Jerome Lynch

Jerome P. Lynch is the Vinik Dean of Duke University’s Pratt School of Engineering, professor of civil and environmental engineering, and professor of electrical and computer engineering.

Lynch is an expert in the field of advanced sensing and information technologies for monitoring and control of civil infrastructure systems and is an advocate for community engagement in research. His research program advances cyber-physical system architectures that combine sensing, computing, and control to create intelligent civil infrastructure systems.

He is a fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineering (ASCE) Engineering Mechanics Institute, holds three patents with two additional pending, is a two-time company founder, and led the University of Michigan’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering as department chair from 2017 to 2021. His research and teaching accomplishments have been celebrated with several honors including the 2005 Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Award, 2009 National Science Foundation CAREER Award, 2009 National Science Foundation Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, 2012 ASCE Leonardo da Vinci Award, and 2014 ASCE Huber Award.

Lynch earned his doctorate in civil and environment engineering (2002) and two masters degrees in civil and environmental engineering (1998) and electrical engineering (2003) from Stanford University. He also received his BE in civil and environmental engineering (1997) from the Cooper Union in New York City.