Leadership team
In this section
Berkeley Engineering is a community of visionaries, technology icons and industry pioneers — united in a public institution. We’re intellectual leaders with real-world experience, creative thinkers who are shaping public policy. And we’re committed to training the next generation of innovators.
Deans
Tsu-Jae King Liu
Dean, College of Engineering
Mark Asta
Executive Associate Dean
Rebecca Abergel
Associate Dean, Inclusive Excellence
Oscar Dubón Jr.
Associate Dean for Students
Masayoshi Tomizuka
Associate Dean, Faculty
Tarek Zohdi
Associate Dean, Research
Eric Fraser
Chief Technology Officer
Dat Le
Executive Assistant Dean, Administration
John Mitchell
Assistant Dean, Capital Projects & Facilities
Melissa Nidever
Executive Assistant Dean, Strategic Priorities
Jasmine Payne
Assistant Dean, Development
Matthew Sherburne
Director of International Partnerships
Cynthia Weekley
Assistant Dean, Human Resources
Sarah Yang
Assistant Dean, Marketing & Communications
Special advisors
Fiona Doyle
Special Advisor to the Dean for Academic Matters
George Leitmann
Special Advisor to the Dean
Kenichi Soga
Special Advisor to the Dean for Resilient and Sustainable Systems
Department chairs
Phillip Messersmith
Bioengineering
Joan Walker
Civil & Environmental Engineering
Claire Tomlin
Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences
Alper Atamturk
Industrial Engineering & Operations Research
Junqiao Wu
Materials Science & Engineering
Chris Dames
Mechanical Engineering
Massimiliano Fratoni
Nuclear Engineering
Program leaders
Panayiotis Papadopoulos
Faculty Director, Aerospace Engineering programs
Jie Yao
Chair, Applied Science and Technology graduate program
Scott Moura
Chair, Engineering Science program