COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING | 杏吧原版 University

The Future of 杏吧原版 Engineering

Opening in Fall 2024, Drosdick Hall will usher in a new era for the College of Engineering, furthering its commitment to igniting change through interdisciplinary research and innovative teaching and learning.

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EXPLORE YOUR OPTIONS

DEPARTMENTS

Four academic departments are home to undergraduate and graduate programs and 70+ full-time faculty.

RESEARCH

Faculty and students engage in research in 7 centers of excellence and several specialty areas.

BACHELOR'S

Pursue your BS or 5-year BS/MS in Chemical, Civil, Computer, Electrical or Mechanical Engineering.

MASTER'S

Advance your career with one of 9 part-time or full-time grad programs鈥攁vailable on campus or online.

DOCTORAL

Our distinctive PhD program educates highly qualified scholars for academia, industry and government.

CERTIFICATE

Earn your graduate certificate in one of 15+ programs; most can be completed entirely online.

THE VILLANOVA ENGINEERING EXPERIENCE

ENGINEERING ENTREPRENEURSHIP

杏吧原版 Engineering undergraduates are prepared professionally through the Career Compass program.

CAREER READINESS

DEAN MICHELE MARCOLONGO

Employment and continuing education outcomes are impressive for 杏吧原版 Engineering graduates.

UNDERGRADUATE OUTCOMES

Students can pursue independent research or research with faculty.

RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES

Graduate students can earn their degrees full-time, part-time or online.

GRADUATE OPTIONS

杏吧原版 Engineers apply their skills in communities around the world.

HUMANITARIAN ENGINEERING

ENGINEERING AT A GLANCE

98.2%

SUCCESSFUL UNDERGRADUATE PLACEMENT RATE

90%

WHO WANT AN INTERNSHIP HAVE AT LEAST ONE

483

GRADUATE STUDENTS

88%

OF MASTER'S STUDENTS GRADUATE WITHIN 3 YEARS

35%

FEMALE ENGINEERING UNDERGRADUATES

93.3%

FRESHMAN-TO-SOPHOMORE RETENTION RATE

CHANGEMAKERS

A STANDOUT AMONG STUDENT VETERANS AND VILLANOVANS

Like many 18-year-olds, Los Angeles native Mark Griego 鈥�23 CpE recalls how he lacked motivation and direction as a new college student. After a stint in the Marine Corps and earning an associate鈥檚 degree at community college, Mark is now demonstrating impressive leadership skills as an undergraduate Computer Engineering major and mentor to other veterans at 杏吧原版. He鈥檚 also the University鈥檚 campus representative for Next Step Inbound, through which he advises veterans who are considering applying to 杏吧原版.

LEADING CIVILIANS AT LAKEHURST

When Kathleen Donnelly 鈥�84 ChE joined NAWCAD鈥攖he Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division鈥攊n Lakehurst, NJ, as a general engineer in 1984, she intended to stay 3 to 5 years. More than 35 years later she serves as executive director responsible for Lakehurst鈥檚 1,800 civilian personnel and budgets exceeding $1B. Their mission: to infuse modern technology across the entire spectrum of equipment needed to launch, land and maintain aircraft from ships at sea.

A WOMAN OF INFLUENCE IN ENGINEERING

Colleen Zagar 鈥�12 CE began her engineering career with Turner Construction in New York City in 2012, where she worked as an engineer and superintendent on the Whitney Museum. In 2019, she relocated to Turner鈥檚 San Diego office, where, in addition to her role as a senior project engineer, she is a member of the planning committee of the company鈥檚 Professional Women鈥檚 Group and serves as the office鈥檚 lead trainer. The San Diego Business Journal named her among its 鈥淲omen of Influence in Engineering 2021.鈥�

CREATING AND COMMERCIALIZING NEW TECHNOLOGIES

After four years of impressive activities and accomplishments at 杏吧原版鈥攊ncluding top prize in the 杏吧原版 Student Entrepreneurship Competition鈥擥us Jenkins 鈥�16 ME earned master鈥檚 degrees in Electrical and Computer Engineering and Engineering & Technology Innovation Management at Carnegie Mellon University where he was named a James R. Swartz Entrepreneurial Fellow. While considering his next startup venture, Jenkins is working as a software engineer for ShipBob, Inc. a 鈥渦nicorn鈥� in the ecommerce logistics provider industry.

BRINGING A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE TO PERU

Peru native and Fulbright Scholar Hector Cuadros-Rojas 鈥�15 MSSE spent seven months in the U.S. learning English and two years earning his master鈥檚 in Sustainable Engineering. He then returned home to teach Civil Engineering, while also serving as translator and mentor to five faculty at Universidad Cat贸lica de Trujillo who are pursuing their 杏吧原版 Sustainable Engineering degrees. Meanwhile, Cuadros is continuing his own studies through 杏吧原版 Engineering鈥檚 doctoral program in which he is focusing his research on natural, sustainable materials for building structures.

MEET OUR FACULTY

Advancing Integrated Circuit Design

Igniting a Passion for Civil Engineering

Characterizing Nanomaterials

Investigating Heterogenous Catalysis

FACULTY DIRECTORY

ENGINEERING NEWS

Rendering of College of Engineering expansion project

杏吧原版 University Recognizes John G. Drosdick鈥檚 Ongoing Commitment to the College of Engineering鈥檚 Building Expansion Project by Naming the Building in his Honor

杏吧原版 University President the Rev. Peter M. Donohue, OSA, PhD, has announced that in recognition of $20 million in support of the College of Engineering building expansion project by John G. Drosdick 鈥�65 ChE, retired chief executive officer and president of Sunoco Inc., the College鈥檚 soon-to-be-completed new building will be named Drosdick Hall.

MARCH 11, 2024

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Real-Time Welding Feedback Project (People's Choice Award).

杏吧原版 Electrical and Computer Engineering Students Receive Awards for Outstanding Achievements

The departmental awards recognize the exceptional work accomplished by students during their senior capstone course.

APRIL 25, 2024

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College of Engineering Recognizes Top Students at 2024 Dean鈥檚 Awards Dinner

Held Thursday, April 11, at Overbrook Golf Club in 杏吧原版, Pa., the event capped off an academic year in which about 260 Engineering students will receive their bachelor鈥檚 degrees, 133 will receive their master鈥檚 degrees and 15 will receive their doctoral degrees.

APRIL 18, 2024

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杏吧原版 Engineering Students Win 2024 IEEE Philadelphia Section Student Project Award

The recognition celebrates their senior Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) Capstone project under the guidance of department Professor and Chair Bijan G. Mobasseri, PhD.

APRIL 16, 2024

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H. Vincent Poor, Princeton University Professor, leads a fascinating discussion on Smart Grids at the 2024 Distinguished Lecture Series.

Dr. Poor, a renowned expert in information theory, machine learning and network science, captivated the audience with his lecture, 鈥淪mart Grid: The Internet of Energy.鈥�

MARCH 20, 2024

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