biology, and humanities to solve societal problems in areas such as energy, health, the environment, food, textiles, shelter, and materials. Employment opportunities exist in various industries such as chemical, petroleum, polymer, pharmaceutical, food, textile, fuel, consumer products, and materials. See pages 155158.
The study of Civil Engineering addresses the challenges of large-scale engineering projects of importance to society as a whole, such as water distribution, transportation, and building design. Specializations are provided in Structural, Transportation, and Water Resources and Environmental Engineering. See pages 159164.
The undergraduate curriculum in Computer Engineering addresses the design and analysis of digital computers, including both software and hardware. Computer design includes topics such as computer architecture, VLSI circuits, design automation, system software, and data structures and algorithms. Courses include programming in high-level languages such as Pascal, C, FORTRAN; use of software packages for analysis and design; design of system software such as editors, compilers, debuggers, and operating systems; application of computers in solving engineering problems, and laboratories in both hardware and software experiences. See pages 167172.
Electrical Engineering is one of the major contributors to the modernization of our society. Many of the most basic and pervasive products and services are either based on or related to the scientific and engineering principles taught at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Students can specialize in three general areas of studies--Electro-optics and Solid-State Devices, Power Systems, and Systems and Signal Processing--all at the forefront of technological advancement. See pages 167172.
The major in Engineering is a special program of study for upper-division students who wish to combine the study of engineering principles with other areas such as the physical and biological sciences, social and behavioral science, humanities, and arts. Students may construct their own specialization. See pages 150151.
Environmental Engineering concerns the development of strategies to control and minimize pollutant emissions, to treat waste, and to remediate polluted natural systems. Emphasis areas include air quality and combustion, water quality, and water resources engineering. See pages 159164.
Mechanical Engineering considers the design, control, and motive power of machinery ranging from household appliances to spacecraft. Specializations allow students to focus their technical electives in the areas of Aerospace Engineering, Combustion/ Propulsion, Heat Transfer/Fluid Mechanics, Materials Science and Engineering, and Mechanical Systems. See pages 174179.
Graduate study is offered leading to the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Chemical and Biochemical Engineering; Civil Engineering; Electrical and Computer Engineering with concentrations in Electrical Engineering and in Computer Engineering; Engineering, with concentrations in Environmental Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, and Protein Engineering Science; and Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. Specialized research opportunities are available within each of these programs. Bioreaction and bioreactor engineering, recombinant cell technology, and bioseparation processes are research areas in Biochemical Engineering. In Civil Engineering, research opportunities are provided in structural/ earthquake engineering, reliability engineering, transportation systems engineering, environmental engineering, and water resources. Research opportunities in Electrical and Computer Engineering are available in the areas of parallel and distributed computer systems, VLSI design, computer architecture, image and signal processing, communications, control systems, and optical and solid-state devices. Research in combustion and propulsion sciences, laser diagnostics, supersonic flow, direct numerical simulation, computer-aided design, robotics, control theory, parameter identification, material processing, electron microscopy, and ceramic engineering are all available in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering.
Additional publications describing undergraduate and graduate academic study and research opportunities are available through the School of Engineering, and the Departments of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering and Materials Science, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, and the graduate program in Protein Engineering.
| DEGREES | |
| Aerospace Engineering | B.S. |
| Chemical and Biochemical Engineering | M.S., Ph.D. |
| Chemical Engineering | B.S. |
| Civil Engineering | B.S., M.S., Ph.D. |
| Computer Engineering | B.S. |
| Electrical and Computer Engineering | M.S., Ph.D. |
| Electrical Engineering | B.S. |
| Engineering | B.S., M.S., Ph.D. |
| Environmental Engineering | B.S. |
| Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | M.S., Ph.D. |
| Mechanical Engineering | B.S. |
