by Office of the Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affair
Snehamoy Chatterjee (GMES/ICC-DataS) has been appointed to a endowed faculty fellow position in the Department of Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences (GMES).
Witte Family Endowed Faculty Fellow in Mining Engineering
Dr. Chatterjee, associate professor in GMES, has been appointed the new Witte Family Endowed Faculty Fellow in Mining Engineering, a position created to retain and attract highly qualified faculty who are at the top of their profession, inspire students to think beyond the classroom material, and integrate their research into the classroom.
Chatterjee was instrumental in developing GMES’s new interdisciplinary program in mining engineering and now teaches several key courses for this program. He continuously updates his courses to adopt new teaching and technological approaches and incorporates research in his instruction. He is always looking out for students’ best interests by seeking ways for them to participate in research and design projects in order to enhance their learning and professional development.