Who We Are

DEHub’s senior leadership includes Dr. Antonios Kontsos (Director) and Dr. Yolanda Mack (Co-Director). DEHub operates in the Henry M. Rowan College of Engineering at Rowan University.

Our Story

Dr. Kontsos had been a professor at Drexel University working on the intersection of materials and systems when he met Dr. Mack in 2020. Dr. Mack had been working as lead technologist focusing on digital systems and artificial intelligence at Raytheon Technologies. Their common background in engineering and their parallel experiences working in industry and academia led them to the conclusion that a new model of industry-university collaboration is possible, capable of focusing on real-world problems by overcoming obstacles that exist at both universities and defense organizations. After years of discussion, they embarked in fall 2023 in a common endeavor by launching DEHub @ Rowan University. With their collective 35 years of experience in advanced engineering applications, Dr. Kontsos and Dr. Mack are working to create a collaborative that will be powered by the talent found in a top-class university such as Rowan and will be fueled by the quality and interactions brought by our industry, government and academic partners.

DEHub Senior Leadership Team

Antonios Kontsos, Ph.D.

Henry M. Rowan Foundation Professor; Director of the Digital Engineering Hub
kontsos@rowan.edu
856-256-5309
Rowan Hall 141

Yolanda Mack, Ph.D.

Associate Dean for Industry Partnerships and Workforce Development; Co-Director of the Digital Engineering Hub
mackyt@rowan.edu
856-256-5305
Engineering Hall 145