Dean of the College of Engineering
Pamela A. Eibeck, Ph.D.
Dr. Pamela Eibeck is Dean of Engineering at Texas Tech University. She arrived at Texas Tech in May of 2004 with broad administrative experience at Northern Arizona University that includes having served as Chair of Mechanical Engineering, Interim Dean of the College of Engineering and Technology and Vice-Provost for Undergraduate Studies.
Prior to her appointment at NAU, Dr. Eibeck was a tenured faculty member in Mechanical Engineering at the University of California at Berkeley (1985 – 1995). During her tenure she developed an experimental program in convective heat transfer with a focus on vortical flows and electronics cooling. She served on the Board of Directors of the NSF SYNTHESIS Coalition and was an Associate Editor for the Journal of Engineering Education.
Dr. Eibeck graduated from Stanford University with a Bachelor of Science degree (1979), Master of Science (1981) and doctorate degree (1986) in Mechanical Engineering. Over the course of her career, Dr. Eibeck’s research interests have been in the fields of heat transfer and advancing innovation in engineering education.
Dr. Eibeck has been the recipient of numerous awards, including the1999 Boeing Outstanding Educator Award; 1996 Distinguished Engineering Educator Award from the Society of Women Engineers; Ralph R. Teetor Educational Award Recipient from the Society of Automotive Engineers; IBM Young Faculty Development Award; and the Exxon Teaching Fellowship.