Our Departments
Explore seven departments offering a variety of pathways to engineering excellence.
Build Your Future in Any Field
Each department at Ole Miss Engineering provides specialized programs designed to equip students with the skills, knowledge, and experience needed to succeed. From biomedical innovation to advanced manufacturing and beyond, our programs prepare students to tackle challenges and lead in their chosen industries.
Our Departments
Department of Biomedical Engineering
We prepare students for the interdisciplinary world of bioengineering, where technology and medicine meet. Students choose a study track in Biomolecular Engineering, Biomedical Systems, or Bioinformatics.
Department of Chemical Engineering
Chemical engineers bring together chemistry, mathematics, physics and engineering principles to discover solutions to real-world challenges in pharmaceuticals, food, personal care products, petrochemicals and in many other industries. We prepare students to pursue careers in manufacturing, petrochemicals, oil and gas, biotechnology, the environmental field and more.
Department of Civil Engineering
We emphasize the engineering sciences and civil engineering design concepts needed to design, construct, maintain naturally and/or build environmental systems such as roads, highways, bridges, dams, canals, water treatment plants, wastewater treatment plants, and buildings.
Department of Computer and Information Science
We prepare our students to pursue a wide spectrum of roles – develop software, applications, or websites. With our program, you could design, maintain, or protect computer systems. Or you could focus on data – how to store, organize and derive value from it. Computer scientists work in almost every industry because computing is the glue that holds much of contemporary science, technology, commerce, and entertainment together.
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
At Ole Miss ECE, we educate future engineers in cutting-edge electrical and computer technologies. Our faculty conduct pioneering research, driving innovation in various fields. Through hands-on learning and industry connections, we prepare students for impactful careers, shaping the future of technology.
Department of Geology and Geological Engineering
At Ole Miss Engineering's Department of Geology and Geological Engineering, we delve into Earth's mysteries. We offer comprehensive education, innovative research, and practical training. Our students study the planet's past, understand its present, and engineer solutions for a sustainable future, fostering expertise in geology and geological engineering.
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical engineering is a fundamental discipline that emphasizes problem solving related to mechanical, materials, fluid, thermal, and environmental systems.
Meet the Department Chairs
Darin Van Pelt
- Director and Professor of Practice of General Engineering and Strategic Initiatives
Hamid Bahrami
- Chair and Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Yixin Chen
- Chair and Professor of Computer and Information Science
Thomas Oommen
- Chair and Professor of Geology and Geological Engineering
Srinivas Pulugurtha
- Chair and Professor of Civil Engineering
Arunachalam Raj Rajendran
- Chair and Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering
David Silverstein
- Chair and Professor of Chemical Engineering
Dwight Waddell
- Chair and Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Affiliate Professor of Electrical Engineering and Director of the Center for Diagnostics, Design, Devices, and Biomechanics