OOD Staff

Dean of Engineering

Michele Manuel

U. S. Steel Dean of Engineering

MMANUEL@pitt.edu

Associate Deans

Heng Ban

Professor
Richard K. Mellon Professor & Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives

heng.ban@pitt.edu

412-624-0325

Mary Besterfield-Sacre

Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Nickolas A. DeCecco Professor, Director of the Engineering Education Research Center

mbsacre@pitt.edu

(412) 624-9836

Minking Chyu

Distinguished Service Professor
Distinguished Service Professor & Associate Dean for International Initiatives

mkchyu@pitt.edu

412-656-1020

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Bob Parker

Professor
Associate Dean for Graduate Education

rparker@pitt.edu

412-624-7364

Anne Robertson

Distinguished Service Professor
Professor

rbertson@pitt.edu

412-624-9775

David Vorp

Senior Associate Dean for Research & Facilities; John A. Swanson Professor of Bioengineering

vorp@pitt.edu

(412) 624-5319

Sylvanus Wosu

Associate Professor
Associate Dean for Diversity Affairs

wosu@pitt.edu

412-624-9842

Senior Leadership Team

Paul Kovach

Director of Marketing and Communications

pkovach@pitt.edu

4126240265

Katie Kozak

Executive Administrator to the Dean

kan50@pitt.edu

412-624-9809

Robert Toplak

Director of Strategic Business and Financial Operations

rtoplak@pitt.edu

4126249398

Professional Staff

Danielle Ilchuk

Assistant Director of Operations

dilchuk@pitt.edu

412-383-7157

Meagan Lenze

Special Events Manager

MEL171@pitt.edu

412-624-0224

Julie Myers-Irvin

Grants Developer, Office of Research

jmm30@pitt.edu

4126488966

Stephanie Opalinski

Director of Graduate Engineering Recruitment and Enrollment Marketing

stephanie.opalinski@pitt.edu

412-383-7027

Schohn Shannon

Assistant Dean
Lecturer

schohn@pitt.edu

Michele Thomas

Administrative Assistant, Office of the Dean

paum4b@pitt.edu

412-624-9809