{"681114":{"#nid":"681114","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Devesh Ranjan Named Engineering Dean at University of Wisconsin-Madison","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.me.gatech.edu\/faculty\/ranjan\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDevesh Ranjan\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, the Eugene C. Gwaltney, Jr. School Chair of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.me.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGeorge W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, has been named dean of the College of Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW).\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERanjan graduated from UW and has been at Georgia Tech since 2014. He was selected as dean by UW Provost Charles Isbell, a Georgia Tech graduate and former dean of the College of Computing.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERanjan will lead the Woodruff School through the spring semester. He will join UW in June.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cDevesh is a visionary leader who has created numerous programs to strengthen the Woodruff School community,\u201d said Raheem Beyah, dean of the College of Engineering and Southern Company Chair. \u201cGeorgia Tech is my alma mater, and I know there\u2019s nothing like going home. Devesh\u2019s deep commitment and determination will undoubtedly lead to his continued success as he returns to UW to innovate and lead the university\u2019s college of engineering. I\u2019m grateful for his commitment to Tech and the Woodruff School, as well as his valuable guidance and partnership.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/coe.gatech.edu\/news\/2025\/02\/devesh-ranjan-named-engineering-dean-university-wisconsin-madison\u0022\u003ERead more on the COE Website\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.me.gatech.edu\/faculty\/ranjan\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDevesh Ranjan\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, the Eugene C. Gwaltney, Jr. School Chair of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.me.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGeorge W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, has been named dean of the College of Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW).\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERanjan graduated from UW and has been at Georgia Tech since 2014. He was selected as dean by UW Provost Charles Isbell, a Georgia Tech graduate and former dean of the College of Computing.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERanjan will lead the Woodruff School through the spring semester. He will join UW in June.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cDevesh is a visionary leader who has created numerous programs to strengthen the Woodruff School community,\u201d said Raheem Beyah, dean of the College of Engineering and Southern Company Chair. \u201cGeorgia Tech is my alma mater, and I know there\u2019s nothing like going home. Devesh\u2019s deep commitment and determination will undoubtedly lead to his continued success as he returns to UW to innovate and lead the university\u2019s college of engineering. I\u2019m grateful for his commitment to Tech and the Woodruff School, as well as his valuable guidance and partnership.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Ranjan has established numerous fundraising, outreach, and community-building initiatives as chair of the Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering."}],"uid":"36413","created_gmt":"2025-03-11 23:29:09","changed_gmt":"2025-03-11 23:31:05","author":"pdevarajan3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2025-02-18T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2025-02-18T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"676530":{"id":"676530","type":"image","title":"DeveshRanjan_4x5.jpeg","body":"\u003Cp\u003EDevesh Ranjan\u003C\/p\u003E","created":"1741735790","gmt_created":"2025-03-11 23:29:50","changed":"1741735790","gmt_changed":"2025-03-11 23:29:50","alt":"Devesh Ranjan","file":{"fid":"260331","name":"DeveshRanjan_4x5.jpeg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/03\/11\/DeveshRanjan_4x5.jpeg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/03\/11\/DeveshRanjan_4x5.jpeg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":261614,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2025\/03\/11\/DeveshRanjan_4x5.jpeg?itok=zK8dp4Rl"}}},"media_ids":["676530"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/coe.gatech.edu\/news\/2025\/02\/devesh-ranjan-named-engineering-dean-university-wisconsin-madison","title":"Read Story on CoE Newspage"}],"groups":[{"id":"367481","name":"SEI Energy"}],"categories":[{"id":"144","name":"Energy"},{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"186858","name":"go-sei"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39531","name":"Energy and Sustainable Infrastructure"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJason Maderer (maderer@gatech.edu)\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["maderer@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}