STONY BROOK, N.Y., Sept. 4, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/
-- Following a competitive national search, Dr. Fotis Sotiropoulos has been appointed Dean of
the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences (CEAS) at
Stony Brook University, effective
October 15, 2015. Dr. Sotiropoulos is
the James L. Record Professor of Civil, Environmental and
Geo-Engineering, and Director of the St. Anthony Falls Laboratory
at the University of Minnesota, Twin
Cities (UMN). Prior to his appointment at UMN, Dr.
Sotiropoulos was on the faculty of the School of Civil and
Environmental Engineering at the Georgia
Institute of Technology, with a joint appointment in the G.
W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering.
"On behalf of Stony Brook
University, it is my pleasure to welcome Dr. Fotis Sotiropoulos to the senior leadership
team; I am confident that he will propel our acclaimed College of
Engineering and Applied Sciences to the top tier of our nation's
engineering programs," said Stony Brook University President
Samuel L. Stanley Jr., M.D. "We have
many opportunities to contribute to the national and international
call for STEM scholars, innovation and career development, so I
also look forward to working with Dr. Sotiropoulos to support the
goals of CEAS, its students, faculty and academic departments."
Dr. Sotiropoulos received his Ph.D. degree in Aerospace
Engineering from the University of
Cincinnati and his MS, also in the same field, from
Pennsylvania State University. Prior to
his graduate studies, he received the Diploma in Mechanical
Engineering from the National Technical University of Athens. He has also been trained as a
postdoctoral associate and an assistant research scientist at the
Iowa Institute of Hydraulic Research. His research focuses on
simulation-based engineering science for fluid mechanics problems
in renewable energy, environmental, biological, and cardiovascular
applications. Funded by the National Science Foundation, the
Department of Energy, the National Institutes of Health, the Sandia
National Laboratories, private industry, and other state and
federal agencies, over the last ten years, Sotiropoulos has raised
over $17M in externally-sponsored
funds for research, as well as $17M
in research facility development and renovation.
"Dr. Sotiropoulos' vision, energy and drive, and ability to lead
interdisciplinary teams of scholars to pursue complex problems will
be an invaluable asset in promoting excellence in education and
guiding a high-impact research agenda," said Provost Dennis
Assanis. I am excited about the prospect of working closely with
Fotis to capitalize on the momentum we have built and lead our CEAS
faculty and students to success."
A Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS), Sotiropoulos
has authored over 160 peer reviewed journal papers and book
chapters, and has twice won the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics
Gallery of Fluid Motion (2009, 2011), and is a recipient of a
Career Award from the National Science Foundation. He is also a
2014 distinguished lecturer of the Mortimer and Raymond Sackler
Institute of Advanced Studies at Tel Aviv
University and is serving or has served on the editorial
boards of the ASCE Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, the ASME
Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, the International Journal of
Heat and Fluid Flow, and Computers and Fluids.
"I am honored and humbled by the opportunity to join the faculty
of Stony Brook University and
serve as the next dean of CEAS," said Dr. Sotiropoulos. "In an era
when exponential technological innovation is driving economic
growth and societal prosperity and is critical for sustaining
humanity, the College is uniquely positioned to make a positive
difference in the state of New
York, the nation and the world. Through creative,
cross-disciplinary research and educational programs, we will
produce the next generation of leaders, entrepreneurs and
innovators. Leveraging the excellence of our faculty, strong
commitment to diversity, Stony
Brook's strategic location, the unique partnership with
Brookhaven National Laboratory, and the international opportunities
provided by SUNY Korea, the College is destined to reach new
heights of excellence and national prominence. I was inspired by
the infectious enthusiasm and powerful vision of President Stanley
and Provost Assanis and I am excited and energized to work under
their leadership. As dean I will strive to develop productive
partnerships with other colleges of the university and actively
engage our faculty, students, alumni, friends and community
stakeholders in a team-effort to build a world class College of
Engineering and Applied Sciences."
About the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Comprised of nine academic departments, the College of
Engineering and Applied Sciences at Stony
Brook University offers 18 undergraduate and graduate
programs to an enrollment of more than 3,800 undergraduate
students, with an average SAT score exceeding 1300, and with an
enrollment of more than 1,500 graduate students. The CEAS has a
faculty body of 162, which includes prominent faculty whose
distinctions include 30 NSF CAREER and Presidential Young
Investigator Awards and who include recipients of the National
Medal of Science, recipients of the National Medal of Technology,
members of the National Academy of Engineering, and 16 SUNY
Distinguished Professorships.
About the Search
Dr. Sotiropoulos' selection as Dean of the College of
Engineering and Applied Sciences was made following a national
search under the direction of co-chairs Joseph Mitchell, Chair of Applied Mathematics
and Statistics, and Wendy Tang,
Associate Provost for Online Learning and Associate Chair of
Electrical and Computer Engineering, and with the participation of
a dedicated search committee. The search process was assisted by
the executive search firm Russell Reynolds Associates.
About Stony Brook
University
Part of the State University of New
York system, Stony Brook
University encompasses 200 buildings on 1,450 acres. Since
welcoming its first incoming class in 1957, the University has
grown tremendously, now with more than 25,000 students, 2,200
faculty and 20 NCAA Division I athletic programs. Its membership in
the prestigious Association of American Universities (AAU) places
Stony Brook among the top 62
research institutions in North
America. U.S. News & World Report ranks Stony Brook among the top 40 public
universities in the nation and Kiplinger named it the 29th best
value in public colleges for in-state students and 20th for
out-of-state students. One of four University Center campuses in
the SUNY system, Stony Brook University co-manages Brookhaven
National Laboratory, putting it in an elite group of universities
that run federal research and development laboratories. As the
largest single-site employer on Long
Island, Stony Brook is a
driving force of the regional economy, with an annual economic
impact of $4.65 billion, generating
nearly 60,000 jobs, and accounts for nearly 4% of all economic
activity in Nassau and
Suffolk counties, and roughly 7.5
percent of total jobs in Suffolk
County.
CONTACT: Lauren Sheprow,
Lauren.sheprow@stonybrook.edu, 631-632-4965
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