List of University of California, Berkeley faculty explained

This page lists notable faculty (past and present) of the University of California, Berkeley. Faculty who were also alumni are listed in bold font, with degree and year in parentheses.

By award

Nobel laureates

See also: List of Nobel laureates affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley.

National Medal of Technology

• Chenming Hu, MS, PhD^[1] – professor emeritus of EECS at UC Berkeley;^[2] 2014 National Medal of Technology and Innovation "for pioneering innovations in microelectronics including reliability technologies, the first industry-standard model for circuit design, and the first 3-dimensional transistors, which radically advanced semiconductor technology"^[3]
• Arthur H. Rosenfeld – professor of physics (1954–2017); 2011 National Medal of Technology and Innovation "for extraordinary leadership in the development of energy-efficient building technologies and related standards and policies"^[4]

MacArthur Fellowship

The MacArthur Fellowship is also known as the "Genius Grant" or "Genius Award".

Enrico Fermi Award

By field

Agriculture

• Irma Adelman (B.S. 1950, Ph.D. 1955) – Professor of Agricultural and Resource Economics

Civil engineering

• Frank Baron – Professor of Civil Engineering
• William Garrison – Professor Emeritus of Civil and Environmental Engineering
• T. Y. Lin (M.S. 1933) – Professor of Civil Engineering; bridgebuilder
• William J. Oswald (B.E. 1950, M.S. 1951, Ph.D. 1957) – Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Education

• Andrea diSessa – Professor of Education
• Arthur Jensen (B.A. 1945) – Professor Emeritus of Educational Psychology
• Jean Lave – Professor Emerita of Education and Geography
• Elliot Turiel – Professor of Education

Ethnic studies

• Vévé Amasasa Clark (Ph.D. 1983) – Professor of African American Studies
• Evelyn Nakano Glenn (B.A. 1962) – Professor of Ethnic Studies, and Professor of Gender and Women's Studies
• Michael Omi – Associate Professor of Ethnic Studies
• Ronald Takaki (Ph.D. 1967) – Professor Emeritus of Ethnic Studies
• Young Shin – Lecturer

Film studies

• Kaja Silverman (1940) – Professor of Film Studies and Rhetoric
• Brett Simon (Ph.D. 2003) – Professor of Film Studies
• Linda Williams (B.A. 1969) – Professor of Film Studies

Geology

• Walter Alvarez – Professor of Geology
• Garniss Curtis (Ph.D. 1951) – Professor Emeritus of Geology

Geography

• Michael J. Watts – Professor of Geography and Development Studies

Industrial engineering and Operations Research

• Stuart Dreyfus – Professor Emeritus of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research
• Ashok Gadgil (M.A. 1975, Ph.D. 1979) – Adjunct Professor, Energy and Resources Group
• Ken Goldberg – Professor of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research

Mechanical engineering

• Hans Albert Einstein – Professor of Hydraulic Engineering (1947–1970^[5]); son of Albert Einstein
• Carlos Fernandez-Pello – Professor of Mechanical Engineering and research scientist in combustion
• Blake R. Van Leer – Professor of Mechanical Engineering^{[6] [7]}
• Chang-Lin Tien – University Professor (UC system), NEC Distinguished Professor of Engineering, Chancellor of Berkeley campus (1990–1997)

Nuclear engineering

• Donald R. Olander – Professor of Nuclear Engineering and James Fife Chair in Engineering

Sociology

See also

• List of University of California, Berkeley alumni

References

Notes and References

1. Web site: Chenming Hu-Executive Profile and Biography. Bloomberg Businessweek.
2. News: White House to honor Alivisatos, Hu with National Medals of Science, Technology . Robert Sanders . 2015-12-22 . Berkeley News (UC Berkeley).
3. Web site: Chenming Hu 2014 National Medal of Technology and Innovation – Electronics. National Science & Technology Medal Foundation.
4. Web site: Arthur H. Rosenfeld -2011 National Medal of Technology and Innovation – Environment . National Science & Technology Medal Foundation.
5. Web site: Hans Albert Einstein, 1904-1973 . June 20, 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080705174012/http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/WRCA/einstein.html . July 5, 2008 . . February 25, 2022.
6. 1937. NC State Alumni News . NC State. 7.
7. 1937. Research and development in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Improving the Common Stock of Knowledge. 54.