New Positions & Dream Jobs

Dr. Rafael L. Bras (MA B ’72), has been named the new provost and executive vice president for Academic Affairs at Georgia Tech.

Dr. Bras is currently a distinguished professor and dean of the Henry Samueli School of Engineering at the University of California-Irvine. He will start his new position at Georgia Tech on September 1.

Dr. Bras is joining Tech President G.P. “Bud” Peterson (KS G ’75). Read more here

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University of California, Merced has announced the appointment of Dr. E. Daniel Hirleman (IN A ’73) as the new dean of the School of Engineering.

Dr. Hirleman will start October 1. Most recently, he has been professor and head of mechanical engineering at Purdue University. Read the full press release for more information.

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A civil and environmental engineering student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison wrote a blog entry for The Wall Street Journal about his dream job.

The blog was part of a series that will “follow seniors as they look for work in a tough job market.” Read the blog post for the full story

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