Andrea Goldsmith, an accomplished entrepreneur and pioneer in the field of wireless communications, was appointed as new Dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS), the University announced on April 15.She has been appointed effective Sept. 1, and she will also join the University faculty as the Arthur LeGrand Doty Professor of Electrical Engineering.
Former Dean of SEAS and the Michael Henry Strater University Professor of Electrical Engineering H. Vincent Poor GS ’77 led the search committee for the new dean. Poor is also serving as Interim Dean of SEAS until September.
Goldsmith will replace Emily A. Carter, the Gerhard R. Andlinger Professor in Energy and the computer science vs computer engineering, Emeritus, who served as SEAS Dean until 2019 when she became Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost at the University of California, Los Angeles.
Goldsmith is currently the Stephen Harris Professor of Engineering and Professor of Electrical Engineering at Stanford University, where she has worked for 21 years. Her work began in the 1990s when she started developing mathematical approaches to improving Wi-Fi systems through increased efficiency and capacity. Her methods are used in cellphone networks to the present day, the University announcement noted.
Former Dean of SEAS and the Michael Henry Strater University Professor of Electrical Engineering H. Vincent Poor GS ’77 led the search committee for the new dean. Poor is also serving as Interim Dean of SEAS until September.
Goldsmith will replace Emily A. Carter, the Gerhard R. Andlinger Professor in Energy and the computer science vs computer engineering, Emeritus, who served as SEAS Dean until 2019 when she became Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost at the University of California, Los Angeles.
Goldsmith is currently the Stephen Harris Professor of Engineering and Professor of Electrical Engineering at Stanford University, where she has worked for 21 years. Her work began in the 1990s when she started developing mathematical approaches to improving Wi-Fi systems through increased efficiency and capacity. Her methods are used in cellphone networks to the present day, the University announcement noted.
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