Professor Kankar Bhattacharya has been selected as the new chair of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Waterloo.
Bhattacharya, who will take over from interim chair Manoj Sachdev, is scheduled to begin a four-year term May 1.
Kankar Bhattacharya is the new chair of electrical and computer engineering at Waterloo.
Currently the associate chair for graduate studies in electrical and computer engineering, Bhattacharya’s research interests include power systems, electricity markets, energy storage systems, microgrids, mathematical modelling and systems analysis.
The appointment was announced by Dean Mary Wells, who thanked Sachdev for his “outstanding leadership, dedication and hard work’’ as interim chair and said he will work closely with Bhattacharya during the winter semester to ensure a smooth transition.