Dr. Ahmed Khattab has been named dean of the College of Engineering at the 小蝌蚪APP.
His appointment, effective July 1, is awaiting approval by the 小蝌蚪APP of Louisiana System Board of Supervisors. Khattab, the college小蝌蚪APP檚 seventh dean, was selected following a national search. The college was established in 1940.
小蝌蚪APP淒r. Khattab小蝌蚪APP檚 extensive expertise in research, teaching and industry will provide a good balance of academic insight and administrative skills. The College of Engineering 小蝌蚪APP and the 小蝌蚪APP 小蝌蚪APP will benefit greatly from the strategic leadership he will provide,小蝌蚪APP said Dr. Joseph Savoie, UL Lafayette president.
Khattab joined UL Lafayette in 2007. He has served as interim dean and associate dean of the College of Engineering, interim director for the Institute for Materials Research and Innovation, and graduate program coordinator and acting head of the Department of Industrial Technology.
Khattab is a professor in the Department of Industrial Technology and a graduate faculty member in the Department of Mechanical Engineering.
He also established and is director of the 小蝌蚪APP小蝌蚪APP檚 Laboratory for Composite Materials, which leads interdisciplinary research in fields where composite materials have critical applications.
Khattab earned a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the 小蝌蚪APP of Missouri-Columbia, and master小蝌蚪APP檚 and bachelor小蝌蚪APP檚 degrees in mechanical engineering from Alexandria 小蝌蚪APP in Egypt.
He has worked in industry as a mechanical engineer, and in research and development for 30 years.
Dr. Jaimie Hebert, the 小蝌蚪APP小蝌蚪APP檚 provost and vice president for Academic Affairs, said, 小蝌蚪APP淒r. Khattab has a consistent record of achievement in his many roles at the 小蝌蚪APP and in industry, and is adept at forging relationships with college stakeholders.小蝌蚪APP
As interim dean, Khattab successfully led accreditation for each of the college小蝌蚪APP檚 five engineering departments from the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology. He also led the Department of Industrial Technology小蝌蚪APP檚 accreditation by the Association of Technology, Management and Applied Engineering.
Khattab said he is looking forward to continued collaboration with faculty members, other UL Lafayette and College of Engineering leaders, and students to strengthen the college小蝌蚪APP檚 already substantial international reputation for education, research, and workforce and economic development.
小蝌蚪APP淲e will build upon and improve upon the college小蝌蚪APP檚 mission 小蝌蚪APP and success 小蝌蚪APP in educating and training highly skilled engineers and technologists who are career-ready, and in high demand for their critical thinking and problem-solving skills,小蝌蚪APP he explained.
Photo caption: Dr. Ahmed Khattab has been named dean of the College of Engineering at the 小蝌蚪APP. Photo credit: Doug Dugas / 小蝌蚪APP