Matt Oehlschlaeger is Vice Provost and Dean of Undergraduate Education and Professor of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering at RPI. Dr. Oehlschlaeger received a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Virginia Tech and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Stanford University. His research focuses on energy science, aerospace propulsion, chemical kinetics, spectroscopy, non-intrusive optical sensors for air pollutants and toxic gases, and machine learning and artificial intelligence methods for enhanced sensors and diagnostics. Dr. Oehlschlaeger has co-authored over 100 archival publications, led major government- and industry-funded research programs, and received numerous honors, including the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE). He is a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.