« Washington Engineer - August 2006
Sahr takes post with undergraduate education
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John D. Sahr, professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and a leading researcher in passive radar technology, has accepted the position of associate dean for undergraduate academic affairs in the UW Office of Undergraduate Education.
“John is a great teacher and a strong scientist,” said Edward Taylor, vice provost and dean of undergraduate academic affairs. “As an engineering faculty member, he has been a good citizen of undergraduate education and brings a number of strengths to the core work of the Office of Undergraduate Education.”
Sahr earned a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering at the California Institute of Technology in 1984, and a doctorate from Cornell University in 1990. He joined the UW as a faculty member in electrical engineering in 1991. His research includes space plasma physics, scattering theory and radar signal processing. He has received several teaching awards from the College of Engineering, as well as the college’s Faculty Achievement Award. He is also a recipient of the Henry Booker Prize from the International Union of Radio Science.
Mani Soma to move into provost’s office
- Mani Soma, professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering who has been serving as interim dean for more than a year and half, will become associate vice provost for research in the fall.
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Mani Soma, professor in the UW’s Department of Electrical Engineering who has served as interim engineering dean since the departure of Denice Denton more than a year and a half ago, will move into the provost’s office on Sept. 1.
Soma has been appointed as the UW’s Associate Vice Provost for Research, according to Vice Provost for Research Mary Lidstrom.
“Mani has a distinguished record of interdisciplinary research and education in system reliability research,” Lidstrom said. “He will join the Office of Research team to help develop proactive and client-oriented approaches to facilitating research at the UW.”
In addition, Lidstrom said, Soma will focus on industry relations and information systems technology.
Soma, whose hobbies include folk dancing, is known among colleagues for his team-building ability and sense of humor as well as for his research and teaching prowess.