College Leadership

Sharon L. Walker

Dean of the College of Engineering
Distinguished Professor of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering

Dr. Sharon L. Walker, PhD, became Dean of Drexel’s College of Engineering on September 1, 2018. She previously served as Interim Dean at the Marlan and Rosemary Bourns College of Engineering at the University of California, Riverside. Dean Walker is a Yale University-trained water quality systems expert focusing on the fate and transport of bacteria and nanoparticles in water.

Dean’s Office

Kapil R. Dandekar

E. Warren Colehower Chair Professor
Associate Dean for Enrollment Management and Graduate Education
dandekar@drexel.edu

Caroline Schauer

Professor
Associate Dean, Research and Faculty Affairs
cls52@drexel.edu

Kevin J. Scoles

Associate Professor
Associate Dean for Undergraduate Affairs
scoleskj@drexel.edu

Kathryn Meier

Assistant Dean for Strategy and Innovation
kam858@drexel.edu

Patrick Gurian

Professor
Director of First Year Experience
pgurian@drexel.edu

Department Heads

Chemical and Biological Engineering

Cameron Abrams

Professor and Department Head
cfabrams@drexel.edu

Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering

Michael Waring

Department Head
Professor
msw59@drexel.edu

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Steven Weber

Professor
Department Head
Director, Cybersecurity Institute
spw26@drexel.edu

Engineering Leadership and Society

James Tangorra

Professor
Department Head, Engineering Leadership and Society
jlt66@drexel.edu

Materials Science and Engineering

Steven May

Professor
Department Head
smay@drexel.edu

Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics

Jonathan E. Spanier

Professor and Head of Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics
Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
Professor of Electrical Engineering and of Physics (courtesy)
spanier@drexel.edu