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Search committee appointed for engineering dean
Posted January 26, 2006; 09:54 a.m.
President Shirley M. Tilghman has appointed a nine-member committee to search for a new dean of Princeton's School of Engineering and Applied Science.
Maria Klawe, dean for the past three years, has been selected to become
president of Harvey Mudd College, effective July 1. During her tenure,
she led a strategic planning process that produced a vision for the
future of engineering at Princeton.
"This search comes at a time when the School of Engineering is on the
path toward implementing a bold and exciting strategic plan that has
the support of the engineering faculty and the University
administration," Tilghman said. "It is important to preserve the
school's positive momentum. I have accordingly asked the search
committee to give special attention to candidates, such as current
members of the Princeton faculty, who have a thorough understanding of
and commitment to the school's strategic plan."
The search committee will be chaired by Sharad Malik, the George Van
Ness Lothrop Professor in Engineering. Other members will be: Bonnie
Bassler, professor of molecular biology; William Bialek, the John
Archibald Wheeler/Battelle Professor in Physics; Claire Gmachl,
associate professor of electrical engineering; Jeremy Kasdin, associate
professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering; Richard Register,
professor of chemical engineering; Jennifer Rexford, professor of
computer science; James Smith, professor of civil and environmental
engineering; and Robert Vanderbei, professor and chair of operations
research and financial engineering. Terri Harris Reed, associate
provost for institutional equity, will provide staff support to the
committee.
The committee will recommend candidates to Tilghman, who will appoint
the new dean, subject to approval of the Board of Trustees. She has
asked the committee to aim to have a new dean in place before Klawe
leaves in June.