The demotion also came over the objection of the 10 engineering college department heads, who backed Wright and sought to head off his demotion in a letter to the trustees before they took their vote.

David J. Deming poses with students in Kirkland House after it was announced he would serve as the next dean of Harvard College. Deming will leave his post as Kirkland faculty dean on June 30.

Kartik Balachandran joined the U of A in 2012, immediately after a postdoctoral fellowship at Harvard University, and his own research has focused on building microphysiological systems. He began his ...

Adams has also served as the associate dean for national security since 2022, where he has established a vision for national security research in the College of Engineering & Mines, the release said.

Dr. Rafic “Ray” Bachnak has been named the first Dean of the new College of Engineering and Sciences, and Dr. Ansley Chua will step in as the new Dean of the College of Business.

The demotion also came over the objection of the 10 engineering college department heads, who backed Wright and sought to head off his demotion in a letter to the trustees before they took their vote.