Mooney, Howe named associate deans at SEAS

Frans Spaepen, interim dean at Harvard’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) and John C. and Helen F. Franklin Professor of Applied Physics, recently appointed bioengineers David Mooney and Rob Howe as associate deans in SEAS.

The Gordon McKay Professor of Bioengineering, Mooney will serve as the associate dean for applied chemical/biological sciences and engineering, and Howe, who is the Gordon McKay Professor of Engineering, will serve as associate dean for academic programs.

As associate dean for applied chemical/biological sciences and engineering, Mooney will help to manage academic and course planning and faculty and staff searches; handle promotion reviews for faculty appointments; and represent SEAS to the Faculty of Arts and Sciences committee on appointments and promotion. Howe will help coordinate educational policy and cross-School programs and teaching; and oversee lecturer and visiting scholar appointments, executive education, and international programs.