Louis A. Martin-Vega

Dean of Engineering

Dr. Martin-Vega

Dr. Louis A. Martin-Vega is the dean of the College of Engineering at North Carolina State University.

Martin-Vega came to NC State in 2006 after spending nearly five years as professor and dean of engineering at the University of South Florida. Prior to joining the University of South Florida, Martin-Vega held several prestigious positions, including serving as acting head of the Engineering Directorate at the National Science Foundation (NSF); director of NSF's Division of Design, Manufacture and Industrial Innovation; and chair of the Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering at Lehigh University. He also served as Lockheed Professor in the College of Engineering at the Florida Institute of Technology and directed the University of Florida's Center for Electronics Manufacturing, in addition to serving as a professor in the university's Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering. He also held a tenured faculty position at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez.

His research and teaching interests are manufacturing, logistics and distribution, operations management, and production and service systems.

Among his numerous awards and honors, Martin-Vega received the Albert Holtzman Distinguished Educator Award from the Institute of Industrial Engineers in 1999 and the Hispanic Engineer National Achievement Award in the college education category in 2000. He also was named the Museum of Science and Industry's (MOSI) 2007 National Hispanic Scientist of the Year for his accomplishments as a role model and mentor for Hispanic youth.

Martin-Vega became the first Hispanic President of the Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE) in May 2007 and is a member or elected fellow of several additional engineering societies and organizations, including The Society of Manufacturing Engineers, the Pan American Academy of Engineering and the National Engineering Deans Council. He is a registered professional engineer in Florida and Puerto Rico. He received his Ph.D. in industrial and systems engineering from the University of Florida in 1975.