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While literally hundreds of people contributed to the success of this process and the final plan, the strategic planning committee invested thousands of hours, and this plan would not have been possible without their tremendous dedication.
Chairs and senior leadership
Rohit Pappu, co-chair, Edwin H. Murty Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Jessica Wagenseil, co-chair, associate professor, Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science
Nick Benassi, associate dean and chief of staff, McKelvey School of Engineering
Committee Members
Mark Bober, manager of Computing Services, Engineering IT
Emily Boyd, principal lecturer, Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science
Alex Carr, director of Development, Engineering Alumni & Development
Shantanu Chakrabartty, professor, Electrical & Systems Engineering
Sanmay Das, associate professor, Computer Science & Engineering
Ramona Durham, undergraduate student, Class of 2017
Cathy Freesmeier, interim executive director of Professional Education & associate dean, Engineering Graduate Student Services
Kelsey Haddad, PhD student, Energy, Environmental & Chemical Engineering
Tao Ju, vice dean for Research & Professor, Computer Science & Engineering
Young-Shin Jun, professor, Energy, Environmental & Chemical Engineering
Laura Kraus, director, Financial/Operations Planning & Analysis
Ron Laue, assistant dean, Engineering Undergraduate Student Services
Vijay Ramani, Roma B. & Raymond H. Wittcoff Distinguished University Professor of Environment & Energy, Energy, Environmental & Chemical Engineering
Srikanth Singamaneni, associate professor, Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science
Jay Turner, vice dean for Education & associate professor, Energy, Environmental & Chemical Engineering
Patricia Widder, senior lecturer, Biomedical Engineering
Lan Yang, Edwin H. & Florence G. Skinner Professor, Electrical & Systems Engineering
Quing Zhu, professor, Biomedical Engineering
Additional thanks to the following individuals for their contributions:
Phil Bayly, Lilyan & E. Lisle Hughes Professor and department chair, Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science
Lori Setton, Lucy & Stanley Lopata Distinguished Professor and department chair, Biomedical Engineering
Bill Fisher, executive director of Strategic Projects