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Our senior leadership is comprised of leading experts who have set a bold path for Columbia Engineering's growth in research, education, and impact.

Office of the Dean Leadership Team

Dean Shih-Fu Chang

Dean of The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science and Morris A. and Alma Schapiro Professor of Engineering; and Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

Helen H. Lu

Percy K. and Vida L.W. Hudson Professor of Biomedical Engineering; Professor of Dental and Craniofacial Engineering (in Dental Medicine); Senior Vice Dean of Faculty Affairs and Advancement

George Deodatis

Senior Vice Dean of Research, School of Engineering and Applied Science; Santiago and Robertina Calatrava Family Professor of Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics; Professor of Earth and Environmental Engineering

Soulaymane Kachani

Dean of Academic Affairs and Global Partnerships; Professor of Professional Practice in the Department of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research

Christine P. Hendon

Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering; Vice Dean for Engagement; Provost's Senior Faculty Teaching Scholar

Barclay Morrison III

Senior Vice Dean of Academic Programs

Vishal Misra

RKS Family Professor of Computer Science; Vice Dean of Computing and Artificial Intelligence

Ioannis (John) Kymissis

Vice Dean of Infrastructure and Innovation; Kenneth Brayer Professor of Electrical Engineering; Co-Director, Maker Space Facility; Chair, Department of Electrical Engineering

Jenny Mak

Senior Associate Dean of Undergraduate and Graduate Student Affairs

Keely Henderson

Vice Dean of Development and Alumni Relations

Theresa Mckenzie

Chief Financial and Administrative Officer

Michele Hoos

Executive Director of Communications

Stan Sakry

Executive Director of Facilities

Dmytro Pokhylko

Senior Director, Industry Innovations; Adjunct Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering

Kim Chen

Executive Director of Space Planning and Design

Departmental Leadership

Marc W. Spiegelman

Arthur D. Storke Memorial Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences and Professor of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics; Chair, Department of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics

Paul Sajda

Vikram S. Pandit Professor of Biomedical Engineering; Professor of Radiology (Physics); Professor of Electrical Engineering; Chair, Department of Biomedical Engineering

Scott Banta

Professor of Chemical Engineering; Chair, Department of Chemical Engineering

Haim Waisman

Professor of Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics; Chair, Department of Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics

Luca Carloni

Professor of Computer Science; Chair, Department of Computer Science

Daniel Steingart

Stanley-Thompson Professor of Chemical Metallurgy; Professor of Chemical Engineering; Chair, Department of Earth and Environmental Engineering

Gil Zussman

Kenneth Brayer Professor of Electrical Engineering

Jay Sethuraman

Professor of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research; Chair, Department of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research

Hod Lipson

James and Sally Scapa Professor of Innovation in the Department of Mechanical Engineering; Co-Director, Maker Space Facility; Chair, Department of Mechanical Engineering

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