Olin College

Our faculty members are nationally recognized in their fields, dedicated to teaching and open to new ideas.

These faculty profiles will introduce you to our exceptional faculty. Additional information on faculty members can be obtained on their individual homepages.

Faculty Members

Richard Miller
Professor of Mechanical Engineering, President
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Sarah Spence Adams
Professor of Mathematics and Electrical and Computer Engineering
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Jonathan M. Adler
Assistant Professor of Psychology
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David Barrett
On Developmental Leave until September 2012
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Design
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Andrew Bennett
Director of SCOPE
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
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John R. Bourne
Professor Emeritus of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Olin and Babson Colleges
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Debbie Chachra
Associate Professor of Materials Science
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Mark L. Chang
On Developmental Leave until September 2012
Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
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Rebecca Christianson
Assistant Professor of Applied Physics
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Diana Dabby
Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering and Music
Music Program Director
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Helen Donis-Keller
Professor of Biology and Art
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Allen Downey
Professor of Computer Science
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Ozgur Eris
On Developmental Leave until December 2013
Associate Professor of Design and Mechanical Engineering
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John B. Geddes
Professor of Mathematics
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Siddhartan Govindasamy
Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
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Aaron Hoffman
Assistant Professor of Mathematics
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Stephen S. Holt
Professor of Physics
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Aaron Hoover
Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering
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Jean J. Huang
Assistant Professor of Biology
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David V. Kerns, Jr.
Franklin and Mary Olin Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Founding Provost
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Sherra E. Kerns
F. W. Olin Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Founding Vice President for Innovation and Research
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Christopher Lee
On Developmental Leave until September 2012
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
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Benjamin Linder
Associate Professor of Design and Mechanical Engineering
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Caitrin Lynch
Associate Professor of Anthropology
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Sanjoy Mahajan
Associate Professor of Applied Science and Engineering
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Vincent Manno
Provost and Dean of Faculty
Professor of Engineering
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Robert Martello
Associate Professor of the History of Science and Technology
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Bradley A. Minch
Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
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Christopher Morse
Lecturer in Chemistry
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José Oscar Mur-Miranda
Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
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Lawrence Neeley
Assistant Professor of Design and Entrepreneurship
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Gill Pratt
On Developmental Leave
Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
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Joanne C. Pratt
Associate Professor of Biological Sciences
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Alisha Sarang-Sieminski
Assistant Professor of Bioengineering
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Stephen Schiffman
On Developmental Leave until September 2012
Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship at Olin and Babson Colleges
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Mark Somerville
Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Research
Professor of Electrical Engineering and Physics
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Lynn Andrea Stein
Professor of Computer and Cognitive Science
Director, Initiative for Innovation in Engineering Education
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Jonathan Stolk
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
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Brian D. Storey
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
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Jessica Townsend
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
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Yevgeniya Zastavker
Associate Professor of Physics
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Academic Partners

Woodie Flowers
Distinguished Partner
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Steven K. Gold
Senior Partner for Entrepreneurship
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Janey S.A. Pratt
Senior Partner in Health Sciences
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Academic Visitors, Instructors and Technical Staff

David Anderson
Master Instructor of Mechanical Design and Fabrication
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Bruce Andruskiewicz
Instructor of Machining
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Sadie Aznavoorian-Cheshire
Biology Laboratory Specialist
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Aaron Boxer
Visiting Engineer
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Peter Cohan
Adjunct Instructor in Entrepreneurship
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Gillian Epstein
Consultant in Writing
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Scott Harris
Distinguished Visiting Designer
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Shan-Yuan Ho
Visiting Assistant Professor of Mathematics
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Scott Miller
Adjunct Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
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Amon Millner
Computing Innovation Fellow
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Alexander Morrow
Distinguished Research Scientist in Residence
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Matt Neal
Materials Science and Chemistry Laboratory Specialist
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Ernie Parizeau
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship
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Mihir Ravel
Distinguished Research Scientist in Residence
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Estuardo Rodas
Instructor of Machining/Instrument Technologist
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Ursula Wolz
Visiting Associate Professor of Computer Science
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Jennifer Zessin
Visiting Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering
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