Professor Ahmet Selamet named chair of Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

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It is announced that Ahmet Selamet has been named chair of the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering effective July 1, 2012.

Selamet is a professor and associate chair in mechanical and aerospace engineering. He runs the flow, engine and acoustics research laboratories within the Center for Automotive Research.

Selamet is recognized as a leader in advanced automotive powertrain systems, wave dynamics, noise and pollutant emission control, combustion, fluid mechanics and heat transfer. He is also a Fellow of the Acoustical Society of America and the Society of Automotive Engineers.

Please welcome Selamet as he steps into the new position.

The outgoing chair is Cheena Srinivasan, who announced at the beginning of this academic year that he would be stepping down as chair. He will continue in his role as an department faculty member. We wish Cheena the best in his new endeavor.

David B. Williams, PhD, ScD
Dean, College of Engineering
The Ohio State University

Category: Faculty