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Student Marshals Lead the Way

Noemi Mesropian, Mitchell Beallor, Emily Marciniak, and Simon Agnew were selected to lead their classmates to the Green and carry batons in the Commencement procession.

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.

Dartmouth Engineering to Graduate First Online Master's Degree Program Cohort

At Commencement, 21 students will become members of the inaugural graduating cohort of Dartmouth's first fully online degree, with over half making the trip to celebrate in person.

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.
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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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Research Quick Takes

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.

PhD candidates Adelaide Cagle, Afton Limberg, Amritha Anup Th'23, and Aleyna La Croix.

Jun 04, 2026

More Ethical Research in Bone Tissue Engineering

PhD candidates Adelaide Cagle, Afton Limberg, Amritha Anup Th'23, and Aleyna La Croix, and Professor Katie Hixon co-authored "Advancing the 3Rs in bone tissue engineering: emerging in vitro, in silico, and refined in vivo strategies," an invited review published in Frontiers in Physiology. The article was for a special issue addressing the 3Rs approach—replace, reduce and refine animal models—to improve preclinical research. "This review summarizes recent progress in advanced in vitro platforms, including organoids, bioprinting, and organ-on-a-chip systems, as well as in silico modeling approaches designed to decrease reliance on animal experimentation," said Anup.

May 28, 2026

Presenting on More Sustainable Microchip Technologies

The Liu Research Group presented at the 2026 Materials Research Society Spring Meeting in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, showcasing their latest research on next-generation semiconductor materials and processes for more sustainable microchip technologies. Presentations included: Professor Jifeng Liu on atomic ordering in semiconductor alloys as a new degree of freedom for performance-sustainability synergy; PhD student Shangda Li on defect mitigation in low-temperature Ge and GeSn heteroepitaxy on silicon using self-assembled nanoscale oxide templates; and PhD student Yicheng Wang on identifying atomic short-range order in SiGeSn alloys using atom probe tomography toward sustainable infrared semiconductors.

May 28, 2026

Environmental Impacts of NICUs and Their Alternatives

An undergraduate capstone project team—Will Clendenning Th'24, Chad Klaas '24 Th'25, Samantha Melgar '24, and Ismael Rosales-Albarran '24—along with co-author and CEDC Director Emily Monroe, published their project results titled, "Using Life Cycle Assessments to Measure the Environmental Impact of Alternative Care Models in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit" in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. The team compared traditional hospital NICUs against "Hope Grows at Home," a home-care model for premature infants. Although other evidence shows no difference in health outcomes, their assessment showed significant reductions in both carbon emissions and solid waste by shifting to the home-care model.

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Events

Jun

14

Dartmouth Commencement

Jun

15

PhD Thesis Proposal: Spencer Bertsch

Jun

18

PhD Thesis Proposal: Qintong Xie

Jun

18

PhD Thesis Defense: Shiru Wang

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