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

[Ashkan Ashrafi]

Dear Dr. Olevsky,

Congratulations on the new new appointment as the Associate Dean of 
Graduate Studies and Research. I am sure under your leadership we can 
significantly improve our graduate programs and enhance our research 
endeavors.

Best regards,
Ashkan



On 5/10/16 4:06 PM, Monte Mehrabadi 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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