Paula Hammond '84, PhD '93, an Institute Professor and MIT's executive vice provost, has been named dean of MIT's School of Engineering, effective Jan. 16. She will succeed Anantha Chandrakasan, the Vannevar Bush Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, who was appointed MIT's provost in July. Hammond, who was head of the Department of Chemical Engineering from 2015 to 2023, has also served as MIT's vice provost for faculty. She will be the first woman to hold the role of dean of MIT's School of Engineering. 'From the rigor and creativity of her scientific work to her outstanding record of service to the Institute, Paula Hammond represents the very best of MIT,' says MIT President Sally Kornbluth. 'Wise, thoughtful, down-to-earth, deeply curious, and steeped in MIT's culture and values, Paula will be a highly effective leader for the School of Engineering. I'm delighted she accepted this new challenge.' Hammond, who is also a member of MIT's Koch Institute for...
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