Ohio State Provost Joe Alutto today announced that Dr. Gregory N. Washington has been appointed the interim dean for the College of Engineering. Subject to approval by the Board of Trustees, his appointment will be effective from October 1, 2008, through September 30, 2010. He will replace W. A. “Bud” Baeslack III when he steps down as dean on September 30 to assume the position of executive vice president and provost at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland.
Washington, professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, associate dean for research in the College of Engineering, and currently the interim director of the Institute for Energy and the Environment, joined Ohio State’s faculty in 1995. He has been involved in research in the design and control of smart material systems, the design and control of hybrid electric vehicles, and the design of smart electromagnetic systems.
The author of more than 100 publications in journals, edited volumes and conference proceedings, Washington has conducted research for a host of organizations including the National Science Foundation, NASA, General Motors, the Air Force Research Laboratory and the Army Research Office. He has a long list of research and teaching awards that includes the Ohio State Alumni Award for Distinguished Teaching, the Harrison Faculty Award for Excellence in Engineering Education, the NSF CAREER Award, and the Lumley Research Award. His service to his department, college and the University has been broad and deep. He earned his bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees at North Carolina State University.
