Leadership

Dean

Pratim Biswas

Dean, College of Engineering

(305) 284-5986
Professor Biswas is the Dean of the University of Miami College of Engineering. He is a faculty member in the Dept of Chemical, Environmental and Materials Engineering, with an affiliated appointment in the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences. Dean Biswas is a pioneer in his field recognized for applying aerosol science...

Associate Deans

Fabrice Manns

Professor and Chair
Department of Biomedical Engineering

(305) 284-2335
Dr. Fabrice Manns serves as chair and professor of the University of Miami College of Engineering Department of Biomedical Engineering. Dr. Manns holds a secondary appointment in the Department of Ophthalmology where his research laboratory is located. He is the Co-Director of Bascom Palmer Eye Institute’s Ophthalmic Biophysics Center....

Nina DeCario Miville

Assoc Professor Prof. Practice & Assoc. Dean, Undergraduate Programs

(305) 284-6225
Work Design, Financial Management, Productivity Management, Management Decision Making

Noel Marysa Ziebarth

Assoc. Professor & Associate Dean, Graduate

(305) 284-4520
Dr. Ziebarth’s research program is dedicated to applying advanced imaging technologies to investigate the structural and mechanical properties of ophthalmic tissues. Specifically, her laboratory uses confocal microscopy (FRAP), atomic force microscopy (AFM), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) to analyze the lens, cornea, retina,...

Department Chairs

Fabrice Manns

Professor and Chair
Department of Biomedical Engineering

(305) 284-2335
Dr. Fabrice Manns serves as chair and professor of the University of Miami College of Engineering Department of Biomedical Engineering. Dr. Manns holds a secondary appointment in the Department of Ophthalmology where his research laboratory is located. He is the Co-Director of Bascom Palmer Eye Institute’s Ophthalmic Biophysics Center....

Vincent K Omachonu

Professor & Chair
Department of Industrial Engineering

(305) 284-2372
Vincent Omachonu, an award-winning expert and author in the field of healthcare quality management, serves as chair of the University of Miami College of Engineering’s Department of Industrial Engineering. Omachonu received the IBM Faculty Award. He also is a master black belt in Lean Six Sigma Quality Methodology. He earned his...

Xianming Shi

Professor and Chair

(305) 284-5557
Dr. Xianming Shi, P.E. is the Chairman and a Professor at the Department of Civil & Architectural Engineering, University of Miami. He is the Founding Director of the National Center for Transportation Infrastructure Durability and Life-Extension and Editor-in-Chief for the Journal of Infrastructure Preservation...

Chang-Yu Wu

Professor and Chair

(305) 284-5650
Prof. Chang-Yu Wu is the Chair of the Department of Chemical, Environmental and Materials Engineering at University of Miami from Jan 2023.  Prior to joining the University of Miami, he was Professor in the Department of Environmental Engineering Sciences at the University of Florida, where he served as Department Head from...

Qingda Yang

Professor and Department Chair

(305) 284-3221
Dr. Yang's research has focused mainly on developing multi-scale methodologies that can lead to realistic virtual testing and designing of complex heterogeneous materials and structures. My research has been funded by federal agencies such as NSF, NASA, AFOSR, ARO, NAVY, and DARPA , and industrial companies including Teledyne and Boeing. I...

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