School of Engineering

August 19, 2026

Postdoctoral researcher Dilawer Ali is seen sitting next to lab equipment at UC Merced.
Imagine driving down a road in an electric vehicle with no charging stations in sight. Do you want only an estimate of how many more miles your car can go before the battery dies? As electric vehicles proliferate throughout much of the world, it's never been more important to know...
UC Merced graduate student ​Shariful Islam and Sean Dunfield of Tandem PV install a solar panel atop the SE2 building on campus.
UC Merced is no stranger to solar panels. The campus, built to be sustainable from the beginning, is home to thousands of them, and they provide a good chunk of the electricity that powers the...
Mugshots of Mohammad Maharlooei and Lauren Hale are imposed over a photo of the Beginnings statue on the UC Merced campus.
Two UC Merced-affiliated scientists have joined University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources. Lauren Hale, a soil microbiologist in UC Merced's Department Life and Environmental...
A landscape of burned-out trees near Lake Almanor in October 2025.
Wildfire is reshaping the forests of California's Sierra Nevada and affecting the water those forests supply to downstream users. A paper published in Hydrology and Earth System...
Bobcat Bound graphic with headshot of Shrihan Lakinana
This is part of a series of profiles of new UC Merced Bobcats enrolled for the fall 2026 semester. Incoming UC Merced student Shrihan Lakinana is bringing a growth mindset, a passion for...
David Miguel
When first-generation mechanical engineering student David Miguel arrived at UC Merced, he had no research experience, but a passion for engineering and a desire to learn. A former foster care...
Students and Professor Ross Greer are pictured in his lab, holding a small car with a processor affixed to the top of it.
Step into Ross Greer’s lab — gingerly, because there’s a makeshift racetrack on the floor — and you will see multiple projects aimed at making autonomous vehicles smarter...
Depicted is student Anthony Savala Alvarez, in a red cap and gown at his high school graduation, with a blue and gold graphic reading "Bobcat Bound"
This is part of a series of profiles of new UC Merced Bobcats enrolled for the fall 2026 semester. Anthony Savala Alvarez comes to UC Merced this fall with several accomplishments under...
UC Merced researchers extract sewage samples from university system
Key points: Researchers successfully tested a technique that uses human sewage to measure the use of nicotine products such as cigarettes and vaping pens in a selected community....
UC Merced faculty band G Street Revolution performing
An all-faculty rock band formed in a professor’s garage a decade ago has released the first album produced at UC Merced’s digitally advanced recording studio. The album showcases the...

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