22 faculty and 0 courses in Civil & Environmental Engineering at University of California, Merced.
- Roger Bales, Professor Emeritus h-index 71
Ecosystem climate solutions; Water resources; Hydrology
Notable: “Mountain hydrology of the western United States” (2006) · 749 citations
- Samuel Traina, Professor Emeritus h-index 60
Chemical transformations of pollutants in soils, surface and ground water Education: Ph.D., 1983 — University of California, Berkeley B.S., 1978 — University of California, Berkeley Departments: Civil & Environmental Engineering (CEE
Notable: “Schwertmannite and the chemical modeling of iron in acid sulfate waters” (1996) · 1,050 citations
- Asmeret Asefaw Berhe, Professor h-index 57
Effect of climate changes on storage and stabilization of soil organic matter - Nano-scale biogeochemistry of iron oxides - Erosion and terrestrial carbon sequestration - Political ecology of land degradation and ownership Education: - Ph.D., 2006 - Univers
Notable: “Soil and human security in the 21st century” (2015) · 1,462 citations
- Joshua Viers, Professor h-index 43
Agroecology and Conservation Agriculture Planning and Implementation - Climatic and Hydrological Change Vulnerability Assessment and Adaptation Strategies - Ecosystem Service and Biodiversity Inventory, Assessment, and Restoration - Geospatial Technologies
Notable: “Threats and biodiversity in the mediterranean biome” (2008) · 403 citations
- Martha Conklin, Professor Emeritus h-index 37
Surface water/groundwater interactions - Watershed hydrology - Forest management/water interactions - Natural tracers for water movement - Stakeholder engagement - K-12 environmental education Education: - Ph.D., 1986 — California Institute of Technology
Notable: “Estimating Stream Temperature from Air Temperature: Implications for Future Water Quality” (2004) · 383 citations
- Roland Winston, Distinguished Professor Emeritus h-index 35
Solar power and renewable energy - Elementary particle physics - Non-imaging optics Education: - Ph.D., 1963 — University of Chicago - M.S., 1957 — University of Chicago - B.S., 1956 — University of Chicago Departments: Civil & Environmental Engineering (C
Notable: “Solar-Energy Thermal Processes” (1976) · 1,107 citations
- Robert Rice, Associate Teaching Professor h-index 29
Snow science - Mountain hydrology - Water resources - Sensor networks - Remote sensing - Climate change Education: - Ph.D., 2004 — University of Utah - Master's of Science, 1998 — University of Utah - Bachelor's of Arts, 1986 — Hobart College Departments:
Notable: “Office Noise, Satisfaction, and Performance” (1994) · 363 citations
- Marc Beutel, Professor and Department Chair (CEE) h-index 29
Surface Water Quality - Lake and Reservoir Management - Mercury Cycling in Aquatic Ecosystems - Natural Treatment Systems Education: - Ph.D., 2000 — University of California, Berkeley - M.S., 1994 — University of California, Berkeley - B.S., 1990 — Universi
Notable: “A Review of the Effects of Hypolimnetic Oxygenation on Lake and Reservoir Water Quality” (1999) · 216 citations
- Josué Medellín-Azuara, Professor h-index 28
Large scale hydro-economic modeling for water management and policy analysis - Water management for agricultural, environmental and urban uses - Agricultural production adaptation to drought and climate change - Sustainable agroecosystems for water and food
Notable: “Hydro-economic models: Concepts, design, applications, and future prospects” (2009) · 716 citations
- Thomas Harmon, Professor h-index 27
Contaminant transport in aquatic systems - Soil and groundwater remediation - Development and use of environmental sensors Department: Dean's Office Education: - Ph.D., 1992 — Stanford University - M.S., 1986 — Stanford University - B.S., 1985 — The Johns H
Notable: “Environmental sensor networks in ecological research” (2009) · 166 citations
- Erin Hestir, Professor h-index 25
Water and food security/biodiversity/ecosystem services - Geospatial analytics - Hyperspectral and satellite remote sensing - Sensor networks in inland and coastal waters and wetlands Education: - Ph.D., 2010 - UC Davis, Geography - B.A., 2004 - UC Berkeley
Notable: “Identification of invasive vegetation using hyperspectral remote sensing in the California Delta ecosystem” (2008) · 350 citations
- Mark Matsumoto, Professor Emeritus h-index 21
Water and wastewater treatment, especially land-based treatment systems - Hazardous waste site remediation Department: Dean's Office Education: - B.S., 1977 — UC Irvine - M.S., 1980 — UC Davis - Ph.D., 1982 — UC Davis Awards - ELI. Lily Foundation Fello
Notable: “Modeling Cadmium Adsorption by Activated Carbon Using the Langmuir and Freundlich Isotherm Expressions” (1993) · 343 citations
- Colleen Naughton, Assistant Professor h-index 20
Food-Energy-Water Systems (FEWS) - Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment (LCSA) - Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) in developing communities - Geographic Information Systems (GIS) - Integration of Anthropology and Engineering - Science Policy Education
Notable: “Show us the data: global COVID-19 wastewater monitoring efforts, equity, and gaps” (2023) · 217 citations
- Sam Markolf, Assistant Professor h-index 17
Sustainability and Resilience of Urban and Infrastructure Systems - Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation - Interconnected Social-Ecological-Technological Systems (SETS) - Systems Thinking and Risk Analysis under Uncertainty Education: - Ph.D., 2015 — Ca
Notable: “A social-ecological-technological systems framework for urban ecosystem services” (2022) · 329 citations
- Abbas Ghassemi, Teaching Professor and Executive Committee Chair h-index 15
Risk-based decision-making - Renewable energy (solar, wind and geothermal) - Bio-based fuels and water desalination - Carbon management and sequestration - Energy efficiency - Pollution prevention, multiphase flow and process control Education: - Ph.D., 199
Notable: “A review of polymeric membranes and processes for potable water reuse” (2018) · 728 citations
- Tapan Pathak, Associate Professor of Cooperative Extension h-index 15
Applied climate in agriculture Education: - Ph.D. Agricultural Engineering, University of Florida. 2010 - M.S. Irrigation Engineering, Utah State University. 2004 - B.S. Agricultural Engineering, Gujarat Agricultural University. 2000 Departments: Civil & E
Notable: “Climate Change Trends and Impacts on California Agriculture: A Detailed Review” (2018) · 338 citations
- Marina Garcia Lopez-Arias, Assistant Professor h-index 7
Sustainable construction materials - Concrete and advanced cementitious composites - Carbon dioxide capture and mitigation of environmental pollutants using construction materials - Proactive and multifunctional properties of construction materials - Therma
Notable: “CO2 curing of mortar with natural and recycled concrete aggregate: An environmental and economic assessment” (2023) · 25 citations
- Rakesh Goel, Professor and Dean
Seismic safety of marine structures - Seismic analysis of bridges in fault-rupture zones - Use of supplemental damping to improve seismic behavior of structures - Performance-based seismic engineering of buildings - Earthquake analysis and design of plan-wi
- Safeeq Khan, Associate Professor
Disturbance & Global Change Hydrology - Integrated Modeling - Nature-Based Climate Solutions (NbS) - Remote Sensing - Climate Change Education: - Ph.D, University of Hawai'i at Manoa (USA) - M.Tech., Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur (India) - B.Tec
- Siddaiah Yarra, Assistant Teaching Professor
Pedagogic research - Forensic engineering education and dissemination - Recruitment, Retention and graduation of first generation and economically disadvantaged students - Advanced materials to improve sustainability and resilience of civil engineering cons
- Thomas Peterson, Professor Emeritus
Atmospheric aerosols Education: - Ph.D., 1977 – California Institute of Technology - M.S., 1973 – University of Arizona - B.S., 1972 – Tufts University (Magna Cum Laude) Departments: Civil & Environmental Engineering (CEE
- Visar Farhangi, Assistant Teaching Professor
Design optimization of deep foundations - Anomalies in drilled shafts - Soil-structure interaction - AI-based optimized models for sustainable and improved concrete - Effects of extreme environmental and load conditions on concrete structures Education: - P
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.