Finalists for dean of College of Engineering selected, will make on-campus presentations

The search advisory committee for Purdue’s next dean of the College of Engineering has announced the selection of two finalists, who will make on-campus presentations and hold Q&A sessions starting Tuesday (Jan. 17).

The finalists are:

• Arvind Raman, executive associate dean in Purdue’s College of Engineering, the Robert V. Adams Professor in Mechanical Engineering and professor of materials engineering. A presentation and Q&A session will be held at 9:30-10:30 a.m. Tuesday (Jan. 17) in Stewart Center’s Fowler Hall. The presentation will also be livestreamed on YouTube.

• Julie Swann, the A. Doug Allison Distinguished Professor and department head of the Edward P. Fitts Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at North Carolina State University. A presentation and Q&A session will be held at 9:30-10:30 a.m. Thursday (Jan. 19) in Stewart Center’s Fowler Hall. The presentation will also be livestreamed on YouTube. 

The presentations will also be recorded and available for viewing on the College of Engineering dean search website. A link will also be available for individuals to provide feedback on the candidates.

The Search Advisory Committee is co-chaired by Sasha Boltasseva, the Ron and Dotty Garven Tonjes Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Dan DeLaurentis, professor of aeronautics and astronautics.

Additional search committee members are:

• Barrett Caldwell, professor of industrial engineering
• Luciano Castillo, the Kenninger Professor of Renewal Energy and Power Systems in Mechanical Engineering
• Panagiota Karava, the Jack and Kay Hockema Professor in Civil Engineering
• Sangtae Kim, Distinguished Professor and the Jay and Cynthia Ihlenfeld Head of Chemical Engineering
• Bill Oakes, the 150th Anniversary Professor of Engineering Education
• Chi Hwan Lee, the Leslie A. Geddes Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering
• Morgan Broberg, graduate student, civil engineering
• Christine Babick, director of communications for the College of Engineering