Dayton Engineer

The University of Dayton has named Dr. Margaret Pinnell as School of Engineering interim dean. In turn, Dr. Kenya Crosson has been named interim associate dean for faculty and staff development by the School. Their terms begin immediately and end July 1, 2022, when a new dean will be named after a competitive, national search.

The University of Dayton Industrial Assessment Center has been selected to receive nearly $2 million from the U.S. Department of Energy to continue free energy assessments for small- to mid-sized manufacturers in the region and to train the next generation of energy-engineering professionals.

The University of Dayton ETHOS Center has restructured its leadership. Kelly Bohrer named executive director, and Scott Schneider named ETHOS Professor for Leadership in Community.

The University of Dayton is the first university to sign onto the ethical and fair trade learning commitments sponsored by the Community-Based Global Learning Collaborative.

"The field of aerospace engineering was born out of passion," said Dr. Sid Gunasekaran, assistant professor, University of Dayton Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. "People have dedicated their lives to redefine what is impossible . . . some people see it as a legacy and a constant reminder of what humans can do if we set our hearts and minds to it."

Through the cooperative education program at the University of Dayton School of Engineering, Taylor McCarthy, a chemical engineering major from Beavercreek, Ohio, worked for Givaudan Flavor Corporation for two work terms and will return for her final, third term this summer (2021).

Franco Patino, a University of Dayton junior mechanical engineering technology student, found a rewarding part-time domestic immersion through the University's ETHOS Center where he remotely teaches about the wonderful world of STEM to children and adults with disabilities at the United Rehabilitation Services.

The Multi-Ethnic Engineers Program Outreach Initiative is in its third year in the University of Dayton School of Engineering. This Initiative is thriving thanks to the leadership of Jada Cooper-Taylor, senior industrial engineering technology major and MEP ambassador, as well as through the support of the Engineering Dean’s Fund for Excellence.