Dean Richard L. Corsi serves as the administrative head of the College of Engineering and oversees all its teaching, research and service activities, personnel, facilities and funding resources.
Note: Undergraduate students who need a signature from the dean should contact the Engineering Undergraduate Office at engugrad@ucdavis.edu.
Ralph Aldredge provides leadership and oversight for undergraduate enrollment management, academic advising, retention programs, the Student Startup Center and ABET degree-program accreditation, as well as oversees renovations, new construction and safety initiatives.
Director of Communications and Strategic Priorities
Marketing and Communications
Molly Bechtel provides vision, direction and strategic leadership for the college’s internal and external communications, marketing and multimedia, events and organizational culture initiatives.
Chris Cappa oversees the college's graduate programs and online education. He also serves as chair of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.
Leigh Ann Hartman is responsible for building and fostering relationships with alumni and donors in an effort to strengthen the college’s network, increase public awareness of its programs, and secure private financial support in order to meet its goals.
Liaison for the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Amit Kanvinde is responsible for the overall area of academic personnel and planning. In this role, he oversees academic merits and promotions for the College of Engineering. He is also responsible for new appointments and reappointments of academic personnel. Finally, he oversees planning and search processes for faculty hiring.
Steve Pigg provides leadership and oversight for information technology and cybersecurity services and serves as liaison to central campus and the university system for IT needs.
Elissa Roeser leads staff for financial and administration and oversees financial operations, IT, HR and decision support with a focus on policy, budget models, resource allocation, capital budgets, organizational structure and liaison for campuswide administrative units (accounting, HR, budget, IT, sponsored programs and contracts and grants).
Academic chairs are faculty members and have critical leadership roles in their units, acting as liaisons to higher administration and serving to advance the research, teaching and service missions of their departments.
Chris Cappa oversees the college's graduate programs and online education. He also serves as chair of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.
