Patricia J. Culligan became the Matthew H. McCloskey Dean of the University of Notre Dame’s College of Engineering on August 1, 2020. She previously was Chair and Carleton Professor of Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics at Columbia University. She is the founding associate director of Columbia’s Data Science Institute; a member of the Executive Committee of the Earth Institute; and Co-Founder of the Collaboratory Columbia, which supports the development of cross- cutting curricula for a data-rich world. Culligan is actively engaged in efforts in faculty development and diversity as well as community outreach and citizen science programs.  Education Ph.D., University of Cambridge M.Phil, University of Cambridge B.Sc (Hons), Civil Engineering, University of Leeds Diploma in Language, Literature, and Civilization, Université d’Aix-Marseille III

Research Interests
Patricia Culligan’s expertise is in water resources and environmental engineering. She focuses on sustainable urban infrastructure, social networks, and the application of advanced measurement and sensing technologies to improve water, energy, and environmental management. Culligan’s work transcends a variety of other research fields, including urban design, policy, microbiology, ecology, and geochemistry. She has served on the National Academies Nuclear and Radiation Studies Board as well as on the board of Governors of the ASCE’s Geo-Institute. She also has chaired the National Academies Standing Committee on Geological and Geotechnical Engineering. She is the author of seven books, seven book chapters, and numerous journal articles, publications and reports.