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Another Record Year for Dartmouth Engineering Investiture Includes First-Ever Online Degree Cohort

Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth celebrated a record 394 degrees during its 2026 Investiture—marked by many firsts, including the graduation of its inaugural online Master of Engineering in computer engineering degree cohort.

Douglas Van Citters Named 14th Dean of Thayer

A biomedical engineer and expert in orthopedic biomaterials and artificial joints, Van Citters '99 Th'03 Th'06 will assume his new role as dean of Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth on July 1.

Thayer Team Receives Constellation Prize for Peace Engineering

The Prize recognizes Paula Olson, Emily Monroe, and Sol Diamond for bridging policy and practice to guide precise and powerful interventions against gun violence.

Machine Learning Models May Help Predict Glacier Melt and Movement

Aleah Sommers, a research scientist in Professor Colin Meyer's Ice Fluid Dynamics Lab, is experimenting with AI in her subglacial hydrology research.

Dartmouth Engineering Study Presents New Framework for Building More Resilient Power Grids

A study led by Professor Junbo Zhao presents a coordinated management framework that connects all aspects of an outage to optimize utility maintenance, improvements, and recovery.
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Program Areas

Biological/ Chemical

Biomedical

Electrical/ Computer

Energy

Materials Science

Mechanical/ Operations/ Systems

Bachelor's Degrees

AB

Bachelor of Arts

Offers a unique undergraduate major in engineering sciences grounded in the liberal arts.

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BE

Bachelor of Engineering

Provides a professional accredited engineering degree in addition to the Bachelor of Arts.

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Dual

Dual-Degree Program

Gives students at partner schools a path to study engineering at Dartmouth.

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Master's Degrees

MEng

Master of Engineering

Provides specialized depth in your field of choice through either full-time or part-time coursework.

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MEM

Master of Engineering Management

Combines graduate level engineering courses with management classes at Tuck School of Business.

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MS

Master of Science

Emphasizes engineering research, applied mathematics skills, and depth with breadth across disciplines.

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Doctoral Degrees

PhD

Doctor of Philosophy

Offers flexibility within and across research/ program areas and prepares you for either a professional or academic position.

You'll gain depth in your chosen area of research and have the option to further customize your studies through special programs designed for industry, entrepreneurship, and clinical practice.

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Additional PhD Options

Research Quick Takes

Jun 18, 2026

Strengthening Science and Connections in Greenland

Research Scientist Aleah Sommers co-organized and taught at the Greenland Ice Sheet Ocean (GRISO) Science Summer School, held in Nuuk, Greenland. The two-week intensive course brought together PhD students and postdocs from around the world to connect with and learn from Greenland-based scientists and local Greenlandic organizations. "After teaching at the GRISO Summer School, I feel inspired about connecting glacier hydrology to the downstream impacts on lakes, fjords, ecology, and communities, and exploring how to connect physical process modeling with community interests and local research priorities," said Sommers.

Jun 18, 2026

mRNA Flu Vaccine for Better Protection

Research Scientist Tae-Geun Yu is co-first  author, and Professor Jiwon Lee is co-corresponding author of "mRNA-based influenza vaccine expands the B cell response breadth in humans" published in Nature Immunology. A collaboration with WashU Medicine, the study found that Moderna's mRNA flu vaccine—currently under review by FDA—triggers an immune response against a wide array of flu strains, potentially offering stronger and longer-lasting protection.

Jun 18, 2026

IEEE PES Best Paper Awards

PhD students Yitong Liu (pictured), and Shengqi Yuan each received best paper awards for the 2026 IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting in Montréal. Yuan's paper, co-authored with Professor Junbo Zhao and members of Sandia National Labs, is titled "Integrated Wildfire Impact Modeling on Urban-Suburban Distribution System Resilience"; and Liu's, also co-authored with Zhao as well as ISO New England, is "Truncated Copula-based Scenario Generation to Model Spatiotemporal Correlations of Wind and Solar Power Plants in Large-Scale Systems."

Jun 11, 2026

Waves Accelerate Melting of Antarctic Sea Ice

Professor Don Perovich is a co-author of "The influence of ocean waves on Antarctic sea-ice albedo and seasonal melting, and potential coupled physical and biological feedbacks" published in The Cryosphere. "We found that waves washing the snow-covered sea ice darkened the surface, leading to more sunlight being absorbed and enhancing the speed of summer melting," said Perovich.

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Events

Jun

28

Drop-In Mindfulness Practice

Jul

15

Can AI Think Like a Doctor?

Jul

26

New Energy Summer Summit 2026

Jul

27

Introduction to Design Thinking: Session 1

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