The University of Nebraska-Lincoln has announced Kevin Van Den Wymelenberg as the next dean of its College of Architecture following a national search that culminated in a three-candidate shortlist.

Van Den Wymelenberg is currently a faculty member at the University of Oregon, where he serves as the director of the School of Architecture and Environment in addition to holding concurrent positions as the associate dean for research for the College of Design and director of the Biology and the Built Environment Center and Energy Studies in Buildings Laboratory. 

Prior to his experience in Eugene, ’”Van Den Wymelenberg worked as a professor at the University of Idaho Boise, where he also founded the school's Integrated Design Lab. He has been credited with securing more than $40 million in research funding related to indoor environmental quality since 2004 and is the author of three books and over 100 peer-reviewed articles, according to a press release from the university.

“I am honored to lead the College of Architecture at Nebraska,” Van Den Wymelenberg said in the same release. “I am incredibly impressed with the culture and community of this diverse and talented group of scholars, thinkers, planners, and makers. I am excited to work closely as a team in service to the college’s mission of ‘creating a resilient, healthy and beautiful world, within a diverse and inclusive culture of rigorous inquiry and innovation, united by the transformative power of planning and design.’”

“He brings the experience and expertise to lead the college into the future while building on its rich culture and traditions,” outgoing dean Katherine Ankerson added finally. “Not only is Kevin an accomplished educator and leader, he brings an understanding of how the hands-on learning that happens in the studio can inform relevant research that in turn further informs transformative teaching within the classroom.”