Leadership

"Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other." — John F. Kennedy

The College of Engineering is fortunate to have among its world-renowned faculty a group of leaders committed to fulfilling the mission and vision of the college. Dean Ali Abolmaali and the college's associate deans work tirelessly to ensure that we are delivering the highest quality outcomes in education and research.

Dean

Ali Abolmaali Dean, College of Engineering

Dean's Office staff

Beth Charnock Assistant to the Associate Dean

Angela Childrey Sr. Grant/Contract Administrator, Research Support Team

Meghan Connolly Lead Grant/Contract Administrator

Tom Gorman Associate Director of Marketing and Communications

Sarah Murrell Manager, Business Operations

Kelly Plummer-Sherrard Executive Assistant to the Dean of the College of Engineering

Casey Rue Incoming Student/EOS Program Advisor

Rochelle Smith Sr. Grant/Contract Administrator

Kris Theisen Senior Director of Development

Karen Wilson Sr. Associate Director, Administration

Associate Dean

Charles Manke Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs; Professor, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science

Leslie Monplaisir Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs; Professor, Industrial and Systems Engineering

Department Chair

Cynthia Bir Professor and Chair, Biomedical Engineering

Nabil Chalhoub DeVlieg Professor and Chair, Mechanical Engineering

Ratna Chinnam Professor, Chair, and Founding Director, Industrial and Systems Engineering

Nathan Fisher Professor and Interim Chair, Computer Science

Mohammed Ismail Chair and Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Jeffrey Potoff Chair and Professor, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science

William Shuster Professor and Chair, Civil and Environmental Engineering

Ece Yaprak Professor and Division Chair, Engineering Technology