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FIU
Names Stony Book's PrasadNew Dean, College of Engineering A
1983 doctoral graduate (Mechanical Engineering) of the University
of Delaware, Prasad played a key role in the expansion of engineering
education, research and partnerships with the private sector at
Stony Brook. He assisted in the development of his college's new
graduate programs in Bioengineering, Mechatronics Engineering and
Information Systems and the proposed undergraduate program in Chemical
Engineering. While
he was associate dean, sponsored research increased by almost 50
percent to more than $16 million, and Stony Brook now works with
more than 100 private firms through New York's Program of Strategic
Partnership for Industrial Resurgence. With
research interests that include semiconductor wafer manufacturing,
convective heat transfer, heat transfer in porous media, materials
processing and crystal growth, Prasad holds two patents (both with
other collaborators) and has published numerous symposia volumes,
articles in edited books and professional journal papers. He has
significant experience in advanced research, having served as director
of the Air Force Office of Scientific Research/DARPA Consortium
for Crystal Growth Research, a multidisciplinary research initiative
of the Department of Defense supporting a consortium of six U.S.
institutions. In
addition to the Air Force, supporters of his research include both
public and private funding sources, such as the National Science
Foundation, GT Equipment Technologies and IBM, among others. He
is an elected fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers
and a member of the USRA Microgravity Science Research Council that
reviews NASA Programs in Fluid Physics, Combustion and Materials. "The
College of Engineering at FIU has a tradition of leading FIU's advanced
research initiatives," said Provost Mark Rosenberg. "We
expect that Dr. Prasad will provide leadership to enhance its role
as the University's lead research unit, that he will improve the
quality and breadth of engineering undergraduate education programs,
and that the College will be reaccredited in the next few years."
FIU's
College of Engineering is a leader in Engineering education, producing
more Hispanic engineers, for instance, than any other university
in the United States. Its Hemispheric Center for Environmental Technology
is one of the nation's premiere centers focused on safe and efficient
nuclear waste cleanup and disposal. Media contact: Alexandra Pecharic, 305-348-2234 |
