Hello, I'm Dave Munson, the Robert J. Vlasic Dean of Engineering here at the University of Michigan College of Engineering. No matter your reason for exploring these pages, I can assure you, if you're interested in opportunities, you've come to the right place. Here at Michigan Engineering, you'll find 12 renowned academic departments and divisions, dozens of research centers and labs, over 80 student societies, and more than a dozen nationally and internationally competitive student project teams (including the only six-time solar car national champion). Michigan Engineering has something for everyone: students, faculty, companies and friends.

As an engineer with many non-engineering interests, I'm particularly interested in the many connections found here. For example, the University's Graham Environmental Sustainability Institute encompasses research done at Michigan Engineering, in the School of Natural Resources and Environment and in five other units. The Michigan Memorial Phoenix Energy Institute, based at the College, promotes research in fuel cells, hybrid engines, nuclear engineering, solid state lighting and many other areas. Numerous interdisciplinary research programs involve faculty from Michigan Engineering and other highly rated U-M schools. Michigan is the only university that can claim top-ten rankings in engineering, medicine, law, and the performing arts.

On the lighter side, Michigan Engineering students seek enrichment from a variety of pursuits. Each year engineers represent roughly one third of the Michigan Marching Band, and an Engineering transfer student won gold and silver medals at the Paralympics in Beijing. Opportunities abound to volunteer both on campus and in the community.

I look forward to expanding possibilities for faculty and students who want to explore beyond traditional boundaries. Much groundwork already is in place - the College's $300 million Progress & Promise: 150th Anniversary Campaign has provided new resources for scholarships, professorships and facilities. These resources - and other initiatives to come - will enhance our ability to investigate our world in innovative ways. The Center for Entrepreneurship sponsors various new-venture competitions, and MPowered, the student entrepreneurship group, has a membership of 900.

As we expand the scope of educational opportunities, capacity for scholarship and scale of endeavor that represent the essence of Michigan Engineering, I invite you to stay in touch. Look around our website to learn more about all the great things that are happening here. Better still, come visit our campus. We welcome your interest.

David C. Munson, Jr.
Robert J. Vlasic Dean of Engineering
Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
College of Engineering
University of Michigan
Robert H. Lurie Engineering Center
1221 Beal Avenue
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-2102

Phone: (734) 647-7010
Fax: (734) 647-7009
Email: munson@umich.edu
URL: http://www.eecs.umich.edu/~munson/

Office Staff

Martha A. Sweigert
Assistant to the Dean
Phone: (734) 647-7008
Fax: (734) 647-7009
sweigert@umich.edu

Ann Murray
Secretary Senior
Phone: (734) 647-7006
Fax: (734) 647-7009
murrayae@umich.edu