July 21, 2025
Nancy Allbritton via Engr-staff via ece-staff
3:02 PM (5 minutes ago)
Colleagues,
I am pleased to announce the reappointment of Professor Eric Klavins as Chair of the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering (ECE) for a second 5-year term. His reappointment follows a comprehensive review process that included input from faculty, staff, students, postdocs, and members of the ECE External Advisory Board. The feedback received was overwhelmingly positive and underscored Professor Klavins’ exceptional leadership, vision, and dedication to the department.
During his first term, Professor Klavins led ECE through a period of significant growth and transformation. His team’s accomplishments include successfully recruiting and hiring outstanding faculty and staff, implementing mentorship programs, expanding industry partnerships, fostering a culture of inclusion and collaboration within the department, and modernizing the ECE curriculum.
The department is poised to build on this solid foundation in Eric’s next term. I am confident that his thoughtful and collaborative leadership will continue to guide ECE to new heights.
I am grateful for the work of the review committee, chaired by Per Reinhall (ME), and including Arka Mujumdar and Matt Reynolds as ECE representatives, Summer Dela Cruz Parkes (HCDE), and Ruikang Wang (BioE). Many thanks to all who provided valuable feedback during the review process as well.
Please join me in congratulating Eric on his reappointment.
Best,
Nancy
Nancy Allbritton
Frank & Julie Jungers Dean of Engineering
Professor of Bioengineering