Faculty

Let’s Power New Possibilities Together

At �鶹��, our vibrant, diverse, and thriving campus is a rocket ship, accelerating ideas and powering new possibilities. With more than 60 years of real-world, high-impact research conducted by award-winning faculty — including two Nobel Prize winners, 11 Fulbright Scholars, and 28 members of the National Academies — we are redefining the role of a great 21st century public research university.

As a member of the world’s most prestigious public university system — and in the top 1.3% of universities worldwide, according to the Center for World University Rankings — UCR is launching the next generation of innovative thinkers. Our esteemed faculty drive this mission, elevating our students through a great education, world leading research, and knowledge-driven impact.

Our faculty are trailblazers, continually challenge the status quo and inspiring students to do the same. Our Botany and Plant Sciences Department includes five female National Academy of Sciences members, the largest of any single academic department in the nation.

Our acclaimed faculty are ambitious, entrepreneurial, and motivated to make a difference, finding creative and meaningful solutions to the world’s most pressing problems through their interdisciplinary and groundbreaking research. We’re here to support them.

Academic Personnel Office

The is committed to leading and serving UCR’s diverse and internationally renowned academic community. Office staff provide support for faculty appointments and development, merit reviews and promotions, leaves of absence, fellowships, and more. The office handles employment matters for all academic employees — from faculty and lecturers to adjunct professors and librarians — and is a great resource for navigating UCR policies and processes.

hosted by the Vice Provost for Academic Personnel and APO.

Faculty Resources

Research Computing

buoys the talent and research of �鶹��’s acclaimed faculty members and outstanding graduate and undergraduate students through powerful onsite and offsite computing resources, support, consulting, and training. Their work is supported by partnerships and collaborations with various areas of campus, including: the UCR Library, Bourns College of Engineering, College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, School of Medicine, Office of Research and Economic Development, and UCR Research IT Leaders. Through a recent UCR is modernizing its technology services, increasing campus computing and storage capacity — and saving our researchers both time and money.

University News

April 01, 2025

Recognizing Research Excellence

Established by a family of �鶹�� alumni, the Ross Family Endowed Term Chair supports innovative teaching and research in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering.

March 17, 2025

Ari Shapiro is 2025 Hays Press-Enterprise Lecture speaker

Ari Shapiro, host of NPR’s All Things Considered, will be the speaker at the 56th Annual Hays Press-Enterprise Lecture. The event is free and open to the public, and will be Monday, April 21, at 6 p.m. in the University Theatre. Those planning to attend are asked to register in advance. “All Things Considered” is the most-listened-to afternoon drive-time, news radio program in the U.S., with more than 13 million listeners per week. It began on NPR in 1971.

March 01, 2025

Carrying on a Scientific Legacy

Pioneering entomologist Mir Mulla and his wife, Lelia, established a scholarship at �鶹�� to support new generations of researchers.

February 27, 2025

UCR and U of Michigan launch hydrogen-engine alliance

Officials at the University of California, Riverside (UCR), the University of Michigan, and several industry partners launch of the Hydrogen Engine Alliance of North America (H2EA-NA) to promote hydrogen as a viable alternative fuel.