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Dean
![Portrait of Dean Jennifer L. West](/sites/default/files/styles/square_thumb/public/2024-02/UVAEng_JWest_headshot_1000px.jpg?h=23cc13e4&itok=l8iVQIHw)
Jennifer L. West
Dean of Engineering
Department Chairs
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Scott Acton
Professor and Chair, Electrical and Computer Engineering
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Rosalyn W. Berne
Professor and Chair, Engineering & Society
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Sandhya Dwarkadas
Professor and Chair, Computer Science
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William Epling
Professor and Chair, Chemical Engineering
![portrait of Devin K. Harris](/sites/default/files/styles/square_thumb/public/2024-01/Devin%20Harris_headshot.jpg?h=ffba7bc9&itok=rtLEwxBM)
Devin K. Harris
Professor and Chair, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Richard W. Kent
Professor and Chair, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
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Shayn Peirce-Cottler
Professor and Chair, Biomedical Engineering
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Stacie Pisano
Director, Center for Applied Mathematics
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Elizabeth Opila
Professor and Chair, Materials Science and Engineering
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William T. Scherer
Professor and Chair, Systems and Information Engineering
Director, Accelerated Masters Degree Program
Associate Deans and Executive Directors
![Warren Buford](/sites/default/files/styles/square_thumb/public/2024-02/UVAEng_WarrenBuford_thumbnail_07-2023.jpg?h=2c565d26&itok=lfsdcVoF)
Warren Buford
Executive Director of Development
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William H. Guilford
Associate Dean for Undergraduate Affairs
Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering
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Meara M. Habashi
Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
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Susan Klobuchar
Executive Director of Strategic Communications
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Anne C. Kromkowski
Senior Associate Dean and Chief Operations Officer
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Brian L. Smith, PE
Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Research
Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
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James A. Smith
Associate Dean for Graduate Programs
Henry L. Kinnier Professor of Civil Engineering
Assistant Deans
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David Chen
Assistant Dean for Entrepreneurship and Innovation Partnerships, UVA Engineering
Managing Director, Wallace H. Coulter Center for Translational Research
Instructor, Biomedical Engineering
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Amy Clobes
Assistant Dean for Graduate Affairs
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Jeffrey J. Fox
Assistant Dean for Research
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Lisa Lampe
Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Affairs
Faculty and Staff Council Representatives
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Michelle D. Busby
Staff Council Representative
Director of Operations, Civil and Environmental Engineering
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Matthew J. Lazzarra
Faculty Senate Representative
Professor of Chemical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering