The academic governance of the School of Engineering (SoE) at UC Merced is administered through the following shared governance structure.
Executive Committee
The Executive Committee consists of the Dean of the School, ex-officio, and up to the larger of the number of undergraduate programs and seven (7) voting members of the faculty, a vice-chair, and a chair. The responsibility of the Executive Committee is to consult with and advise the dean on all aspects of the school’s academic administration, including budget and fiscal matters, faculty recruitment and mentoring, research, and student recruitment and success.
2025-26 Membership Roster
TBA, Chair | TBA, Vice Chair
- Bioengineering (BIOE) - Joel Spencer (F'25) | Arvind Gopinath (Sp'26)
- Chemical and Materials Engineering (CME) - Catherine Keske
- Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) - Abbas Ghassemi
- Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) - Dong Li
- Electrical Engineering (EE) - Eric Cheng
- Management of Complex Systems (MCS) - Anthony Westerling
- Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (MAE) - Abel Chuang
- Rakesh Goel, Dean (ex-officio member)
Department Chairs
2025-26 Dept Chairs Roster
- Bioengineering (BIOE) - Anand Subramaniam
- Chemical and Materials Engineering (CME) - Kara McCloskey
- Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) - Marc Beutel
- Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) - Florin Rusu
- Electrical Engineering (EE) - Sarah Kurtz
- Management of Complex Systems (MCS) - LeRoy Westerling
- Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (MAE) - Ashlie Martini
Graduate Program Chairs
2025-26 Grad Chairs Roster
- Bioengineering (BIOE) - Anand Subramaniam (aligned with Department Chair)
- Electrical Engineering & Computer Science (EECS) - Ming-Hsuan Yang
- Environmental Systems (ES) - Michael Beman
- Materials and Biomaterials Science & Engineering (MBSE) - Elizabeth Nowadnick
- Mechanical Engineering (ME) - Ashlie Martini (aligned with Department Chair)
- Management of Innovation, Sustainability and Technology (MCS/MIST) - Alexander Petersen
Associate Deans
- Stefano Carpin, Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Programs
- Alejandro Gutiérrez, Associate Dean for Student Success
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