Administration

Bruce R. White, Dean

email: Bruce White
phone: (530) 752-0554
fax: (530) 752-8058
Ph.D., Aerospace Engineering, Iowa State University
M.S. and B.S., Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering, University of Minnesota

Research: Turbulent boundary layer flows, aerodynamics, environmental aerodynamics, experimental fluid mechanics, wind engineering, particle flows.

Lab: http://mae.engr.ucdavis.edu/~wind/

Associate Deans

Karen McDonald, Associate Dean, Research and Graduate Studies

Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
email: Karen McDonald
Phone: (530) 752-0559

Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, University of Maryland, 1985
M.S.,Chemical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, 1980
B.S., Chemical Engineering, Stanford University, 1979

Lab: http://chms.engineering.ucdavis.edu/faculty/mcdonald.html

Research: Research and development of plant-based expression systems and bioprocesses for production of biopharmaceuticals, biofuels and biopolymers.

 

Jean VanderGheynst, Associate Dean, Undergraduate Studies

Professor, Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering

email: Jean VanderGheynst
Phone: (530) 752-0556

Ph.D., Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Cornell University, 1997

Undergraduate Studies: http://engineering.ucdavis.edu/pages/future_students/undergraduates/index.html
Lab: http://vandergheynst.engineering.ucdavis.edu/

Research: Investigating a diverse array of biological systems to address relevant problems in fields such as plant biotechnology, biofuels, and pest management.

 

Bruce Hartsough, Associate Dean, Academic Personnel and Planning

Professor, Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering
email: Bruce Hartsough
Phone: (530) 754-7748
Ph.D., Agricultural Engineering, Auburn University, 1986

Research: Harvesting to improve forest health and reduce fuel loadings; forest biomass for energy; minimum-impact harvesting methods; harvesting short rotation plantations; mechanics and dynamics of forestry equipment; modeling and systems analysis of forest operations.