Indian-origin professor named Dean of Purdue's College of Engineering

Arvind Raman, an Indian-origin professor and administrator has been named the Dean of Purdue University's prestigious College of Engineering based in the US state of Indiana. Raman, an IIT Delhi graduate and the executive associate dean of engineering and the Robert V. Adams Professor in Mechanical Engineering at the university, was named the Dean on Monday by the Purdue executive vice president for academic affairs and diversity, Patrick Wolfe.

"Professor Raman is passionate about the role of engineering in creating innovative solutions for people and society. We're confident that as our next engineering dean, he will lead the college to new levels of excellence and impact," Wolfe said in a statement.

Raman's tenure begins on April 1, and he will succeed Mark Lundstrom, an Electrical and Computer Engineering professor.


"It is truly an honour to be selected to lead the nation's largest top-ranked college of engineering at a university with a tremendous legacy and a record of innovation and impact on a global scale," Raman was quoted as saying in the statement. "The College of Engineering, in partnership with our faculty, students, staff, alumni and industry partners, is poised for excellence at scale and the promise to pursue and lead truly game-changing initiatives that will impact the state, nation and world."