Erick C. Jones
- Phone: (775) 784-6925
- Email: DeanEngr@unr.edu
- Building: WPEB
- Room: 441
- Mailstop: 0256
Dr. Erick C. Jones is a former senior science advisor in the Office of the Chief Economist at the U.S. State Department. He is a former professor and Associate Dean for Graduate Studies at the College of Engineering at The University of Texas at Arlington.
Jones is an internationally recognized researcher in industrial manufacturing and systems engineering. His career over the past 25 years has spanned industry, government and academia. His current research on pandemic supply chains was a main consideration for working at the State Department, as the Office of the Chief Economist studies how the U.S. can better understand the economics of supply chains and how their disruptions impact global commerce, operations and quality of life.
For more, see “University of Nevada, Reno names Dr. Erick Jones dean of the College of Engineering.”
- B.S., Industrial Engineering, Texas A&M University, 1993
- M.S., Industrial Engineering, University of Houston, 1996
- Ph.D., Industrial Engineering, University of Houston, 2003
Dean Erick Jones will participate in the University's China recruitment visit and meetings to discuss University partnerships Sept. 9-18, 2023. The delegation will visit East China Normal University, Xi'an Jiatong-Liverpool University, Baida University, Sias University and Sias Digital Technology School. For details and photos from the Dean's Sept. 11 visit to Shanghai East China Normal University, see China Recruitment visit, Sept. 9-18, 2023.
Dean Erick Jones will visit Nepal Dec. 29, 2022 to Jan. 4, 2023 to meet with students and leadership at Kathmandu University and Tribhuvan University to sign cooperative agreements to open the doors to international student exchange opportunities. See Dean Jones' Nepal schedule.