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As you may already know, Dr. Hisham Hegab retired after serving a decade as Dean of the College of Engineering and Science. He was a tremendous leader throughout his time in the position and still is a true friend and mentor to me. I am grateful for what he has done and is still contributing to the betterment of the College. I will work to follow in his footsteps of steady leadership, and I appreciate Drs. Daniela Mainardi, Teresa Murray, and Mary Caldorera-Moore for serving as Interim Associate Dean of Graduate Studies, Interim Academic Director of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering. and Interim Academic Director of Industrial Engineering and Instrumentation and Control Systems Engineering Technology, respectively.

The incoming Class of 2027 is the largest in College of Engineering and Science history, and the overall enrollment is within 100 students of a College record. I am delighted to share some of our other successes with you.

Our students are constantly engaged in innovative research guided by talented faculty. Graduate and undergraduate students alike are helping create the next generation of tools and techniques for safer cyberspace, more accurate medical diagnoses, increased engineering education engagement, and engineering and science solutions for many other fields. They also continue to bring the University international recognition by earning scholarships and winning competitions.

In this report, you'll learn about doctoral student Sanjeev Billa, who is working with Dr. Prabhu Arumugam to develop enzyme coating for microelectrodes in neurotransmitters, and Hanna Elliot, a member of the first cohort SUCCESS Scholars - a $1.5 million program from the National Science Foundation lead by Dr. Krystal Cruse.

You'll also learn about leadership roles that our students are taking in student organizations and as mentors. Graduate student Reed Edwards has taken a leadership role in the planning and fundraising efforts for our Steel Bridge Team, who will host the 2024 Student Steel Bridge Competition National Finals right here in Ruston. While he and team advisor Dr. John Matthews work on making sure that Ruston and Louisiana Tech are ready for the event, Steel Bridge captain and undergraduate Industrial Engineering student Kade Klink will prepare the team for the competition.

Students like Elizabeth Dieguez, Hylie Holloway, Allie Smith, and Ashton Ward have taken on mentorship and leadership duties for the newest class of students. Many of our students take on similar roles, and I hope that you'll enjoy reading about this group of young engineers and the impact they are already having.

The success of our students is a collaborative effort, and I am thankful for all the hard work that our faculty and staff have put in to make Louisiana Tech the premiere institution for engineering and science education and impactful interdisciplinary research in the state.

We have many changes coming, and I hope you are as excited as we are about what 2024 holds for Louisiana Tech and the College of Engineering and Science. Thank you for being involved in the COES Community.

Collin Wick, Dean and CenturyLink Professor, College of Engineering and Science

Publication Date

Spring 2023

Publisher

Louisiana Tech College of Engineering and Science

City

Ruston, LA

Keywords

Engineering, Annual Report, 2023, Louisiana Tech

Disciplines

Engineering

Annual Report 2023

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Engineering Commons

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