Dean Richard Hornsey
Richard Hornsey
Interim Dean
Professor Richard Hornsey is the Interim Dean of the Lassonde School of Engineering.
Richard Hornsey provides leadership in the overall direction of the School.
Previously, in the role of Vice Dean at Lassonde, Richard was responsible for initiating and coordinating the development of innovative academic
Vice Dean & Associate Dean
Professor UT Nguyen
Vice Dean
Professor UT Nguyen is the Vice Dean of the Lassonde School of Engineering
UT is an associate professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science. She is affiliated with the Computer Networks & Security Lab and Security Research at York (SecRAY) with interests related to communications networks, social media, and information and network security. UT has previously served as a graduate program director in the Department
Department Chairs
Professor Jit Sharma
Chair, Department of Civil Engineering
Professor Jit Sharma is the inaugural Chair of Civil Engineering. He arrives at Lassonde School of Engineering with a wealth of engineering experience from around the world, having held academic appointments in India, Singapore, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
Assistant Deans
Marisa Sterling
Assistant Dean, Inclusivity & Diversity
Lassonde set itself the 50:50 Challenge to become the first engineering school in Canada to achieve a 50:50 gender balance.
The position of Assistant Dean, Inclusivity & Diversity, was established in 2015 to develop the long-term strategy to increase the presence of women, and other underrepresented