College Leadership

Kapil Dandekar
Kapil R. Dandekar (IEEE S’95-M’01-SM’07, AIMBE F’23) is Interim Dean of Drexel Engineering, the E. Warren Colehower Chair Professor and faculty member in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE), and the director of the Drexel Wireless Systems Laboratory (DWSL). He is also an affiliated faculty member in Drexel’s College of Computing and Informatics (CCI) as well as the School of Biomedical Engineering, Science, and Health Systems. From 2019 to 2024, Dandekar served as inaugural Associate Dean for Enrollment Management and Graduate Education, a new role that streamlined all undergraduate, graduate and international enrollment efforts, and strengthened collaborations with University enrollment management and communications. As AD, he provided academic leadership in the creation of several interdisciplinary graduate certificate and MS programs across department and college boundaries, with various external stakeholders in industry and government. Prior to that, he served as the college’s Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies. In this role and as a researcher, he was a prolific leader and collaborator in interdisciplinary research projects for government and industrial research sponsors, and was recognized for these efforts with research and innovation awards from the college and university. He launched the Drexel implementation of the Vertically Integrated Projects (VIP) program aimed to provide research opportunities for undergraduate students.

Read more about Interim Dean Dandekar.

Dean’s Office


Jin Wen

Jin Wen

Professor of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
Associate Dean for Research and Innovation


jinwen@drexel.edu


Christopher Weyant

Christopher Weyant

Teaching Professor 

Associate Dean of Undergraduate Affairs


cmw329@drexel.edu

 



Department Heads


Cameron Abrams

Chemical and Biological Engineering

Cameron Abrams

Bartlett-Barry Endowed Professor and Department Head
cfabrams@drexel.edu


waring-michael

Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering

Michael Waring

Professor
Department Head
msw59@drexel.edu


Naga Kandasamy

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Nagarajan Kandasamy

Professor
Department Head, Electrical and Computer Engineering

kandasamy@drexel.edu


Christine Fiori

Engineering Leadership and Society

Christine M. Fiori

Clinical Professor and Program Director for Construction Management
Department Head, Engineering Leadership and Society
cmf356@drexel.edu


Steven May

Materials Science and Engineering

Steven May

Professor
Department Head
smay@drexel.edu


Jonathan Spanier

Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics

Jonathan E. Spanier

Hess Family Endowed Chair Professor
Department Head of Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics
Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
Professor of Electrical Engineering and of Physics (courtesy)
spanier@drexel.edu

Directors


Yael Branscom

Yael Branscom

Senior Director of Marketing and Communications
ylb23@drexel.edu


Michele Diehl

Michele Diehl

Director of Undergraduate Recruitment
mad527@drexel.edu


Terrance Harris

Terrance Harris

Director of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
tih29@drexel.edu


Wayne Hill

Wayne Hill

Executive Director of Technical Operations and Infrastructure
wayne.crawford.hill@drexel.edu


Linda Lee

Linda Lentz (Lee)

Senior Director, Finance & Administration
leely@drexel.edu


Sherry Levin

Sherry Levin

Senior Director, Graduate Affairs & Recruitment
sdl56@drexel.edu


Ian Marcus

Ian Marcus

Director of Academic Analytics
imm49@drexel.edu