SSE welcomes Jon Wade as Associate Dean of Research and Distinguished Research Professor

HOBOKEN, N.J. ― The School of Systems and Enterprises at Stevens Institute of Technology announces the appointment of Dr. Jon Wade as Associate Dean of Research. Wade has an extensive background in leading research and development organizations and managing the development of enterprise quality products. His experience will help to guide the School of Systems and Enterprises’ growing research portfolio, and clarify research priorities and strengths.

Prior to joining Stevens, Wade founded AgilePower Systems, Inc. where he led research in the development of hybrid solar power technologies.

Previously, he was the executive vice president of engineering at International Game Technology (IGT) where he created corporate vision, led product development, championed the development of a corporate architecture and system development practices, and managed corporate wide research and development. Before joining IGT, Wade spent 10 years at Sun Microsystems during which time he managed the development of the UltraSPARC V based Enterprise Server family and served as the Product Manager for high-performance interconnects. Prior to this, he led new system development at Thinking Machines Corporation.

Wade received his SB, SM, EE and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a Doctoral concentration in Device Physics and a minor in Business Administration. In addition to his publications, Wade has received 11 patents in the areas of integrated circuits, computer architecture, networked systems and internal combustion engines. He was elected to the Sigma Xi (Scientific Research), Tau Beta Pi (National Engineering), and Eta Kappa Nu (National Electrical Engineering) Honorary Societies. Wade has served on the Boards of a number of organizations including the Software and Systems Consortium, DigiDeal Corporation, and the Center for Excellence in Education.

For more information, please contact: Beth DeFares, SSE’s Director of Outreach and Communications (Babbio Room 517; 201-216-5362; Fax: 201-216-5080; bdefares@stevens.edu).

About Stevens Institute of Technology

Founded in 1870, Stevens Institute of Technology is one of the leading technological universities in the world dedicated to learning and research. Through its broad-based curricula, nurturing of creative inventiveness, and cross disciplinary research, the Institute is at the forefront of global challenges in engineering, science, and technology management. Partnerships and collaboration between, and among, business, industry, government and other universities contribute to the enriched environment of the Institute. A new model for technology commercialization in academe, known as Technogenesis®, involves external partners in launching business enterprises to create broad opportunities and shared value.

Stevens offers baccalaureates, master’s and doctoral degrees in engineering, science, computer science and management, in addition to a baccalaureate degree in the humanities and liberal arts, and in business and technology. The university has a total enrollment of 2,150 undergraduate and 3,500 graduate students, with about 250 full-time faculty. Stevens’ graduate programs have attracted international participation from China, India, Southeast Asia, Europe and Latin America. Additional information may be obtained from its web page at www.stevens.edu.  

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