Summer is coming to a close, and the new academic year is an exciting time on campus. New and returning faculty and staff had the chance to meet Suvranu De, the new dean of the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering, and to celebrate the year the college turns 40. 

More than 12 new faculty bring new energy to the engineering community of over 300 faculty and staff at the college. De shared some thoughts about being at the helm and expressed his desire to meet everyone personally on his staff. His message of serving was warmly greeted by the enthusiastic crowd. 

FAMU-FSU Engineering researchers have developed an advanced health surveillance tool to help improve response time to emerging pandemics, especially during natural disasters.

With new FSU GAP award funding, industrial and manufacturing engineers make big strides in advanced materials testing invention

A team of FAMU-FSU College of Engineering researchers has developed an advanced materials testing device, a finding that may revolutionize how companies test polymer composites in the future.

Is factory-in-a-box manufacturing better than conventional manufacturing when it comes to disaster response? It comes down to algorithms, engineering researchers say…

The nature of a pandemic is to disrupt. 

A factory in Shanghai recently closed because of COVID-19 lockdown restrictions. The temporary shutdown caused a product they produce—contrast media used medical imaging—to be in short supply. The closure caused shortages in the U.S. and across the globe. 

Okenwa Okoli, a 24-year veteran of FAMU-FSU Engineering and Florida State University, moves to the University of Memphis in 2023

Okenwa Okoli, professor and past chair of the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, was recently named the new dean of the University of Memphis Herff College of Engineering in Memphis, Tennessee. He takes the helm in January 2023.

Interim Dean Farrukh Alvi announced today the appointment of Changchun (Chad) Zeng, Ph.D. as the chair of the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering (IME). Zeng begins the new role on July 1, 2022.

“Chad has been one of our most active researchers in recent years and I’m honored to appoint him to this leadership role,” Alvi said. “His experience and vigor will bring a fresh perspective to the department and a new voice to our college executive committee.”