{"682104":{"#nid":"682104","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Shreyes Melkote to Lead Woodruff School as Interim Chair","body":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.me.gatech.edu\/faculty\/melkote\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EShreyes Melkote\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, the Morris M. Bryan, Jr. Professor for\u0026nbsp;Advanced Manufacturing Systems, will serve as interim 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 beginning May 15.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EHe will assume the temporary role after \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/coe.gatech.edu\/news\/2025\/02\/devesh-ranjan-named-engineering-dean-university-wisconsin-madison\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDevesh Ranjan departs Georgia Tech to become dean of the College of Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI am deeply appreciative of Shreyes\u2019 willingness to step into this role during our search process,\u0022 said Raheem Beyah, dean of the College of Engineering and Southern Company Chair. \u0022This appointment reflects his exceptional leadership on campus. Shreyes\u2019 achievements and dedication to Georgia Tech make him the ideal person to guide us through this transition period, and I look forward to continuing our collaboration in this new capacity.\u0022\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EMelkote has been a Woodruff School faculty member since in 1995. His\u0026nbsp;research focuses on subtractive and hybrid manufacturing, industrial robotics for manufacturing, and application of artificial intelligence and machine learning methods for automated manufacturing process planning.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHe was awarded Georgia Tech\u2019s\u003Cem\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003Eoutstanding achievement in research engagement and outreach award in 2024. The annual honor is presented by the Office of the Executive Vice President for Research.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMelkote is the associate director for the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/manufacturing\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGeorgia Tech Manufacturing Institute\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;(GTMI), Georgia Tech\u0027s interdisciplinary research institute tackling the challenges facing manufacturers and helping to insure future global competitiveness.\u0026nbsp;He also serves as executive director of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/novelis\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ENovelis Innovation Hub\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI am honored to serve the Woodruff School in an interim capacity. It is an opportunity to give back to the School and the Institute that have supported me in my professional growth during the past 30 years,\u201d Melkote said. \u201cI look forward to working with faculty, staff, and students until the next school chair is chosen to lead it.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMelkote has published nearly 300 peer-reviewed papers in leading journals and conference proceedings. His honors include the American Society of Mechanical Engineers\u2019 (ASME)\u0026nbsp;Milton C. Shaw Manufacturing Research Medal and the Blackall Machine Tool and Gage Award. He also was awarded the Society of Manufacturing Engineer\u2019s (SME) Gold Medal and Dell K. Allen Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineer Award.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EMelkote is an elected Fellow of ASME, SME, and CIRP, The International Academy for Production Engineering.\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EMelkote to serve in role after departure of Devesh Ranjan.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Melkote to serve in role after departure of Devesh Ranjan."}],"uid":"35575","created_gmt":"2025-04-28 20:43:55","changed_gmt":"2025-04-28 20:44:54","author":"adavidson38","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2025-04-14T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2025-04-14T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"676978":{"id":"676978","type":"image","title":"Shreyes-Melkote-horizontal.png","body":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.me.gatech.edu\/faculty\/melkote\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EShreyes Melkote\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, the Morris M. 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