The University of Wisconsin-Madison named Ian Robertson as the new dean of the university’s College of Engineering Tuesday.
Robertson is currently a professor of engineering at the University of Illinois and director of the Division of Materials Research at the National Science Foundation. He will officially begin his new position as dean March 1.
Robertson earned a doctorate from the University of Oxford in metallurgy and an undergraduate degree in the same field from University of Strathclyde in Scotland before becoming a professor at Illinois.
The officeholder acts as the highest academic and executive officer for the college, as well as being responsible for personnel, fundraising, curriculum, community relations, budget, physical facilities and academic affairs.
Robertson will take over for current Dean of Engineering Paul Peercy, who announced plans to retire in February.
