Dr. Olevsky is a Dean and Distinguished Professor of Engineering at San Diego State University.Since 2018, Dr. Olevsky has served as the Dean of the SDSU College of Engineering. In 2007, Dr. Olevsky was awarded the title of SDSU Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering. Dr. Olevsky is the author of over 500 scientific publications and conference presentations, and of more than 150 plenary, keynote, and invited presentations in the area of Materials Engineering. He has supervised more than 100 post-doctoral, graduate, undergraduate students, and research visitors.Dr. Olevsky’s contributions to research and education have been recognized by multiple awards and honors. Dr. Olevsky is a Fellow of the Minerals, Materials & Metals Society (TMS), Fellow of the American Ceramic Society, a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Fellow of ASM (American Society of Metals) International, and Humboldt Fellow; he is an Academician of the International Institute of Science of Sintering and an Academician of the World Academy of Ceramics.