24 faculty and 0 courses in Mechanical Engineering at University of California, Merced.
- YangQuan Chen, Professor h-index 98
Mechatronics Control systems - Unmanned aircraft systems - Cyber-physical systems - Applied fractional calculus Education: - Ph.D., 1998 — Nanyang Technological University, Singapore - M.S., 1989 — Beijing Institute of Technology, China - B.S., 1985 — Unive
Notable: “A new collection of real world applications of fractional calculus in science and engineering” (2018) · 1,733 citations
- Reza Ehsani, Professor h-index 42
Engineering systems for agriculture - Automation and intelligent machines for production and postharvest of agricultural crops - Precision agriculture technology - Sensors for biotic and abiotic plant stress detection - Mechanical harvesting machines and ro
Notable: “A review of advanced techniques for detecting plant diseases” (2010) · 1,335 citations
- Po-Ya Abel Chuang, Professor and Vice Chair (ME) h-index 30
PEM fuel cell - Heat exchanger - Thermal management - Two-phase heat transfer and fluid flow - Loop heat pipe - Porous material - Carbon fiber Education: - Executive MBA, 2009 — Rochester Institute of Technology - Ph.D., 2003 — Pennsylvania State University
Notable: “New insights into evaluating catalyst activity and stability for oxygen evolution reactions in alkaline media” (2017) · 297 citations
- Min Hwan Lee, Associate Professor h-index 29
Electrochemical energy conversion and storage (e.g., fuel cells and batteries) - Next generation non-volatile memory (e.g., resistive switching memory) - Electrochemical nano-patterning - Nanoscale electrochemistry - Nanoscale material interface and surface
Notable: “Three-Dimensional Nanostructured Bilayer Solid Oxide Fuel Cell with 1.3 W/cm2 at 450 °C” (2013) · 203 citations
- James Palko, Associate Professor h-index 26
Thermal and electrokinetic transport processes with applications in: - Thermal management - Energy storage - Water purification - Advanced manufacturing Education: - Ph.D., 2005 – University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; materials science and engineering - M
Notable: “Displacement Damage Effects in Irradiated Semiconductor Devices” (2013) · 312 citations
- Yanbao Ma, Professor h-index 22
Mesoscale non-diffusive heat transfer - Mesoscale mass and energy transport in energy systems - Thermal management of electronics and energy systems - Environment-friendly water desalination systems Education: - Ph.D., 2004 — University of California, Los A
- Sachin Goyal, Associate Professor h-index 21
Computational dynamics, mechanics and controls, with applications primarily in micro-scale biological systems - Continuum-dynamics- and multi-body-dynamics-based modeling, and inverse modeling, of DNA and proteins, and their interactions - Constitutive law
Notable: “Nonlinear dynamics and loop formation in Kirchhoff rods with implications to the mechanics of DNA and cables” (2005) · 182 citations
- Ricardo Pinto de Castro, Assistant Professor h-index 20
Control Systems - Automation - Robotic Vehicles - Power Conversion Education: - Ph.D. in Electrical and Computers Engineering, 2013 — University of Porto, Portugal - Licenciatura (5-year degree) in Electrical and Computers Engineering, 2006 — University of
Notable: “Wheel Slip Control of EVs Based on Sliding Mode Technique With Conditional Integrators” (2012) · 182 citations
- Gerardo Diaz, Professor h-index 19
Energy conversion systems - Dynamic simulation and control of thermal systems - Adaptive thermal networks - Absorption chillers and heat pumps - Vapor compression systems with alternate refrigerants - Microchannel heat exchangers - Artificial neural network
Notable: “Left-hand advantage in right-handers for spatial constant error: Preliminary evidence in a unimanual ballistic aimed movement” (1983) · 162 citations
- Francois Blanchette, Professor (MAE affiliate) h-index 17
Applied math, fluids and sedimentation previousnextstart slideshow
- Venkattraman (Venkatt) Ayyaswamy, Associate Professor h-index 17
Stochastic methods for engineering applications - Non-equilibrium fluid mechanics and plasma physics - Simulating plasma processing of nanostructured materials - Nano/microfluidics and microplasma Education: - Ph.D., 2012 -- Aeronautics & Astronautics, Purd
Notable: “Microscale gas breakdown: ion-enhanced field emission and the modified Paschen’s curve” (2014) · 192 citations
- Brandon Stark, Research Assistant Professor (MAE affiliate) h-index 15
Notable: “Adaptive fractional-order switching-type control method design for 3D fractional-order nonlinear systems” (2015) · 158 citations
- Dustin Kleckner, Associate Professor (MAE affiliate) h-index 14
The study of structure in fluid and soft matter systems, with a particular emphasis on creating new optical tools to measure or manipulate matter. previousnextstart slideshow
- Alejandro Gutiérrez, Associate Teaching Professor and Associate Dean for Student Success h-index 7
Engineering Education - Experiential Learning - Structural Mechanics - Computational Mechanics Department: Dean's Office Education: - Ph.D., 2014 – Universita di Bologna, Italy; civil and environmental engineering - M.Sc., 2010 – Universidad Simon Bolovar
Notable: “A generalized beam theory with shear deformation” (2013) · 45 citations
- Francesco Danzi, Assistant Professor h-index 6
Structural Analysis and Optimization - Composite Structures - Energy Harvesting - Vibrations - Nonlinear Dynamics Education: - Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering, 2018 — Turin Polytechnic - M.S. in Aerospace Engineering, 2014 — Turin Polytechnic - B.S. in Aeros
Notable: “Numerical/experimental evaluation of buckling behaviour and residual tensile strength of composite aerospace structures after low velocity impact” (2016) · 38 citations
- Jian-Qiao Sun, Professor Emeritus h-index 2
Vibrations - Noise Control - Industrial Automation - Sensors - Actuators - Bio-Mechanics - Physical Rehabilitation Education: - Ph.D., M.S., 1988 — University of California, Berkeley - B.S., 1982 — Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
Notable: “Hybrid Modeling the Influence of Post Processing Heat Treatments on the Strengthening Mechanisms of Additively Manufactured Inconel 718” (2022) · 3 citations
- Ashlie Martini, Professor; Dept and Graduate Chairs (MAE)
Tribology: Friction, wear and lubrication Education: - Ph.D., 2007 — Northwestern University - B.S.,1998 — Northwestern University
- Debora Lyn Porter, Assistant Professor
Characterization of Biological Materials - Biotemplating of Natural Materials - Creation of Advanced Materials Using Natural Components Education: - Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, 2023 — The University of Utah - M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, 2021 — The
- Huifang Dou, Continuing Lecturer
- Marcus Lee, Assistant Teaching Professor
Engineering Education Education: - Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, 2021 — California Institute of Technology - M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, 2018 — California Institute of Technology - B.S.E. in Mechanical Engineering, 2015 — Princeton University Departm
- Mehmet Z. Baykara, Associate Professor
Nanomechanics - Nanotribology - Scanning Probe Microscopy - Surface Science Education: - Ph.D., 2012 – Yale University; mechanical engineering and materials science - B.S., 2006 – Boğaziçi University, Turkey; mechanical engineering Departments: Mechanical
- Michael Brokowski, Continuing Lecturer
- Michael Modest, Distinguished Professor Emeritus
Radiative heat transfer - Heat transfer in combustion - Heat transfer in hypersonic plasma Education: - Ph.D., 1972 — University of California, Berkeley - M.S., 1972 — University of California, Berkeley - Dipl.-Ing. 1968 — Technical University of Munich, Ge
- Mohammad Maharlooei, Assistant Professor of Cooperative Extension – UC ANR (MAE affiliate)
Mechanical systems for agricultural waste reduction and resource recovery - Agrivoltaic systems and climate-resilient agricultural infrastructure - Design of post-harvest application systems for nut crops - Development and optimization of harvest machinery
Roster/catalog compiled from the college’s public directory. 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.