August 27, 2024
A 18-member committee has been appointed to begin the search for candidates for the position of Dean of the University of Georgia College of Engineering.
The committee is chaired by Matthew R. Auer, Dean of the School of Public and International Affairs.
In addition to Dean Auer, the search committee members are:
- Brad Barnes, Senior Lecturer, School of Computing
- Matt Bishop, Associate Vice President for Public Service & Outreach
- Thirimachos Bourlai, Associate Professor, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Andrew Dill, Director of Government Relations, Lockheed Martin
- Prashant Doshi, Professor, School of Computing, and Associate Director for Research, Institute for Artificial Intelligence
- Truitt Eavenson, Advisory Board Member, College of Engineering and retired Coastal Region Vice President for Georgia Power
- Mable Fok, Professor, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Assistant Dean for Academic and Faculty Affairs, College of Engineering
- Hitesh Handa, Associate Professor, School of Chemical, Materials and Biomedical Engineering
- Jenna Jambeck, Regents Professor and Georgia Athletic Association Distinguished Professor of Environmental Engineering, School of Environmental, Civil, Agricultural and Mechanical Engineering
- Katie Kahn, student, College of Engineering
- Julie Martin, Director and Professor, Engineering Education Transformations Institute
- Beshoy Morkos, Associate Professor, School of Environmental, Civil, Agricultural and Mechanical Engineering
- Kelley Saussy, Senior Director of Operations and Special Projects, College of Engineering
- Julie Secrist, President, Red Stone Group Development & Engineering, and Past Chair, College of Engineering Dean’s Advisory Board
- J. Marshall Shepherd, Associate Dean, Franklin College of Arts and Sciences; Georgia Athletic Association Distinguished Professor, Department of Geography; Director, Atmospheric Sciences Program; and Associate Director for Climate and Outreach, Institute for Resilient Infrastructure Systems (IRIS)
- Hillary Tanner, Principal Lecturer, College of Engineering
- Yajun Yan, Professor, School of Chemical, Materials, and Biomedical Engineering
This search is supported by the UGA Search Group. Faculty, staff, students or community members who wish to nominate candidates for consideration are invited to contact Michael Luthi, Director of the UGA Search Group, at [email protected] or 706-542-1837.
The position announcement is posted online.
