STACEY NICHOLAS DEAN OF ENGINEERING , UCI HENRY SAMUELI SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
WHY:Joined UCI engineering faculty in July 2021; on a mission to improve the engineering school’s already strong academic ranking.
IN THE NEWS:Welcomes $50M gift earmarked for the engineering school from Susan and Henry Samueli.
NOTABLE:Previously on the faculty at Georgia Tech.
QUOTABLE:“If you look at this part of the world—Orange County— the medical device and technology industry is very strong here. One can draw a direct line between what we do in our labs and the local industrial ecosystem that surrounds us.”
