Nicole Okamoto

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Associate Dean, Undergraduate Studies and Student Success

College of Engineering, SJSU

Nicole Okamoto is the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies and Student Success in the College of Engineering at SJSU. She has a BS in Engineering from Calvin College and an MS and PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She taught at Baylor University for several years before joining the ME Department at SJSU in 2001. She served as department chair from 2016-2021 before taking her current role in August 2021. Her research is in thermal systems modelling, HVAC component optimization, and thermal management of electronics, and she is passionate about developing academic programs that will lead to the success of students from a diversity of backgrounds..

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