Christopher Hollot, head of the department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, has been named interim dean of the College of Engineering by Provost James V. Staros.
Hollot’s appointment was effective Dec. 1 and he will serve until the arrival of a new dean, which is expected in spring 2013, said Staros.
A faculty member since 1984, Hollot has served as department head since 2007. Hollot is an authority on the theory and application of feedback control and was recognized for his work by election as an IEEE Fellow in 2004.
Hollot succeeds Ted Djaferis, who was named interim dean in
An interdisciplinary graduate program in offshore wind energy engineering, environmental science and policy is now up and running with 25 faculty members from nine departments working with 13 full-time graduate students. The goal of the Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) Offshore Wind Energy Program is to train researchers who understand the technological challenges, environmental implications and socioeconomic and regulatory hurdles faced by offshore wind farms.
“Autumn in the Heavenly Kingdom: China, the West and the Epic Story of the Taiping Civil War,” a history of the Taiping rebellion by Stephen R. Platt, associate professor of History, has won McGill University’s 2012 Cundill Prize, called the world’s richest and most prestigious award for historical literature.
The campus plans to hire an outside consultant to undertake a comprehensive review of its residence hall security program, according to Police Chief John Horvath.