Chemical and Materials Engineering at University of California, Merced

11 faculty and 0 courses in Chemical and Materials Engineering at University of California, Merced.

Faculty

• Christopher Viney, Professor Emeritus h-index 42
  Biomolecular materials (design of materials synthesis, assembly, processing and physical optimization strategies based on examples from nature) - Physical science and engineering of polymers and liquid crystals (structure-property-processing relationships
  Notable: “Silkworm silk as an engineering material” (1998) · 259 citations
• Wei-Chun Chin, Professor h-index 38
  Professor Chin's studies have focused on the application of polymer physics, microfabrication and engineering principles to biological systems. The application of the theory and tools from engineering in his work has initiated many innovative and productive r
  Notable: “Spontaneous assembly of marine dissolved organic matter into polymer gels” (1998) · 800 citations
• Jennifer Lu, Professor h-index 30
  We integrate our proficiency in controlled inorganic nanomaterial synthesis, interface engineering, organic synthesis, and 3D printing within a unified framework. - Our main goal is to create new material platforms that can change one type of energy or forc
  Notable: “Periodic Porous 3D Electrodes Mitigate Gas Bubble Traffic during Alkaline Water Electrolysis at High Current Densities” (2020) · 252 citations
• Valerie Leppert, Professor Emeritus h-index 28
  Electron microscopy - Nanomaterials for application in technology and the environment Education: - Ph.D., 1994 — Northwestern University - B.A., 1987 — Sonoma State University - B.A., 1986 — Sonoma State University Departments: Chemical and Materials Engin
  Notable: “Spectroscopic and structural characterization of electrochemically grown ZnO quantum dots” (1999) · 319 citations
• Yue (Jessica) Wang, Associate Professor h-index 21
  3D printable functional polymers - Biomimetic electronic materials - Organic structural metamaterials - Wearable and implantable (bio)electronics Education: - Ph.D., 2014 – UCLA, inorganic chemistry - B.S., 2008 – UCLA, chemistry Departments: Chemical and
  Notable: “A facile method of surface modification for hydrophobic polymer membranes based on the adhesive behavior of poly(DOPA) and poly(dopamine)” (2008) · 698 citations
• Elizabeth Nowadnick, Associate Professor and Graduate Chair, MBSE h-index 20
  Computational materials science - Complex oxide - Energy materials - Quantum materials Education: Ph.D., 2013 — Physics Stanford University B.S., 2006 — Physics and Mathematics, Stanford University Departments: Chemical and Materials Engineering (CME
  Notable: “Persistent spin excitations in doped antiferromagnets revealed by resonant inelastic light scattering” (2014) · 145 citations
• Roberto C. Andresen Eguiluz, Assistant Professor h-index 12
  Biolubrication - Mechanobiology - Adhesion of biological, biologically inspired, and synthetic molecules Education: - Ph.D., 2015 — Cornell University - M.S., 2010 — National Autonomous University of Mexico - B.S., 2007 — National Autonomous University of M
  Notable: “Obesity-dependent changes in interstitial ECM mechanics promote breast tumorigenesis” (2015) · 363 citations
• Catherine Keske, Professor
  Biomass, bioenergy, and biochar - Agricultural and resource economics - Engineering economics - Coupled natural and human systems - Sustainable resource management Education: - Ph.D., 2006 – Colorado State University (Agricultural and Resource Economics
• Edward Kolodka, Teaching Professor
  Engineering education - Engineering economics - Polymer reaction engineering Education: - Ph.D., 2003 - McMaster University - B.S., 1996 - University of North Dakota Departments: Chemical and Materials Engineering (CME
• Jason Fang, Assistant Professor
  Soft materials and innovative solutions to optimize the interfaces between skin and devices, effectively minimizing motion artifacts - stability of semiconductor thin films, which include issues such as cracking, delamination, buckling, hot bowing, and wafe
• Kara McCloskey, Professor
  Tissue engineering is a sub/cross discipline that focuses on the design, development and maintenance of tissue products that are used for repairing, improving or restoring tissue function. This field is still in its infancy, and many problems and challenges e

Faculty counts are directory headcounts; the named list may be a subset. h-index shown only for ORCID-backed or high-confidence OpenAlex matches. Data as of 2026-07-02.