The School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) serves as the nexus of Harvard’s teaching, research, and entrepreneurial efforts in engineering, applied sciences, and technology.

We have close academic ties to Harvard College, the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS), and increasingly strong links across the Faculty of Arts and Sciences' (FAS) divisions, departments, and centers in the physical and life sciences.

SEAS also supports the teaching of non-concentrators; encourages joint faculty appointments (a third of the faculty members in SEAS have joint appointments, with particularly strong linkages to Physics and Earth & Planetary Sciences); and builds and sustains cross-disciplinary research collaborations.

Faculty and Staff

Faculty in engineering and applied sciences are members of both SEAS and FAS. Staff (exempt and non-exempt) are only members of SEAS.

To best coordinate activities in an non-departmental structure, SEAS has created the roles of Area Associate Area Deans and Area Administrators for Applied Mathematics; Applied Physical Science and Engineering; Chemical/Biological Sciences and Engineering; and Computer Science and Electrical Engineering.

The area deans manage relevant academic and course planning; faculty and staff searches; promotion reviews for faculty appointments; represent SEAS to the FAS committee on appointments and promotions; and advise the dean on academic leadership.

The entire SEAS community works in close collaboration with both FAS and the Central administration with the aim of leveraging the broad strengths of the University, promoting collaboration, and enhancing efficiency.

We are committed to supporting and celebrating individuals of all backgrounds, cultures, and nationalities. Not only is that the right thing to do, but it also deepens the available reservoir of talent, energy, and inspiration, and helps increase our own ability to adapt, come up with fresh ideas, and, above all, share knowledge.

Student Admissions, Enrollment, and Support

All undergraduate concentrators are admitted by and enrolled in Harvard College.

Likewise, SEAS graduate students are admitted by and enrolled in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.

While citizens of SEAS, our students are fully integrated with the greater Harvard University landscape through courses, research, and other collaborative activities.

Being part of the “Veritas” tradition means a willingness not simply to explore frontiers, but to help light the way for the rest of the world. Through academic support, mentorship, and advising, and by maintaining a dynamic infrastructure to facilitate learning and exploration, we help enable students to be active, engaged, and trailblazing participants in this ongoing endeavor.

Administrative Autonomy

On non-academic administrative issues SEAS has enhanced autonomy. Beginning with the formalization of Harvard's programs in engineering and applied sciences in 1847, SEAS (and its past incarnations) does now and has long controlled its own separate endowment.

As the newest school at Harvard in over seven decades, SEAS, working with FAS and the Central Administration, has begun the process of creating its own policies and procedures relating to research administration, and other operational issues.

Organizational Charts

• Administrative Organizational Chart (as of 1/09)