Dr. H. Keith Moo-Young selected as the new Dean for Cal State
L.A.’s
College of Engineering, Computer Science,
and Technology
Los Angeles, CA – H. Keith Moo-Young—a
nationally recognized scholar in environmental engineering—is
the new dean of the College of Engineering, Computer Science,
and Technology at California State University, Los Angeles.
Moo-Young, also joins the Cal State L.A. faculty as professor of
civil engineering.
In this new capacity, Moo-Young will direct the five
departments within the College—Civil Engineering, Computer
Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mechanical
Engineering, and Technology. Collectively, these departments
offer 12 undergraduate programs, four graduate programs and two
teaching credentials. Nearly 80 faculty and staff service more
than 1,700 engineering, computer science, and technology
students.
Most recently, Moo-Young served Villanova University as its
interim dean and associate dean of research and graduate studies
for the College of Engineering. He also chaired the Graduate
Committee and the Ph.D. Committee, and directed an
interdisciplinary doctoral program in technology management.
His research focuses on hazardous and solid waste management,
the remediation of contaminants in groundwater, recycling and
reuse of industrial co-product materials. His research has been
funded by the Department of Energy, the National Science
Foundation, Pennsylvania Department of Commerce, Corp of
Engineers, Battelle, General Electric and Federal Highway
Administration.
A Pasadena resident, Moo-Young earned both a Ph.D. and M.S.
in civil and environmental engineering from the Rensselaer
Polytechnic Institute. He received a B.S. in civil engineering,
with valedictorian honors, from Morgan State University. He was
awarded an executive master’s degree in technology management
from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of
Business/School of Engineering. He also participated in Harvard
University’s Management Development Program and is a registered
professional engineer in Pennsylvania.
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