Aero Alum Selected Dean of the University of Washington College of Engineering
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A former Ohio State faculty member and current professor and interim dean of the College of Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Michael B. Bragg, has been selected dean of the University of Washington (UW) College of Engineering, effective July 15, 2013. The announcement was made earlier today by UW President Michael Young and Provost Ana Mari Cauce. The appointment is subject to approval of the UW Board of Regents.
“We are very excited that Mike Bragg will be joining us as our next dean of engineering,” said Young. “He is a renowned expert in aerospace engineering and a proven leader who gets results. Educating engineers is crucial to our economic future in the state, and Mike is a visionary educator who understands this issue. He is coming from one great engineering program to another, and we are certain he will build on the excellent work being done in the College.”
During his tenure at University of Illinois, Bragg has held numerous leadership positions including head of the aerospace engineering department, associate dean for research and administrative affairs, executive associate dean for academic affairs, and interim dean in the College of Engineering. Bragg, who received university, college and department-level recognition at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign for his teaching and advising, taught graduate and undergraduate level aerodynamics and flight mechanics.
During his tenure at University of Illinois, Bragg has held numerous leadership positions including head of the aerospace engineering department, associate dean for research and administrative affairs, executive associate dean for academic affairs, and interim dean in the College of Engineering. Bragg, who received university, college and department-level recognition at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign for his teaching and advising, taught graduate and undergraduate level aerodynamics and flight mechanics.
He received a bachelor’s degree in 1976, a master’s degree in 1977 (both in aeronautical and astronautical engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign), and a doctorate from The Ohio State University in 1981. He was a faculty member at Ohio State from 1981 to 1989 and is a Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. He has received several national awards for his work.
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