COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING | Villanova University

The Future of Villanova Engineering

Opening in Fall 2024, the 150,000-square-foot expansion of the Center for Engineering Education and Research (CEER) 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—available 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

Villanova Engineering undergraduates are prepared professionally through the Career Compass program.

CAREER READINESS

DEAN MICHELE MARCOLONGO

Employment and continuing education outcomes are impressive for Villanova 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

Villanova Engineers apply their skills in communities around the world.

HUMANITARIAN ENGINEERING

ENGINEERING AT A GLANCE

92.1%

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 ’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’s degree at community college, Mark is now demonstrating impressive leadership skills as an undergraduate Computer Engineering major and mentor to other veterans at Villanova. He’s also the University’s campus representative for Next Step Inbound, through which he advises veterans who are considering applying to Villanova.

LEADING CIVILIANS AT LAKEHURST

When Kathleen Donnelly ’84 ChE joined NAWCAD—the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division—in 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’s 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 ’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’s 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’s Professional Women’s Group and serves as the office’s lead trainer. The San Diego Business Journal named her among its “Women of Influence in Engineering 2021.”

CREATING AND COMMERCIALIZING NEW TECHNOLOGIES

After four years of impressive activities and accomplishments at Villanova—including top prize in the Villanova Student Entrepreneurship Competition—Gus Jenkins ’16 ME earned master’s 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 “unicorn” in the ecommerce logistics provider industry.

BRINGING A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE TO PERU

Peru native and Fulbright Scholar Hector Cuadros-Rojas ’15 MSSE spent seven months in the U.S. learning English and two years earning his master’s in Sustainable Engineering. He then returned home to teach Civil Engineering, while also serving as translator and mentor to five faculty at Universidad Católica de Trujillo who are pursuing their Villanova Sustainable Engineering degrees. Meanwhile, Cuadros is continuing his own studies through Villanova Engineering’s 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

Engineering a Glass Bridge

FACULTY DIRECTORY

ENGINEERING NEWS

Dieter Bender in a black-and-white shirt and black blazer

Postdoc Dieter Bender Receives Early Career Investigator Award from American Heart Association

Dr. Bender’s research investigates data from the commonly used pulse oximeter to determine whether the device could indicate the effectiveness of CPR, specifically in children.

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

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Villanova Engineers Awarded Major Research Instrumentation Grant by National Science Foundation

The three-year, $1.4 million grant will fund the installation and upkeep of a unidirectional sediment-feed tilting flume. The device will serve a wide scope of hydrology research projects and experiments for Villanova researchers as well as national and international partners in academia, water utilities and engineering firms.

OCTOBER 19, 2023

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Dr. Mojtaba Vaezi Receives Prestigious CAREER grant from National Science Foundation

The five-year, $600,000 award will allow the associate professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering to advance research in managing interference in cellular networks.

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

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Dr. David Jamison Named Fellow of Biomedical Engineering Society

The associate dean of Undergraduate Affairs was recognized for “his record of research and teaching excellence in biomedical engineering, and development of a BME minor program at his institution,” according to BMES.

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

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Dr. Nataraj and the NovaVent team developing a high-efficiency, low-cost ventilator.

Villanova Engineers Awarded Patent for Low-Cost NovaVent Mechanical Ventilator

Initially manufactured as an emergency alternative during the COVID-19 pandemic, this machine will now serve as a high-efficiency, low-cost device suitable for mitigating the global need for medical equipment.

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

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