Viola L. Acoff
Dean, School of Engineering
Professor, Mechanical Engineering
deanengr@olemiss.edu
662-915-5780
229 Brevard Hall, University, MS 38677
Experience
University of Mississippi
Dean, School of Engineering, 2023 to present
Professor, Mechanical Engineering, 2023 to present
University of Alabama | College of Engineering
Associate Dean, Undergraduate and Graduate Programs, 2014 – 2023
Interim Director, Multicultural Engineering Program, 2022 – 2023
University of Alabama | Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
Head, 2009 – 2014
Professor, 2004 – 2023
Associate Professor, 2000 – 2004
Assistant Professor, 1994 – 2000
University of Alabama | Chemical and Biological Engineering
Head, 2009 – 2010
Interim Head, 2008 – 2009
Carpenter Technology Corporation
Member, Board of Directors, 2019 to present
Education
University of Alabama (Birmingham) – Ph.D., Materials Engineering, 1994
University of Alabama (Birmingham) – M.S., Materials Engineering, 1991
University of Alabama (Birmingham) – B.S., Materials Engineering, 1989
Research interests
- Additive manufacturing
- Welding metallurgy
- Physical metallurgy
- Titanium and nickel alloys
- Materials characterization using electron microscopy