Dr. Stephen P. DeWeerth serves as Dean of the P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science and professor in the departments of Electrical and Computer Engineering and of Bioengineering at Lehigh University.
Since his arrival in 2016, he has led transformative initiatives, including the establishment of Lehigh’s three Interdisciplinary Research Institutes, the launch of the Department of Bioengineering, and an expansion of graduate studies across engineering disciplines. His tenure has been marked by a commitment to advancing collaborative, cross-disciplinary research, securing funding to support doctoral students, and enhancing the undergraduate experience through experiential learning opportunities. DeWeerth has also prioritized efforts to strengthen the college's culture and diversity.
Before joining Lehigh, DeWeerth was a professor at Georgia Tech and Emory University, where he held leadership roles in biomedical and electrical engineering. He served as Associate Dean for Research and Innovation in the Georgia Tech College of Engineering from 2013-2026.
Earlier in his career, he was the Founding Chair of the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Khalifa University (Abu Dhabi, UAE).
His research focuses on neural sensorimotor systems and their applications in bioengineering.
A Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE), DeWeerth earned his PhD in Computational and Neural Systems from the California Institute of Technology.
For more information about DeWeerth’s work and achievements, visit go.lehigh.edu/deweerth.
