Faculty Honors/Awards

Our faculty members are the foundation of our College’s research accomplishments. Throughout the state, nation and world they are renowned for their cutting-edge discoveries and contributions to solving today’s engineering challenges. Find out about their many well-deserved honors, awards and recognitions.

  • National Medal of Technology
  • Jerry Woodall, Distinguished Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
  • National Academy of Engineering
  • Ross W. Boulanger, Civil and Environmental Engineering
    Robert Bower, Electrical and Computer Engineering
    Simon Cherry, Biomedical Engineering
    Jennifer Sinclair Curtis, Chemical Engineering
    Bruce C. Gates, Chemical Engineering
    Jonathan Heritage, Electrical and Computer Engineering
    Izzat M. Idriss, Civil and Environmental Engineering
    Jay R. Lund, Civil and Environmental Engineering
    Gary S. May, Chancellor, UC Davis
    R. Paul Singh, Biological and Agricultural Engineering
    Dan Sperling, Civil and Environmental Engineering
    George Tchobanoglous, Civil and Environmental Engineering
    Jerry Woodall, Electrical and Computer Engineering
  • National Academy of Medicine
  • Michael A. Savageau, Distinguished Research Professor, Biomedical Engineering
  • National Academy of Science
  • Alexandra Navrotsky, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Materials Science and Engineering
    Michael A. Savageau, Distinguished Research Professor, Biomedical Engineering
  • National Academy of Inventors Fellows
  • Simon Cherry, Distinguished Professor, Biomedical Engineering
    Cristina Davis, Warren and Leta Giedt Endowed Professor and Chair, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
    Bruce C. Gates, Professor, Chemical Engineering
    Durham Ken Giles , Professor Emeritus, Biological and Agricultural Engineering
    David Horsley, Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
    Saif Islam, Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
    Laura Marcu, Professor, Biomedical Engineering
    Jerry Woodall, Distinguished Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
  • American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Fellows
  • Case van Dam, Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
    Mohammed M. Hafez, Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
    Ronald Hess, Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
    Seongkyu Lee, Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
    Max Platzer, Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
    Stephen Robinson, Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
    Nesrin Sarigul-Klijn, Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

    Benjamin Shaw, Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

  • American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellows
  • Rajeevan Amirtharajah, Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
    Simon Cherry, Distinguished Professor, Biomedical Engineering
    Jennifer S. Curtis, Distinguished Professor, Chemical Engineering
    Cristina Davis, Warren and Leta Giedt Endowed Professor and Chair, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
    David Fyhrie, Professor, Biomedical Engineering
    Saif Islam, Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
    Laura Marcu, Professor, Biomedical Engineering
    Gary S. May, Chancellor, UC Davis
    Prasant Mohapatra, Distinguished Professor and Vice Chancellor for Research, Computer Science
    Karen A. Moxon, Professor, Biomedical Engineering
    John Owens, Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
    David M. Rocke, Distinguished Professor, Biomedical Engineering
    Michael A. Savageau, Distinguished Research Professor, Biomedical Engineering
    Jerry Woodall, Distinguished Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
  • American Chemical Society Fellows
  • Ricardo Castro, Professor and Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies, Materials Science and Engineering
  • American Ceramic Society Fellows
  • Ricardo Castro, Professor and Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies, Materials Science and Engineering
    Denise Krol, Professor Emeritus, Materials Science and Engineering
    Alexandra Navrotsky, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Materials Science and Engineering
    Subhash H. Risbud, Distinguished Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
  • American Institute of Chemical Engineers Fellows
  • David Block, Professor, Chemical Engineering
    Jennifer S. Curtis, Distinguished Professor, Chemical Engineering
    Karen McDonald, Professor, Chemical Engineering
    Ahmet Palazoglu, Professor, Chemical Engineering
    Robert Powell, Professor, Chemical Engineering
  • American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering Fellows
  • John M. Boone, Professor, Biomedical Engineering
    Simon Cherry, Distinguished Professor, Biomedical Engineering
    Cristina Davis, Warren and Leta Giedt Endowed Professor and Chair, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
    David Fyhrie, Professor, Biomedical Engineering
    Steven C. George, Deparment Chair and Professor, Biomedical Engineering
    Kent Leach, Professor, Biomedical Engineering
    Angelique Louie, Professor, Biomedical Engineering
    Laura Marcu, Professor, Biomedical Engineering
    Karen A. Moxon, Professor, Biomedical Engineering
    Atul N. Parikh, Professor, Biomedical Engineering
    Jinyi Qi, Professor, Biomedical Engineering
    David M. Rocke, Distinguished Professor, Biomedical Engineering
    Michael A. Savageau, Distinguished Research Professor, Biomedical Engineering
    Scott I. Simon, Professor, Biomedical Engineering
    Julie Sutcliffe, Professor, Biomedical Engineering
  • American Physical Society Fellows
  • Robert Bower, Emeritus, Electrical and Computer Engineering
    Jennifer S. Curtis, Distinguished Professor, Chemical Engineering
    Herman Fink, Emeritus, Electrical and Computer Engineering
    Niels Grønbech-Jensen, Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
    Francois Gygi, Professor, Computer Science
    Jonathan Heritage, Emeritus, Electrical and Computer Engineering
    Neville Luhmann, Distinguished Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
    Raissa D’Souza, Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
    Ning Pan, Professor, Biological and Agricultural Engineering
    Jerry Woodall, Distinguished Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
  • American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers Fellows
  • Durham Ken Giles , Professor Emeritus, Biological and Agricultural Engineering
    Bryan M. Jenkins, Distinguished Professor and Department Chair, Biological and Agricultural Engineering
    David C. Slaughter , Professor and Department Vice Chair, Biological and Agricultural Engineering
    Ruihong Zhang , Professor and Graduate Program Chair, Biological and Agricultural Engineering
    Zhongli Pan, Adjunct Professor, Biological and Agricultural Engineering
  • American Society of Civil Engineers Fellows
  • Michele Barbato, Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
    Ross W. Boulanger, Professor and Director of the Center for Geotechnical Modeling, Civil and Environmental Engineering
    Yannis F. Dafalias, Distinguished Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
    Levent Kavvas, Distinguished Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
    Sashi Kunnath, Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
    Jay R. Lund, Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
  • American Society for Engineering Education Fellows
  • Jennifer S. Curtis, Distinguished Professor, Chemical Engineering
  • American Society of Mechanical Engineers Fellows
  • Ralph Aldredge, Professor and Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
    James Baughn, Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
    Harry H. Cheng, Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
    Jean-Pierre Delplanque, Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
    Mike Hill, Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
    Mont Hubbard, Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
    Maury Hull, Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
    Dean Karnopp, Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
    Donald Margolis, Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
    Vinod Narayanan, Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
    Ning Pan, Professor, Biological and Agricultural Engineering
    Max Platzer, Adjunct Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
    Bahram Ravani, Distinguished Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
    Valeria La Saponara , Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
    Nesrin Sariguk-Klijn, Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
    Benjanim D. Shaw, Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
    Steven A. Velinsky, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
  • Association for Computing Machinery Fellows
  • Premkumar Devanbu, Professor, Computer Science
    Dan Gusfield, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Computer Science
    Nelson Max, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Computer Science
    Kwan-Liu Ma, Distinguished Professor, Computer Science
  • Biomedical Engineering Society Fellows
  • Simon Cherry, Distinguished Professor, Biomedical Engineering
    Steven C. George, Deparment Chair and Professor, Biomedical Engineering
    Kent Leach, Professor, Biomedical Engineering
    Angelique Louie, Professor, Biomedical Engineering
    Laura Marcu, Professor, Biomedical Engineering
    Scott I. Simon, Professor, Biomedical Engineering
  • Fulbright Fellows
  • Jennifer S. Curtis, Distinguished Professor, Chemical Engineering
    Bruce C. Gates, Professor, Chemical Engineering
    Irwin R. Donis-González , Assistant Cooperative Extension Specialist, Biological and Agricultural Engineering
    Michael A. Savageau, Distinguished Research Professor, Biomedical Engineering
    Stavros G. Vougioukas, Associate Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
  • Guggenheim Fellows
  • Michael A. Savageau, Distinguished Research Professor, Biomedical Engineering
    Benjanim D. Shaw, Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
  • Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Fellows
  • Simon Cherry, Distinguished Professor, Biomedical Engineering
    Chen-Nee Chuah, Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
    Shuguang “Robert” Cui, Adjunct Facility, Electrical and Computer Engineering
    Karl Wayne Current, Emeritus, Electrical and Computer Engineering
    Zhi Ding, Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
    Richard Dorf, Emeritus, Electrical and Computer Engineering
    Mohammed Ghausi, Emeritus, Electrical and Computer Engineering
    Dan Gusfield, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Computer Science
    Jonathan Heritage, Emeritus, Electrical and Computer Engineering
    David Horsley, Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
    Paul Hurst, Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
    Saif Islam, Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
    Brian Kolner, Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
    Stephen Lewis, Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
    Bernard Levy, Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
    Xin Liu, Professor, Computer Science
    Neville Luhmann, Distinguished Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
    Kwan-Liu Ma, Distinguished Professor, Computer Science
    Gary S. May, Chancellor, UC Davis
    Prasant Mohapatra, Distinguished Professor and Vice Chancellor for Research, Computer Science
    Biswanath Mukherjee, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Computer Science
    Vojin G. Oklobdzija, Emeritus, Electrical and Computer Engineering
    John Owens, Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
    Anh-Vu Pham, Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
    Jinyi Qi, Professor, Biomedical Engineering
    Michael A. Savageau, Distinguished Research Professor, Biomedical Engineering
    Richard Spencer, Emeritus, Electrical and Computer Engineering
    Jerry Woodall, Distinguished Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
    S .J. Ben Yoo, Distinguished Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
  • Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
  • Klaus van Benthem, Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
    Jennifer S. Curtis, Distinguished Professor, Chemical Engineering
    Harry Dwyer, Professor Emeritus, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
    Bruce C. Gates, Professor, Chemical Engineering
    Adam J. Moule, Professor, Chemical Engineering
  • Optical Society of America Fellows
  • Jonathan Heritage, Emeritus, Electrical and Computer Engineering
    Saif Islam, Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
    Andre Knoesen, Professor and Chair, Electrical and Computer Engineering
    Brian Kolner, Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
    Denise Krol, Professor Emeritus, Materials Science and Engineering
    Laura Marcu, Professor, Biomedical Engineering
    Jeremy Munday, Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
    S .J. Ben Yoo, Distinguished Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
  • Materials Research Society Fellows
  • Subhash H. Risbud, Distinguished Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
  • Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Research Fellowships
  • Nina Amenta, Professor, Computer Science
    Craig Benham, Professor, Biomedical Engineering
    Patrice Koehl, Professor and Vice Chair, Computer Science
    Greg Kuperberg, Professor, Computer Science
    Ning Pan , Professor, Biological and Agricultural Engineering
  • Searl Scholars
  • Tonya Kuhl, Professor and Chair, Chemical Engineering