Jelena Kovacevic Is Named NYU's Engineering School Dean

摘要

Jelena Kovacevic will join New York University's Tan-don School of Engineering, Brooklyn, as dean, effective in August. Currently heading Carnegie Mellon University's electrical and computer engineering department, her research includes applying data science to smart infrastructure. Kovacevic will succeed Katepalli Sreenivasan. He remains Eugene Kleiner professor for innovation in mechanical engineering. NYU, which merged with Polytechnic University in 2014 to create Tan-don, has committed $500 million to improve its facilities and programs.