S. Patrick Walton
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Associate Dean for Academic Programs
Education
- Sc.D., Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2002
- M.S., Chemical Engineering Practice, Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2000
- B.ChE., Chemical Engineering,, Georgia Institute of Technology 1994
Research Interests
- Biomolecular Engineering and Biotechnology
- Nucleic Acid Biotechnology
- RNA Interference
- Engineering Education
Selected Publications
- Splichal, R.S., Chan, C., and Walton, S.P. 2026. Improving Protein Secretion with Autophagy-Inhibiting or Proteasome-Activating Small Molecules. J Chem Tech & Biotech. http://doi.org/10.1002/jctb.70259.
- Kawai-Harada, Y., You, S., Scarborough, T., Siraj, N., Yedla, J., Rennells, T., Walton, S.P., Chan, C., and Harada, M. 2026. Generation of Cellular Biofactories for the Scalable Production of Surface-Engineered Extracellular Vesicles via CRISPR Genome Editing. ACS Biomater Sci Eng. 12(7): 3821-3831. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsbiomaterials.6c00782.
- Scarborough, T., Kawai-Harada, Y., Brennan, O., Chan, C., Harada, M., and Walton, S.P. 2026. Tangential flow filtration for isolating exomeres and other nanoscale extracellular particles. Nanoscale. 18: 15554 – 15568. https://doi.org/10.1039/d6nr01765g.
- Splichal, R.C., Chan, C., and Walton, S.P. 2026. Endoplasmic reticulum stress induced autophagy alters cellular processing of cationic lipid delivered siRNAs. Drug Deliv. and Transl. Res. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13346-026-02096-8.
- Lee, M., Lee, A.A., Lee, G.A., Lira, A.K., Lawson, H.D., Freer, E., Briedis, D., Walton, S.P., and Linnenbrink-Garcia, L. 2025. Exploring supports for belonging as predictors of student outcomes: Different roles of co-curricular and extracurricular activities in engineering by students' year in college. Journal of Engineering Education. 114(2): e70001. https://doi.org/10.1002/jee.70001.
MSU Scholar
Awards
- C. Robert and Kathryn M. Weir Endowed Professorship, 2017
- Undergraduate Research Faculty Mentor of the Year, 2017
- MSU RCPD Outstanding Faculty and Staff Award, 2012
- College of Engineering Withrow Teaching Excellence Award, 2012
- NAE Frontiers in Engineering Education Symposium Attendee, 2011
- MSU Lilly Fellow, 2010-2011
News
MSU Engineering expands AI education for students and working professionals
Understanding and leveraging artificial intelligence are no longer skills of the future. They are essential to how we learn, design, analyze, and solve problems today. Building on Michigan State University’s growing leadership in AI, the College of Engineering is expanding opportunities for students and professionals through new undergraduate and graduate courses, as well as workforce development workshops.
Eighteen Spartan Engineers honored at Undergraduate Research Forum
Eighteen Michigan State University College of Engineering students received first-place awards at the 2026 University Undergraduate Research and Arts Forum (UURAF) at the Breslin Center in April. Students from 14 colleges participated in MSU's premier showcase for undergraduate research, scholarship, and creative activity.
College of Engineering computation workshop supports student success for the long-term
In today’s job market, computation skills are vital for practice-ready engineers. So, Michigan State University’s (MSU) College of Engineering held a workshop to help faculty across the college become more familiar with computational tools and ways to incorporate them into student learning experiences.
Three Minute Thesis winners announced
The 2025 Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition helped graduate students in the Michigan State University (MSU) College of Engineering cultivate their presentation and communication skills. The annual contest was part of this year’s Engineering Graduate Research Symposium, which was held on May 8 in the Engineering Building.
17 College of Engineering Students Receive Awards at Premier Showcase
Seventeen College of Engineering students at Michigan State University received University Undergraduate Research and Arts Forum (UURAF) awards at a ceremony held on April 21 at the Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center.
Automation Alley: S. Patrick Walton talks workforce development and industry/academic partnership
MSU College of Engineering Associate Dean S. Patrick Walton talks with Automation Alley CEO Tom Kelly about educating the next generation of the industry workforce on rapidly changing technology and how the industry/academic collaboration can help drive innovation.
Research Forum showcases ChEMS latest work
The 20th annual Chemical Engineering Research Forum at Michigan State University highlighted trends and some of the current challenges that are shaping science and academics in 2024.
For the Green and White
Michigan State University Dean Leo C. Kempel’s last day as dean in the College of Engineering will be Sept. 30, 2024, after more than a decade.
S. Patrick Walton named associate dean for academic programs
S. Patrick Walton has been named associate dean for academic programs at the Michigan State University College of Engineering.
S-STEM Symposium
Two College of Engineering students represented Michigan State University at the S-STEM Symposium in Washington, D.C., from Sept. 12-14.
October 2018 Media Report
The race is on to create cheap materials to store energy for the U.S power grid, said Mechanical Engineering Department Chair James Klausner. MSU is sharing a $2 million award from the U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E). "We think we can return electricity to the grid at less than 5 cents per kilowatt hour," he said.
Ten years of CoRe
There's one program that's at the CoRe of being a Spartan Engineer at Michigan State University.
2018-2019 SEE Scholars
The second cohort of SEE Scholars -- engineering students at Michigan State University who were awarded scholarships from the Supporting Excellent Engineers (SEE) program -- was greeted during a reception in the College of Engineering on Aug. 28.
New CoRe leader
Timothy J. Hinds has been selected as the new director of MSU Engineering's Cornerstone & Residential Experience (CoRe), effective Jan. 1, 2018.
Happy Holidays 2017
The winter holidays are a time for both celebration and reflection. As 2017 draws to a close, we have much to celebrate and a tremendous future to look forward to in the College of Engineering. As always, our progress is only made possible by the tremendous support and dedication that each of you have shown throughout the past year.