Oscar Barton, Jr.
Co-Principal Investigator
Dean, Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr. School of Engineering
Oscar Barton, Jr., Ph.D., PE, F.ASME is a Professor and Dean of the Morgan State University Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr. School of Engineering. A native of Washington, D.C., he received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Tuskegee (Institute) University, his M.S. in Mechanical Engineering and Ph.D. in Applied Mechanics from Howard University in 1993. Barton joined Morgan Fall 2020, after completing 6 years at George Mason University and a 22-year career at the US Naval Academy.
A fellow of ASME, Barton is actively involved in academic innovations and program assessment. He chairs ASME’s Committee on Engineering Education, is member of ASME Public Affairs and Outreach Council, and is a member-at-large on the Engineering Accreditation Commission’s Executive Committee of ABET, after having served numerous years as a program evaluator and commissioner. He is a registered engineer licensed to practice engineering in the State of Maryland.