S. Shankar Sastry
2007-present

• Roy W. Carlson Professor of Engineering
• Director, Blum Center for Developing Economies
• Joined the Berkeley faculty in 1983; professor of EECS, BioE and ME
• Internationally recognized expert on embedded and autonomous software

A. Richard Newton
2000-2007

• Pioneered methodologies and technologies for circuit design and electronic systems architecture
• Former director of the MARCO/DARPA Gigascale Silicon Research Center
• Joined the Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences (EECS) faculty in 1979 and served as chair of the department from 1999-2000

Paul R. Gray
1996-2000

• UC Berkeley Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Emeritus
  
• Andrew S. Grove Distinguished Professor of Electrical Engineering
• Member of the National Academy of Engineering and a leader in solid-state circuits
• Joined the EECS faculty in 1971 and served as chair of the department from 1990-93

David A. Hodges
1990-1996

• Daniel M. Tellep Distinguished Professor of Engineering Emeritus
• Professor in the Graduate School — a title that may be awarded to Emeritus faculty who remain active at Berkeley — since 1998
• Recognized for his work with semiconductor manufacturing systems
• Joined the EECS faculty in 1970 and served as chair of the department from 1989-90

Karl S. Pister
1980-1990

• Chancellor Emeritus, U.C. Santa Cruz
• Roy W. Carlson Professor of Engineering Emeritus
• Former Vice President, Educational Outreach, University of California
• Over 30 years at UC Berkeley as a faculty member in the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering and 15 years as an academic administrator
  

Ernest Shiu-Jen Kuh
1973-1980

• William S. Floyd, Jr. Professor Emeritus in Engineering
• Co-author of four books on circuits, electronics, networks, systems, and computer-aided design
• Developed the Berkeley Industrial Liaison Program and the Berkeley CAD/CAM Center in 1982
• Joined the EECS faculty in 1956 and chaired the department from 1968-1972

George James Maslach
1963-1972

• Former UC Berkeley Vice Chancellor for Research and Academic Affairs
• Former Provost of the Professional Schools and Colleges
• Helped raise funds for alumni scholarships and was active in efforts to desegregate Berkeley K-12 schools in the 1950s
• Professor of Aeronautical Science Emeritus in the Department of Mechanical Engineering

John Roy Whinnery
1959-1963

• Known for his work on microwave theory and laser experimentation
• Honored with National Academy of Engineering Founders Award and National Medal of Science
• Former vice chairman in charge of the Electronics Research Laboratory from 1952-56
• Joined EE faculty in 1946

Morrough Parker O'Brien
1943-1959

• Led the College to its top-ranked status in many engineering disciplines
• Received Clark Kerr Award in 1988; recognized for playing a pivotal role in building the academic strength of the campus
• Established the Engineering Advisory Council, the Engineering Alumni Society, and various research institutions
• Founder of modern coastal engineering

Donald Hamilton McLaughlin
1942-43

• Received American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers' highest honor in 1961
• Published nearly 70 important papers and delivered over 100 major speeches on technical and economic affairs
• Appointed to the Board of Regents in 1951 by Gov. Earl Warren
• Reorganized the College of Mining into a department within the College of Engineering

Charles Derleth, Jr.
Civil Engineering 1929-1942

• Consulted for the world-renowned Hoover Dam, the largest at the time
• Consulting Engineer for several San Francisco Bay Area bridges and structures
• First Dean of Engineering when the Colleges of Civil, Mechanical, and Electrical Engineering were combined
• Joined the Civil Engineering faculty in 1903

Frank Holman Probert
Miining 1918-1940

• Served as a consulting engineer for the U.S. Bureau of Mines after WWI
• Traveled to France in 1917 as a member of the American Mining Mission to Europe for Investigation of Mineral Industries and Reparation to Northern France
• Remembered for giving wise counsel, financial support, and much time to individuals and organizations in the Berkeley community
• Joined the Mining faculty in 1916

Andrew Cowper Lawson
Mining 1914-1918

• Developed the first systematic field course in geology in the West
• Established Berkeley's first scientific publication series, The Bulletin of the Department of Geology
• Chaired the State Earthquake Investigation Commission in 1906, and prepared the most complete and informative report ever published on a great earthquake
• Joined the Mineralogy and Geology faculty in 1892

Clarence Linus Cory
Mechanics 1901-1929

• Pioneered Berkeley's electrical engineering program
• Saw science as the foundation of engineering and raised requirements in mathematics, physics, and mechanics
• Championed equitable rates for public power and light utilities
• Spent 37 years connected to the Department of Mechanical & Electrical Engineering

Samuel Benedict Christy
Mining 1896-1914

• Credited for establishing the high standing of the College of Mining among the technical schools of the world
• Laid out laboratories and adequately equipped the College of Mining
• Traveled the world to inspect other mining schools for design ideas for the Hearst Memorial Mining Building

Frank Soule
Civil Engineering 1896-1901

• Organized the military department and was commandant of the cadets
• Served as assistant professor of mathematics, professor of astronomy, and professor of civil engineering
• Graduated from West Point

Friedrich Godfrey Hesse
Mechanics 1896-1901

• First professor of hydraulics and mechanics: considered the true father of the College of Mechanics and the Department of Mechanical Engineering into which it evolved
• Developed the engineering curriculum in 1875
• Prussian immigrant