Joel Ducoste, professor in the Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering at North Carolina State University, has been named as the associate dean for faculty advancement in NC State’s College of Engineering.
Ducoste has held the position on an interim basis for two years. He succeeds Christine Grant, the founding associate dean for faculty advancement, who is serving as director of the Broadening Participation program in the Engineering Education and Centers Division in the Engineering Directorate at the National Science Foundation (NSF) on an Intergovernmental Personnel Act assignment.
A board-certified environmental engineering member with the American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists, Ducoste is a recognized expert in modeling water and wastewater treatment processes using computational fluid dynamics and is a highly respected researcher and productive scholar with more than 170 peer reviewed publications and research reports. Ducoste has also served as the president of the Association of Environmental Engineers and Science Professors (AEESP) during 2020-2021.
A Fellow of the Water Environment Federation (WEF), Ducoste has received many awards and recognitions throughout his career including a prestigious NSF CAREER Award, an AEESP Distinguished Service Award and the Fair Distinguished Engineering Educator Medal from WEF. He has also served on numerous Environmental Protection Agency Science Advisory Boards and committees and on the editorial boards of leading journals in his field.
His service on the North Carolina Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation Advisory Board is just one example of his many commitments focused on broadening participation in engineering and engineering education.
For 15 years, the College’s Engineering Faculty Advancement office has worked to recruit, promote and retain the best engineering faculty members, encourage professional and personal development among engineering faculty members and celebrate faculty achievement.
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