College Leadership


Gregory D. Abowd
Dean of the College of Engineering,  Office of the Dean
Affiliated Faculty,  Health Sciences
Affiliated Faculty,  Khoury College of Computer Sciences

Human-Computer Interaction, Ubiquitous Computing, Software Engineering


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Jasmine Sun
Senior Associate Dean of Administration & Finance,  Administrative Resource Center
617.373.8903
[email protected]


Stefano Basagni
Associate Dean of the Global Engineering Campus,  Office of the Dean
617.373.3061
[email protected]

Wireless networks; ad hoc networks; underwater and terrestrial sensor networking; protocol design and testing


Yunsi Fei
Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs,  Office of the Dean
Northeastern Site Lead,  NU CHEST
617.373.2039
[email protected]

Hardware-oriented security, computer architecture, embedded systems, design automation, IoT and cyber physical systems


Susan Freeman
Associate Dean of Teaching, Learning and Experiential ,  Office of the Dean
Teaching Professor,  First Year Engineering Program
617.373.4954
[email protected]


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Richard Harris
Director of NU Program in Multicultural Engineering,  NUPRIME
Affiliated Faculty, Department of Africana Studies,  College of Social Sciences & Humanities
617.373.5904
[email protected]


Michael Jaeggli
Michael Jaeggli
Associate Dean of Undergraduate Education,  Office of the Dean
Teaching Professor,  Bioengineering
617.373.6241
[email protected]


Josep Miquel Jornet
Associate Dean of Research,  Office of the Dean
(617) 373-5719
[email protected]

Terahertz communications for 6G systems, wireless nano-bio-communication networks, Internet of Nano-Things


Sagar Kamarthi
Sagar Kamarthi
Associate Dean of Graduate Education,  Office of the Dean
Director of Data Analytics Engineering Program,  MS in Data Analytics Engineering
Founder & Advisor of Advanced and Intelligent Manufacturing,  MS in Adv. & Int. Mfg.
617.373.3070
[email protected]

Sensing, diagnostics and prognostics for manufacturing machines and equipment, AI for smart and sustainable manufacturing and manufacturing systems integration, Machine learning models for personalized medicine and healthcare, Computational methods for pain assessment physiological sensing systems, Engineering education, personalized learning, and mass-customized instruction model


Mark Niedre
Mark Niedre
Associate Dean of PhD Education,  Office of the Dean
COE Distinguished Professor,  Bioengineering
617.373.5410
[email protected]

Biomedical optics and non-invasive imaging, rare cell detection and tracking in the body, ultrafast time-domain diffuse optical imaging, image reconstruction and biomedical signal processing


Sandra Shefelbine
Sandra Shefelbine
Associate Dean of Space and Special Initiatives,  Office of the Dean
Professor,  Bioengineering
617.373.3199
[email protected]

Multi-scale bone biomechanics–how the structure and composition of bone influences its mechanical properties; mechano-adaptation of bone and joint– how tissue responds to mechanical signals


Lorraine Mountain
Assistant Dean & Senior Co-op Coordinator,  Cooperative Education
617.373.2966
[email protected]

Departmental Programs: Bioengineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Data Analytics, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Energy Systems, Engineering Management, Engineering Public Policy, Environmental Engineering, Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, Operations Research, Robotics, and Sustainable Building Systems.


Mariah Nobrega
Mariah Nobrega
Assistant Dean of Research and Faculty Development,  Office of the Dean
617.373.3031
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Adam Rodrigues
Assistant Dean of Administration & Finance,  Administrative Resource Center
617.373.5347
[email protected]

Department Chairs


R. Edward Beighley
COE Distinguished Professor and Interim Chair,  Civil and Environmental Engineering
Affiliated Faculty,  Marine and Environmental Sciences
617.373.3368
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Hydrologic and hydraulic modeling; remote sensing of the hydrologic cycle; hydrologic impacts of climate and/or land use change; flood hazard and risk assessment


Khaled Bugrara
Teaching Professor and Executive Director,  Multidisciplinary Graduate Engineering Programs
617.373.5424
[email protected]


Abraham Joy
Abraham Joy
Professor and Chair,  Bioengineering
617.373.2817
[email protected]

Design and use of biomaterials for wound healing; antimicrobial/antibiofilm strategies; soft-tissue replacement; polymer condensates; and sustained delivery of therapeutics


Yingzi Lin
Professor and Chair,  Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
617.373.8610
[email protected]

Human-machine systems, human factors, biosensing and smart systems, human state and behavior modeling, transportation safety, healthcare and patient safety, human-friendly mechatronics, and human-robot interaction


Rebecca Willits
Rebecca Willits
Professor and Chairperson,  Chemical Engineering
Affiliated Faculty,  Bioengineering
617.373.2989
[email protected]

Mechanobiology of neural systems; Systems for nerve regeneration; Diversity and equity in engineering


Edmund Yeh
Professor and Chair,  Electrical and Computer Engineering
617.373.5400
[email protected]

AI/machine learning, wireless communication networks, Internet, content distribution networks, edge computing, image and video processing.

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