An accomplished research engineer with more than a decade of academic leadership experience will be the new dean of the College of Engineering and Applied Science. Don Rabern will begin July 22, 2019.

“I am very excited to join the College of Engineering and Applied Science team,” Rabern said. “The college has a great reputation and has worked with local industry to create collaborative opportunities."

Rabern earned his bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from the University of Utah, and his master’s and doctoral degrees in engineering mechanics from the University of Arizona. He is a program evaluator for ABET.