Professor Pratul Ajmera has been named interim chair of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.
Ajmera and computer engineering faculty were asked to consider serving as interim department chair after the death of former chair Jorge Aravena on Sept. 17.
Ajmera nominated himself for the position and was chosen by College of Engineering Dean Richard Koubek.
“Pratul brings many years of experience in the department and on Faculty Senate,” Koubek said in an e-mail to electrical and computer engineering faculty.
Ajmera received his bachelor’s degree in electronics and electrical communication engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology in Kharagpur, India, and earned his master’s and doctorate degrees in electrical engineering from North Carolina State University in the ’70s.
Ajmera has taught in the University’s Electrical and Computer Engineering Department since 1982.
“His awareness of the University operations, long ties with the alumni and keen interest in seeing the department move forward will serve us well as we navigate through what looks like quite challenging fiscal times,” Koubek said.
 
 
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