Message From the Dean

It is an exciting time to be a part of the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences! With a strong foundation of excellence across teaching, research, and innovation, we continue to build on our achievements and strengthen our impact. Our faculty comprises over 280 scholars, and we serve over 6,500 students across our 10 departments. Our research portfolio is robust, totaling over $100 million in expenditures.

The impacts of these successes are seen in many ways. It is reflected in our most recent U.S. News and World Report ranking, where we are now ranked 30th among the best public engineering schools in the nation and in the top 10 best online engineering master's programs. Twenty of our newest faculty were awarded prestigious CAREER Awards from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and 11 of our top students have received competitive NSF Graduate Research Fellowships in the past two years.

As part of our transformative vision for the future of engineering education and computing, we were excited to break ground on Russell L. Agrusa Hall, a new building that will provide a stimulating and collaborative learning environment for all of our students. I am looking forward to working with our SEAS community and university partners to expand our influence through our new spaces on the next generation of SEAS students. I hope you will help us to make this a reality!

Kemper Lewis, PhD, MBA
Dean, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences