UC Davis College of Engineering

Departments

The college is organized into eight departments, which offer various programs of study:

• Biological and Agricultural Engineering
• Biomedical Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Computer Science
• Electrical and Computer Engineering
• Materials Science and Engineering
• Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Notable alumni

Notable alumni of the College of Engineering include:

• David Abe, head of the Electromagnetics Technology Branch at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory.
• Adam Steltzner, NASA JPL Lead Engineer
• Clare Bell, British author in the United States best known for her Ratha series
• Diane Bryant, executive vice president of Intel
• Kyle Bryant, athlete, speaker
• Anthony Cannella, California State Senator
• Chow Chung-kong, chairman of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing
• Alfred Chuang, former CEO and president of BEA Systems, founder and current CEO of Magnet Systems
• Ahmed Darwish (Politician), Egyptian politician
• David Kappos, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) from 2009 to 2013
• Giovonnae Dennis, one of the first African-American women to earn a PhD
• Steve Robinson, NASA astronaut.
• William L. Ballhaus, CEO of Blackboard, Inc.
• Carl Sassenrath, computer scientist
• Constance J. Chang-Hasnain, professor at UC Berkeley.
• Scott Miller, leader of 1980's band Game Theory
• Richard Miller (Olin College President), president of Olin College.
• Stratton Sclavos, chairman of the board, president and chief executive officer of VeriSign
• Howard A. Stone, professor at Princeton University.
• Bernard Soriano, Chief Information Officer (CIO) for the California Department of Motor Vehicles.
• Koosha Toofan, bodybuilder
• Daniel Ha, founder of Disqus.
• Julie A. MacDonald, deputy assistant secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks at the United States Department of the Interior
• Mark Matsumoto, dean of engineering at UC Merced.
• Éric Maurincomme, director of INSA Lyon.
• Kaveh Madani, Iranian civil and environmental engineer
• Jani Macari Pallis, CEO of Cislunar Aerodynamics, professor at University of Bridgeport.
• Jeffrey Steefel, video game developer.
• Indira Samarasekera, President of the University of Alberta
• Sig Mejdal, sabermetrics analyst, former NASA engineer.
• David Phillips (entrepreneur)
• Seth Weil, Olympic rower.
• Alvin S. White, test pilot, mechanical engineer

References

References

1. (15 September 2021). "Dean's Office". UC Davis.
2. "About:College of Engineering:UC Davis".
3. "Undergraduate Majors and Minors - College of Engineering UC Davis". Engineering.ucdavis.edu.
4. (2015-09-17). "Facts About the College - College of Engineering UC Davis". Engineering.ucdavis.edu.
5. "Biological and Agricultural Engineering - Biological and Agricultural Engineering". Bae.engineering.ucdavis.edu.
6. "Biomedical Engineering - Biomedical Engineering". Bme.ucdavis.edu.
7. "Chemical Engineering".
8. "Civil and Environmental Engineering - Civil and Environmental Engineering". Cee.engr.ucdavis.edu.
9. "Computer Science - Computer Science". Cs.ucdavis.edu.
10. "ECE - Electrical and Computer Engineering". Ece.ucdavis.edu.
11. "Materials Science and Engineering".
12. "Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering - Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering". Mae.ucdavis.edu.