Above all, I am truly indebted to the University of Arkansas at Little Rock where I spent a wonderful 18 years and my new institution, Arkansas State University, for allowing me to be part of the beautiful Natural State’s journey into the future.”īhattacharyya’s areas of research specialty are the emerging fields of smart materials and thin films, with numerous journal articles and peer-reviewed conference papers in the field. I look forward to working with my colleagues in the college and its champions – the entire A-State community as well as external community members including industry leaders – to deliver on the workforce needs and add to the economic vitality of Jonesboro and the upper Delta region.
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We will take full advantage of the birth of the new college at a time when manufacturing and industrial activity in the upper Delta region are on a growth streak. Meeting with a cross-section of the students in the college was a truly energizing experience. “The passion and dedication of the outstanding faculty and staff of the college towards the student learning experience and student success came through loud and clear during my visit to Jonesboro. “I consider it a very humbling moment and an incredible privilege to begin my service at A-State as the inaugural dean of the newly minted College of Engineering and Computer Science,” Bhattacharyya said. I am excited to serve alongside Abhijit in the coming years.”
We are now poised to meet the pressing need of industry and manufacturers in the upper Delta. Hiring someone with Dr. Bhattacharyya’s impeccable record as our inaugural dean of the new college was the logical next step. Creating the College of Engineering and Computer Science in 2018 was an important first step. “They need more A-State engineering graduates and we are committed to meeting that need. “For the past 18 months, I have met with many industry leaders in Northeast Arkansas,” Damphousse said. This past year, Chancellor Damphousse oversaw the combination of the three ABET-accredited engineering programs with the university’s Department of Computer Science to create the new college. Previously, Arkansas State had a College of Engineering composed of its three engineering specialty areas. The appointment of Bhattacharyya is the first for the newly reorganized college at A-State. The Center for Integrative Nanotechnology Sciences and the Emerging Analytics Center come under his purview as well. Bhattacharyya has also managed the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs, the Office of Research Compliance, the TechLaunch Office, and the Machine and Electronics Shop of UA Little Rock. 13, which will take effect at the start of the new fiscal year, July 1, 2019.įor the past two and a half years, Bhattacharyya has served as the interim vice provost for research and dean of the graduate school at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock (UA Little Rock). Abhijit Bhattacharyya, has accepted the appointment as the inaugural dean for the College of Engineering and Computer Science at Arkansas State University.Ĭhancellor Kelly Damphousse announced Bhattacharyya’s appointment, Wednesday, Feb. JONESBORO – A leader in the state in the cutting-edge areas of smart materials and thin films, Dr.
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