The Department of Materials Science and Engineering is pleased to announce that Professor Steve Kampe has agreed to serve as department chair. The President, Provost, incoming Dean, and Dean Tim Schulz are all excited about Steve’s appointment, and all are confident that his leadership will be a great asset for the department, college, and university.
College of Engineering Dean Tim Schulz would also like to thank the Department Chair Search Committee–Paul Bergstrom, Miguel Levy, Beth Ruohonen, Paul Sanders, Doug Swenson, and Cal White–for managing a process that resulted in the hire of a candidate of Steve’s caliber.
Steve’s duties will begin on July 1, 2012.