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Deans

 

Shankar Sastry

S. Shankar Sastry
Dean, College of Engineering

The Dean oversees the College's strategic planning, program development, academic affairs, government relations, and research initiatives.

Masayoshi Tomizuka Masayoshi Tomizuka
Executive Associate Dean

The Executive Associate Dean assists the Dean with faculty and student affairs, strategic planning and program development.
David Culler
David Culler
Chief Information Officer & Chair, Undergraduate Study Committee
Tsu-Jae King Liu Tsu-Jae King Liu
Associate Dean, Research

The Associate Dean for Research (ADR) oversees the non-senate academic personnel activities in the College. This includes the appointment of student and post-doctorate visitors and non-Senate Academics. This position also supervises the delivery of research support services, including research administration and associated business services. In addition, the ADR is responsible for the strategic allocation of programmatic funds to catalyze research opportunities.
George Leitmann George Leitmann
Associate Dean, International Relations

George Leitmann aids in the initiation of faculty and student exchange programs with foreign universities. Leitmann also advises the Dean concerning the suitability of proposed exchange programs and evaluates existing exchange programs, especially concerning decisions to renew or discontinue them. The Associate Dean for International Relations also works with the Dean of International and Area Studies in all appropriate aspects of exchange programs and assists the Deans of Engineering and of International and Area Studies in hosting foreign visitors in engineering or related disciplines.
Dennis Lieu Dennis Lieu
Associate Dean, Student Affairs

The Associate Dean for Student Affairs is responsible for the education and welfare of the College's undergraduate students — including oversight of admissions, advising and cooperative education, coordination of curricular development, recruiting, accreditation, and student leadership. He is also responsible for overseeing the Center for Underrepresented Engineering Students (CUES). CUES is a nationally recognized as a leader in recruiting and retaining future engineers in elementary through graduate school.
Carlo Sequin

Carlo Séquin
Associate Dean, Capital Projects

Carlo Séquin oversees the various building projects of the College. Currently, his focus is on the CITRIS building, which is in the final planning stage. For this project, Séquin is the primary representative of all future occupants of this interdisciplinary research building.

 

 

Department Chairs

 

Rhonda Righter Rhonda Righter
Industrial Engineering & Operations Research
Ph.D., UC Berkeley,
industrial engineering & operations research
Robert Ritchie Robert Ritchie
Materials Science & Engineering
Ph.D., Cambridge University,
materials science
Lisa Alvarez-Cohen Lisa Alvarez-Cohen
Civil & Environmental Engineering
Ph.D., Stanford University, environmental engineering and science
Albert Pisano Albert Pisano
Mechanical Engineering
Ph.D., Columbia University, mechanical engineering
Stuart Russell Stuart Russell
Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences
Ph.D., Stanford University, computer science
Per Peterson Per Peterson
Nuclear Engineering
Ph.D., UC Berkeley,
mechanical engineering
Matt Tirrell Matt Tirrell
Bioengineering
Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, polymer science