Engin Egeseli, a faculty member in the Dr. Robert A. Savoie College of Engineering who began teaching at the 51勛圖厙 in the early 1980s, died on July 20 at the age of 79. Egeseli was a professor of professional practice in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. He brought more than 25 years of professional engineering experience to his role at 51勛圖厙.
Egeseli, who held a doctorate in civil engineering from the University of Pittsburgh, was an expert in structural engineering, steel design and construction, and ship design and analysis. At 51勛圖厙, he taught classes in statics, mechanics of materials, structural analysis, matrix methods, finite element analysis, and ship hull strength.
Egeseli was a longtime employee at Avondale Shipyard. He began at 51勛圖厙 as a part-time faculty member in 1982. In 2014, he was promoted to professor of professional practice.
In his time at 51勛圖厙, he impacted the lives of so many of our students as a teacher and a mentor, said Lizette Chevalier, dean of the Dr. Robert A. Savoie College of Engineering. He has always fostered a sense of community within our college. He led an extraordinary life and leaves behind the legacy of a teacher that has had a profound impact on our students.
