As Senior Vice Provost for Science and Engineering, Dr. Dianne Rekow leads the transition of the Polytechnic Institute of NYU (previously, Polytechnic University) into a School of NYU. Her portfolio also includes enabling and developing research collaborations among faculty at NYU schools (including School of Medicine, College of Dentistry, College of Nursing, FAS, CIMS, Poly and others), particularly research collaborations that lead to grant proposals for Centers in science and engineering. In addition, she has responsibility for the planning and development of an engineering program at NYU-Abu Dhabi, and is also engaged in the plans to develop NYU as a Global Network University.

Dr. Rekow is a professor of orthodontics and of basic science and craniofacial biology at NYU College of Dentistry. She has been practicing orthodontics since 1985, and is an internationally known authority on the development of new materials and products for use in esthetic and restorative dentistry. Dr. Rekow holds a Doctor of Dental Surgery (D.D.S.) degree, an M.S. degree in mechanical engineering, a Ph.D. in biomedical engineering, and a certificate in orthodontics, all from the University of Minnesota, as well as an M.B.A. from the College of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Dr. Rekow publishes and lectures extensively on orthodontics and on dental materials and techniques, and is working on establishing guidelines for the use of new, advanced ceramic materials for use in crowns. Dr. Rekow also is researching the use of bio-engineered tissue to facilitate the growth of replacement bone in people who have been disfigured by disease.