E. Bruce Pitman, researcher and professor in the department of mathematics, adjunct professor in the department of mechanical and aerospace engineering, and associate dean for research and sponsored programs in the College of Arts and Sciences, was named dean of the college on Friday. Harvey G. Stenger Jr., interim provost and executive vice president for academic affairs, made the announcement after an internal university search.
Pitman, who joined UB as assistant professor of mathematics in 1989, succeeds SUNY Distinguished Professor Bruce D. McCombe, who had served as dean of CAS since 2007. Pitman also serves as the chair for education and outreach at the Center for Computation Research and previously served as UB's vice provost for educational technology from 2000 to 2003 and as director of graduate studies in the department of mathematics from 1997 to 1999, among other titles.
He previously developed a graduate certificate in computational science and two graduate courses in high-performance computing. He also organized an undergraduate degree and advanced certificate in bioinformatics and computation biology with colleagues in the departments of computer science and engineering and biological sciences.
Pitman received a bachelor's degree in physics and mathematics from Northwestern University and earned a Ph.D. in mathematics from Duke University in 1985.
CAS is home to 25 departments, including the humanities, arts, social sciences and natural sciences, as well as 14 interdisciplinary programs. There are more than 15,000 students enrolled in CAS and 500 faculty members.
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