Timothy
W. Tong has been the dean of the School of Engineering
and Applied Science since September 2000. Born and raised in Hong
Kong, Dean Tong received his bachelor of science in mechanical
engineering from Oregon State University in 1976 and his master
of science and Ph.D. in the same discipline from the University
of California at Berkeley in 1978 and 1980, respectively. He taught
at the University of Kentucky from 1980 to 1985 before joining
the faculty at Arizona State University (ASU), where he became
acting director of the Center for Energy Systems Research in 1994.
Dr. Tong assumed the position of department head of mechanical
engineering at Colorado State University in July 1996. From September
1996 through August 1997, he also served as a program director
at the National Science Foundation.
Dr. Tong conducts theoretical and experimental research
in heat transfer. He has published over 60 technical articles
and has edited six conference proceedings. His current research
involves high-performance computing of radiative heat transfer
in participating media. Dr. Tong is a fellow of the American Society
of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) and an associate fellow of the
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. He recently
completed a term as an associate editor of the ASME Journal of
Heat Transfer. For three consecutive years, Dean Tong was chosen
by the ASU Chapter of Pi Tau Sigma as Teacher of the Year. Dr.
Tong was formerly President of the Chinese-American Professionals
Association of Arizona and a board member of the Arizona Asian-American
Association. In 1991, he received a presidential appointment to
serve on the Board of Trustees of the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship
and Excellence in Education Foundation. Dean Tong has served on various advisory committees, including the Engineering Advisory Committee of the National Science Foundation.
Martha Pardavi-Horvath is the School’s associate dean of academic
affairs and a professor of engineering and applied science in
the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Dr. Pardavi-Horvath received her master of science degree from Moscow State University and her Ph.D. from the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. Her research centers on future 2D high-density magnetic recording, size and shape dependent effects in magnetism, small particle magnetism, and high-frequency magnetization processes. Dr. Pardavi-Horvath has been a member of the SEAS faculty since 1989, during which time she has been active in a number of committees, including both undergraduate and graduate curriculum committees, the ECE graduate admissions committee, and for many years as the SEAS representative on GW's Honors Program committee.
Martha Pardavi-Horvath
Barbara Myklebust is the School’s assistant
dean for student affairs and a research professor in the Department
of Electrical and Computer Engineering. She received her bachelor
of science in physical therapy and her master of science in electrical
engineering (biomedical engineering specialization), both from
Marquette University. She then went on to complete her Ph.D. in
physiology from Rush Medical College in Chicago, Illinois. Dr.
Myklebust has considerable experience both in conducting biomedical
engineering research and in developing and implementing the practical
applications of this research. She has held a number of university
teaching and research posts, as well as positions with Veterans
Affairs medical centers, hospitals, and the National Institutes
of Health. In addition to her duties as assistant dean for student
affairs and research professor at SEAS, Dr. Myklebust also serves
as a policy analyst for the Office on Disability at the U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services.
Barbra Myklebust
Kim Roddis is the newly appointed
chair of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.
Dr. Roddis received her Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute
of Technology. She can be reached at roddis@gwu.edu.
Kim Roddis
James Hahn, Chair of
the Computer Science Department, earned his Ph.D. from The Ohio State University in 1989. He can be reached at hahn@gwu.edu.
James Hahn
Can E. Korman, Chair of the Electrical
and Computer Engineering Department, earned his Ph.D. from the
University of Maryland in 1990. He can be reached at korman@gwu.edu.
Can E. Korman
Thomas A. Mazzuchi chairs
the Engineering Management and Systems Engineering Department.
Dr. Mazzuchi holds a D.Sc. in Operations Research from GW. He
can be reached at mazzu@gwu.edu.
Thomas A. Mazzuchi
Michael K. Myers is currently
serving as Chair of the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace
Engineering. Dr. Myers received his Ph.D. from Columbia University.
He can be reached at mkmyers@gwu.edu.
