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Amit Kanvinde sitting at desk wearing tan jacket

Amit Kanvinde

  • Associate Dean
  • Academic Personnel and Planning
Amit Kanvinde is responsible for the overall area of academic personnel and planning. In this role, he oversees academic merits and promotions for the College of Engineering. He is also responsible for new appointments and reappointments of academic personnel. Finally, he oversees planning and search processes for faculty hiring.
Dean Richard Corsi in front of Kemper Hall Building

Three Questions for Dean Richard Corsi

  • by Jocelyn Anderson, UC Davis Magazine
As part of a sit down with UC Davis Magazine, Dean Richard Corsi and UC Davis' new deans in the College of Letters and Science and School of Veterinary Medicine discussed their plans and visions for the respective departments. Dean Corsi's answers are excerpted below.
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Sanjeevi Sivasankar Appointed Faculty Advisor to the Dean for Diversity and Inclusion

  • by Molly Bechtel
Sanjeevi Sivasankar, professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering, has been appointed the College of Engineering’s faculty advisor to the dean for diversity and inclusion, effective September 1. In this role, Sivasankar will champion initiatives that promote DEI and support Dean Richard Corsi in attracting and retaining a diverse and inclusive college community.
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Raissa D’Souza Appointed Associate Dean for Research

  • by Molly Bechtel

Raissa D’Souza, a professor in the Departments of Computer Science and Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, has been appointed as the new associate dean for research in the College of Engineering. D'Souza assumes the role at an exciting time as the college continues to advance its research profile and enterprise.

Dean Richard Corsi showing HEPA filter

A Conversation with Richard Corsi

  • by Carolyn Wilke
After decades of researching indoor air quality, it’s not the publications and conference presentations that environmental engineer Richard L. Corsi considers his most impactful contributions. Instead, what stands out is an idea from late one summer night in 2020 that became Corsi-Rosenthal air filtration boxes.
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