Laura J. Steinberg, Ph.D., is Professor and Special Assistant to the Chancellor at Syracuse University, where she had previously been serving as Dean of the L. C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science. In her new, university-wide assignment, she will conduct a comprehensive assessment of the University's Campus, Planning, Design and Construction operations. Prior to her becoming dean at Syracuse University, she served as professor and chair of Environmental and Civil Engineering at Southern Methodist University. She received her Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering from Duke University and was a NISS postdoctoral fellow in [years]. Her areas of expertise include environmental modeling and policy, diffusion of innovation, and critical infrastructure protection.