Eugene Olevsky, Dean

Dr. Olevsky received his B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Kiev State University and M.S. degree in Applied Mathematics from Kiev Institute of Technology; his Ph.D. degree in Materials Engineering was granted in 1990 by the Ukraine National Academy of Sciences.

In 1992, Dr. Olevsky joined Max-Planck Institute for Metal Research in Stuttgart, Germany as a Post-Doctoral Fellow, in 1994, he became a Research Fellow at the Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium; in 1995, he joined UC San Diego as a Visiting Scholar at the NSF Institute for Mechanics and Materials. In 1998, Dr. Olevsky became an Assistant Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at San Diego State University. In 2001, he was promoted to an Associate Professor, and in 2004, he became a Professor. In 2007, Dr. Olevsky was awarded the title of SDSU Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering. From 2007 to the present, Dr. Olevsky serves as the Director of the Joint SDSU-UCSD Doctoral Programs in Engineering Sciences. In 2016, Dr. Olevsky became Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies at the SDSU College of Engineering.

Dr. Olevsky is the author of over 500 scientific publications and conference presentations, and of more than 150 plenary, keynote, and invited presentations in the area of Materials Engineering. He has supervised more than 100 post-doctoral, graduate, undergraduate students, and research visitors.

Dr. Olevsky is a scholar with broad international recognition. He was an invited visiting professor in Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, South Korea, and Sweden.

Dr. Olevsky’s contributions to research and education have been recognized by multiple awards and honors. Dr. Olevsky is a Fellow of the American Ceramic Society, a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and Humboldt Fellow; he is a Fellow of the International Institute of Science of Sintering.