SOUTHFIELD, Mich. — Bold leadership. Global impact. Relentless innovation.

These qualities define Dr. Devesh Misra, who will begin as Dean of the College of Engineering at Lawrence Technological University on Sept. 1, 2025.

Misra is a globally respected engineering leader, academic and visionary. He brings more than four decades of excellence in academic leadership, groundbreaking research, and an unwavering commitment to empowering the next generation of engineers to imagine, create, and lead with purpose. He most recently served as Founding Director of the Center for Structural and Functional Materials Research at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and at the University of Texas at El Paso, where he was also a professor in metallurgical, materials, and biomedical engineering.