Dr. Costas Georghiades, associate dean for research and Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES) associate agency director for strategic initiatives and centers, has been appointed Texas A&M University’s new senior associate vice president for research. His appointment is effective April 1.
“We are grateful for Dr. Georghiades’ many contributions to the Texas A&M Engineering program during his distinguished career,” said M. Katherine Banks, vice chancellor and dean of engineering. “We wish Dr. Georghiades the best in his new position and look forward to continued collaborations and interactions.”
Additionally, Dr. Narasimha Reddy, the J.W. Runyon, Jr. ’35 Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, will assume the responsibilities of the associate dean for research and TEES associate agency director. Reddy currently serves as the TEES assistant agency director for national global initiatives.
Georghiades joined the college of engineering in 1985 as a faculty member in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and served as department head from 2005 until moving to the Office of the Vice Chancellor and Dean in 2012. He is the holder of the Delbert A. Whitaker Endowed Chair.
Reddy earned is Ph.D. in computer engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1990. He has received numerous awards and honors and is a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.