- Welcome
- Departments and Programs
- Undergraduate Engineering
- Engineering Technology
- Graduate Engineering
- Faculty and Staff
- 100 YEAR ANNIVERSARY
- High School Programs
Welcome to the School of Engineering
This is a joyous year in which the School of Engineering celebrates its 100th anniversary. Our School has marked time and change in the field of engineering as well as contributed toward its advancement.
From our School's $4 million Innovation Center, where students tackle real-world problems, to our ETHOS program, where students travel and follow our Catholic, Marianist tradition of service, we prepare our students for lives of leadership and service ready to make an impact.
As a pre-eminent engineering school, our research advances the human condition, addresses critical global needs and stimulates economic growth.
We've captured the essence of invention rooted in Dayton's history — We've captured the imaginative spirit that distinguishes engineering at the University of Dayton. Learn More >>
Departments and Programs
Our departments and programs collaborate and provide a broad education that allows you to arrange your curriculum around your pursuits. Our undergraduate and graduate degrees are all highly respected and many are interdisciplinary. The School of Engineering integrates study, hands-on experience and service to develop the whole person. We emphasize team-based, collaborative teaching and learning, and stress community and leadership in all parts of the curriculum. It's a legacy of our Catholic, Marianist heritage.
Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering
Chemical . . . Materials . . . Bioengineering . . . It's all here at the University of Dayton's Department of Chemical & Materials Engineering. You will receive solid basics and heavy laboratory-based professional experience. The combination is potent as you study with experts respected by scholars worldwide, conduct research in facilities acknowledged as among the best-of-the-best and earn a degree that will make you more competitive. Learn More >>
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Engineering Mechanics
From geotechnical engineering to water resource management, the civil engineering and engineering mechanics programs prepare you to solve problems and improve outcomes. We've got it down . . . The University of Dayton's civil engineering students consistently outperform the pack on the Fundamentals of Engineering Exam, the benchmark measure of excellence. Learn More >>
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Wired for success. The University of Dayton's electrical and computer engineering programs are among the best in the country. With cutting-edge curriculum and facilities, we combine learning with doing, theory with practice, preparation with results. We have programs that deal with digital and image processing, robotics control, micro-electronics, wide-area surveillance, and the latest robotics equipment in our new lab. Learn More >>
Electro-Optics Graduate Program
Get an advanced degree in the growing optics industry. Electro-optics is at the heart of many new technologies — telecommunications, medicine and manufacturing. At the intersection between science and engineering, the School of Engineering and the College of Arts and Sciences collaborate as part of the University of Dayton's electro-optics program — one of the most advanced in the world. Learn More >>
Department of Engineering Management and Systems
You don't have to interrupt your career to earn a master's degree in engineering management or management science. We offer convenient courses and integrate traditional and professional students together in an energetic program that puts you on the fast-track to a leadership position. Learn More >>
Department of Engineering Technology
Theory is what you think. Practice is what you do. Graduates of engineering technology programs combine the best of both and build exciting careers on the challenges. Mechanical, global manufacturing, industrial, electrical and electronic, computers as well as integrated arts — apply your know-how, learn to work in a multidisciplinary environment and expect great results. Learn More >>
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Study energy-reducing design techniques, renewable energy and manufacturing systems, and better forms of solar energy, fuel cells and biofuels. Investigate your areas of interest with researchers and professors committed to developing your skills and providing the framework for you to participate in solutions to the important challenges facing our world. Be a part of the solution. Learn More >>
Undergraduate Engineering
We collaborate in providing a uniquely broad education that allows students to arrange their curriculum around their individual pursuits. Our six undergraduate degrees, 28 minors and 20 graduate degrees are highly respected and many are interdisciplinary. The School of Engineering's programs integrate study, hands-on experience and service to develop the whole person. We emphasize team-based, collaborative teaching and learning, and stress community and leadership in all parts of the curriculum. It's a legacy of our Catholic, Marianist heritage.
Chemical Engineering
Good chemical engineers aren't formed — or formulated — by theory alone. At UD, you get solid basics and heavy laboratory-based professional experience. The combination is potent. Learn More >>
Civil and Environmental Engineering and Engineering Mechanics
We've got it down . . . the University of Dayton's civil engineering students consistently outperform the pack on the Fundamentals of Engineering Exam, the benchmark measure of excellence. Learn More >>
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Wired for success. The University of Dayton electrical and computer engineering program is among the best in the country. With cutting-edge curriculum and facilities, we combine learning with doing, theory with practice, preparation with results. Learn More >>
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
With an innovative atmosphere for learning and practice, we give you opportunities to analyze, design and build your career — as an engineer, leader and problem-solver in our global community — for life. Learn More >>
Engineering Technology
Theory is what you think. Practice is what you do. Graduates of engineering technology programs combine the best of both and build exciting careers on the challenges. Mechanical, manufacturing, industrial, electrical, computers, apply your know-how, learn to work in a multidisciplinary environment and expect great results. Learn More >>
Electronic and Computer Engineering Technology
You will apply software and hardware solutions to industry-based problems, develop software and design systems, build prototypes and test solutions.
Global Manufacturing Systems Engineering Technology
You will use state-of-the-art technology to plan, design and implement the tools and machines needed to produce high-quality products at competitive prices.
Industrial Engineering Technology
Emphasizes the design, improvement and installation of integrated systems of people, materials and equipment.
Integrated Arts and Technology Certificate
Offers students interested in arts and engineering technology a strong foundation in areas such as audio engineering, computer-based visual design, Web page design and technical support for live performances; students receive an integrated arts and technology certificate and an engineering technology degree.
Mechanical Engineering Technology
Emphasizes the practical applications of mechanical principles.
Graduate Engineering
At the University of Dayton, our world-class programs support local and national research with significant collaborative opportunities through the University of Dayton Research Institute and the Air Force Research Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. The majority of our full-time graduate students receive a teaching or research assistantship that provides tuition plus a stipend. Other financial support includes scholarships and fellowships through the School of Engineering and other individual academic programs.
Aerospace Engineering
We offer doctoral and master's programs in aerospace, and you choose from a variety of concentrations, such as aerospace fluids, aerospace design, aerospace structure, or propulsion. Learn More >>
Bioengineering
This unique collaborative effort between the School of Engineering and the College of Arts and Sciences draws expertise from many areas of the University of Dayton offering a wide range of relevant courses with the program emphasis areas based on significant on-going research at UD. Learn More >>
Chemical Engineering
The chemical engineering program is a bustling scene of scholarship, research and lab work. We offer special opportunities for graduate students including courses with DAGSI, evening courses, and federally funded research. Learn More >>
Civil and Engineering Mechanics
From geotechnical engineering to water resource management, the civil engineering and engineering mechanics graduate programs will prepare you to solve problems and improve outcomes. Learn More >>
Electrical Engineering
Did you know that we have programs that deal with (1) digital and image processing, (2) robotics control, (3) micro-electronics, and (4) wide-area surveillance? Or that you can get your hands on the latest robotics equipment in our new lab? Learn More >>
Electro-Optics
Make an impact. Electro-optic technology is changing the way we see our world by rapidly revising the way we use and interact with technology. Our program is one of the most advanced in the world. Join us as we light the way to the future. Learn More >>
Engineering Management and Systems
You don't have to interrupt your career to earn a master's degree in engineering management or management science. We offer convenient courses and integrate traditional and professional students together in an energetic program that puts you on the fast-track to a leadership position. Learn More >>
Materials Engineering
Study alongside materials experts respected by scholars worldwide, conduct research in facilities acknowledged as among the best-of-the-best and earn a degree that will make you more competitive. Learn More >>
Mechanical Engineering
Investigate your areas of interest with researchers and professors committed to developing your skills and providing the framework for you to participate in solutions to the important challenges facing our world. Learn More >>
Renewable and Clean Energy
Energy-reducing design techniques, renewable energy and manufacturing systems, and better forms of solar energy, fuel cells and biofuels. Be a part of the solution. Learn More >>
Faculty and Staff
Your education is our primary objective, and our core of professionals — over 80 percent of our faculty members have received their doctoral degrees and many are registered as professional engineers — provide guidance and opportunities for your intellectual growth. We are eager to hear from students.
To view a complete list of faculty and staff contacts, please click on your area of interest below.
Office of the Dean Faculty & Staff
Undergraduate Engineering Faculty & Staff
- Chemical Engineering
- Civil & Environmental Engineering & Engineering Mechanics
- Electrical & Computer Engineering
- Engineering Technology
- Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Graduate Engineering Faculty & Staff
- Aerospace Engineering Graduate Program
- Bioengineering Graduate Program
- Chemical Engineering Graduate Program
- Civil & Environmental & Engineering Mechanics Graduate Programs
- Electrical Engineering Graduate Program
- Electro-Optics Graduate Program
- Engineering Management & Systems Graduate Programs
- Materials Engineering Graduate Program
- Mechanical Engineering Graduate Program
- Renewable & Clean Energy Graduate Program
CELEBRATING 100 YEARS OF ENGINEERING EDUCATION AND RESEARCH
We take a moment to cherish our storied past, celebrate our present and build for a bright future. We have come a long way from the purchase of Dewberry Farm to create the St.Mary's School for Boys to today's 400+ acres of the University of Dayton campus.
We celebrate our storied century. From our humble beginnings in St. Joseph's Hall, we have walked the heavily trodden floors of the chemistry labs above the old women's gym, rattled around in the newer, but still old, and now no longer, Mechanical Engineering Building, to the labs in Wohlleben Hall; and now, we enjoy the splendor of the five-story, beautifully renovated Kettering Laboratories. The School continues to enroll a record number of students, eclipsing all-time highs. And with our brothers and sisters at the University of Dayton Research Institute, who have shared our history since 1956, our research has helped the University achieve the top spot among all Catholic universities for sponsored engineering research and the number one spot among all universities in the country in sponsored materials research according to the National Science Foundation. Indeed, I'm proud to report that U.S. News and World Report ranked our graduate engineering programs 52nd in its latest rankings of engineering graduate schools, tied with the University of Notre Dame for the top spot among Catholic universities.
We celebrate our notable alumni including Nobel Prize winner Charles Pedersen; Carroll Hochwalt, founder of Monsanto's Central Research Laboratory; Joseph Pesce, who helped develop talking motion pictures for Westinghouse; Roman Schoenherr, who helped develop the overhead projector; and Bro. Raymond Fitz, S.M., president emeritus of the University of Dayton. And not least among our distinguished alumni are each and every one who continue to generate pride in our School and walk everyday in our motto — Learn. Lead. Serve.
We celebrate our students and their achievements in their quest for learning: ASME student section that was selected as top student section internationally; chemical engineering students who won first place in the country in their CME car competition; civil engineering students who are routinely among the leaders in the country in the FE exam pass rate; electrical and computer engineering students who were recognized for their research in sensors, vision and robotics; the engineering technology student who with his Baja car was featured on the front cover of the SAE Momentum magazine; and the team of mechanical and aerospace students who won first place participating in the United Kingdom's Merlin Aircraft Design and Handling Competition topping Ph.D. students from England, France and Germany.
We celebrate our faculty and staff and their dedication to the development of the whole person and the success of our students. It is their inspiring spirit and their caring and giving of themselves that has helped our School achieve the distinction of having one of the highest retention and graduation rates in engineering in the country. And, it is our faculty and staff that continue to provide academic leadership to several Ohio Centers of Excellence in areas of critical, national importance such as energy, Ladar and optical communication, nanomaterials, sensors, and bioengineering.
We celebrate our Marianist spirit of service through ETHOS, where students travel the world and use their skills to solve problems and improve lives. Last summer, 32 students traveled to 11 different countries. Over the years, they have brought drinking water to African villages as well as developed solar cookers in Bolivia and solar sterilizing medical equipment in Nicaragua. These students show that you can make the impossible possible, and they do it with the Marianist spirit saying that they set out to change the world and returned with the world changing them.
We celebrate 100 years of excellence and build toward a bright future. What we do in the next few years will set the stage, the course for the next 100 years. Looking ahead, we know what the University footprint must be, and the School of Engineering has a critical role to play in the community and the region. I truly believe that we have the faculty, staff, alumni and friends as well as the vision and the responsible capability to say that the University will continue to be a shining beacon for the next 100 years.
Dean Tony Saliba
September 30, 2011
For More Information
High School Programs
Find out what engineering can be for you. The University of Dayton School of Engineering hosts a variety of programs for high school students to experience the field. Find out more.
Summer Honors Engineering Camp
June 17-22, 2012
Application required. Tuition fee.
Explore engineering, design robots, solve real-world engineering problems and network with experienced engineers during our six-day residential summer camp for high school honor students at the University of Dayton. More >>
Minority Engineering and Technology Enrichment Camp for Young Men
June 17-23, 2012
Engineering will come alive next summer on the University of Dayton campus — and you can be in the thick of the action. Minority high school seniors will conduct experiments, live on campus, hang out with engineers, and visit engineering and science laboratories at Wright Patterson Air Force Base. More >>
Women in Engineering Summer Camp
July 8-13, 2012
Discover if engineering is for you — attend the Women in Engineering Summer Camp and find out! Join women with like interests during this six-day residential camp at the University of Dayton. High school women entering the tenth, eleventh or twelfth grade are eligible to register and explore the world of engineering through experiments, mini-design projects, a day with industry and dinner with an engineer. Camp 2012 will mark the program's 39th anniversary. More >>
University of Dayton Open House: Engineering Information Sessions
Fall 2012
Are you planning to attend one of the University of Dayton's Open House events this fall? If so, you can also plan to attend one of the School of Engineering's special presentations held before each event from 11 a.m. until 12 noon in O'Leary Auditorium, 119 Miriam Hall. Find out why an engineering education at the University of Dayton is unique.
Career Awareness Day for High School Students
Fall 2012
Career Awareness Day offers students, parents, high school math and science teachers, and guidance counselors an informative overview of the engineering world through presentations by engineers from local businesses, tours through University of Dayton engineering laboratories and interactions with University engineering students.
Cleveland Hotel Reception
Fall 2012
Embassy Suites Cleveland-Rockside
Find out more about the University of Dayton community through our representatives who will be in your area to talk about the admission process and provide a link between your community and ours. More >>
Explore Engineering
February or March 2013
Registration required. No Fee.
The School of Engineering invites high school sophomores, juniors and seniors to come and explore engineering — the hands-on way! Visit campus and learn about engineering design and innovation. More >>
Minority Engineering Information Session
February or March 2013
High school sophomores, juniors and seniors register for the Minority Engineering Program (MEP) Information Session at Explore Engineering and learn about the MEP program from the director and also college students who are currently enrolled in the program. More >>News
May 1 — GE Aviation Systems' Electrical Power Integrated Systems research and development center (EPISCENTER) to open on the University of Dayton campus next year will initially employ 50 people, but within five years, the Center should employ 150 to 200 researchers, said Lorraine Bolsinger, GE Systems president and chief executive. Go to Dayton Daily News Article >>
May 7 — The University of Dayton and Sinclair Community College are teaming up to encourage teenagers to pursue careers in nanotechnology. Go To UD News Article >> and Go to Dayton Daily News Online Article >>
May 24 — Please help me congratulate Dr. Mikhail Vorontsov and his team in the Electro Optics Graduate Program for their recent Multidisciplinary University Research Institute (MURI) grant award of ~$7.5M. The topic of the research is Wave Optics of Deep Atmospheric Turbulence: From Underlying Physics towards Predictive Modeling, Mitigation and Exploitation. The University of Dayton will be the lead on this project. Other members of the team include AFIT, Michigan Technological University, North Carolina State University, New Mexico State University and the University of Miami.
More NewsEvents
June 17-23 — Minority Engineering and Technology Enrichment Camp for Young Men. Go to website and application >>
June 17-22 — Summer Honors Engineering Camp for high school students. Go to website and application >>
June 25-29 — On the University of Dayton campus, a weeklong nanotechnology workshop for science, technology, engineering or mathematic (STEM) teachers will be held. The goal is to provide lessons that will be integrated into their classrooms. Eligible participants will receive one graduate credit from the University of Dayton. For more information and application form, go to our website, go.udayton.edu/nano or contact Dr. Andrew Sarangan at 937-229-3190 or Mr. Surinder Jain at 937-430-1780. Go to UD News Article >> and Go to Dayton Daily News Article >>
July 8-13 — Women in Engineering Summer Camp for high school women. Go to website and online registration information >>
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