[Staff] [Faculty] Associate Dean for Graduate Studies and Research

[Janusz Supernak]

My congratulations to Eugene!
A well deserved choice that will benefit all of us.
Best of luck, Eugene!

Best regards

Janusz

On Tue, May 10, 2016 at 4:06 PM, Monte Mehrabadi <mehrabadi at sdsu.edu> wrote:

> To Engineering Faculty and Staff:
>
> As I communicated to you earlier, due to the recent growth in enrollment
> and increase in the number of new faculty joining the College, we need to
> restructure and divide the duties of the position of the Associate Dean of
> Engineering into the Associate Dean for Graduate Studies and Research and
> the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies.
>
> It is my pleasure to inform you that Dr. Eugene Olevsky, Distinguished
> Professor of Mechanical Engineering and the current Director of the Joint
> Doctoral Program has agreed to serve as the inaugural Associate Dean for
> Graduate Studies and Research.  I would like to thank the faculty and staff
> who provided their input and helped me throughout this process.
>
> As the Associate Dean for Graduate Studies and Research, Dr. Olevsky will
> be responsible for overseeing initiatives that support and enhance the
> graduate programs and the research enterprise within the College of
> Engineering including:
>
> 1. Managing and growing the Joint Doctoral Program (JDP) and other
> existing graduate programs and developing new graduate programs.
>
> 2. Facilitating the organizational and institutional support for major
> research initiatives and proposals, mentoring new faculty, reviewing
> proposals, assisting faculty in identifying new research opportunities
> especially those that are interdisciplinary.
>
> 3. Serving as liaison to the SDSU Research Foundation, managing grants and
> contracts (approving the proposal routing forms, indirect costs, and cost
> sharing), and research infrastructure.
>
> 4. Ensuring responsible research conduct and research safety.
>
> 5. Developing research collaborations with San Diego's robust local
> engineering industry and governmental laboratories, overseeing the
> College’s technology transfer and industrial research relations, and
> approving requests for consultant or other service agreements.
>
> 6. Managing data collection and reporting for collegiate research and
> graduate programs.
>
> 7. Coordinating with Department Chairs the scheduling of graduate courses,
> the resolution of course conflicts, and the allocation of assigned time for
> research.
>
> 8. Working with the College Curriculum Committee and reviewing graduate
> curriculum proposals.
>
>
> Please join me in wishing Eugene well in his new role as Associate Dean
> for Graduate Studies and Research in the College of Engineering.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Monte
>
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