Beena Sukumaran

Biographical Information

Beena Sukumaran earned her Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from Purdue University. She was a professor in and then Department Head of the Civil and Environmental Engineering department in the College of Engineering at Rowan University for 19 years before serving as a President's Fellow at Rowan University for one year with a focus on diversity issues.  Prior to joining Miami University Dean Sukumaran served as the Vice President of Research for Rowen University. Her pedagogy research involves leading and revolutionizing engineering diversity.  Her engineering research focuses on flood mitigation, shore protection, and earthquake engineering with a particular emphasis on liquefaction. The Women in Engineering ProActive Network (WEPAN) awarded Dean Beena Sukumaran with the 2020 WEPAN Inclusive Culture and Equity Award.