Dr. James Sterling joined Missouri S&T in 2024 from the Keck Graduate Institute in Claremont, California, which is a member of the Claremont University Consortium. He joined Keck as a founding faculty member in 2000 and served in many capacities, including director of the school’s intellectual property and technology transfer committee and its Ph.D. program. He earned a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the California Institute of Technology in 1987.

Dr. David Enke, Curators’ Distinguished Teaching Professor of engineering management, was named associate dean in 2024. Enke served on the S&T faculty from 2000 to 2007 and returned to the university in 2012 as professor and chair of engineering management and systems engineering. After returning to full-time teaching, he served as interim department chair from 2022 to 2024. He earned a Ph.D. in engineering management from Missouri S&T in 1997.