UTA appoints a world renowned researcher and distinguished scholar as Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

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Dr. Teik C. Lim, Dean of the College of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Cincinnati (UC), will be the next Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs of UTA

Dr. Teik C. Lim, Dean of the College of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Cincinnati (UC), will be the next Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs of UTA, announced today by President Vistasp Karbhari.
Dr. Lim, whose appointment takes effect June 30, 2017, is an experienced leader, accomplished scholar and innovator. Since 2012, Dr. Lim served as the 19th Dean of the College of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Cincinnati, overseeing significant growth in enrollment, reputation, faculty size, corporate partnerships, research funding and endowments. A strong believer in collaboration, Dean Lim established a unique UC Simulation Center funded by P&G that now supports 75 research students from 5 colleges at the University of Cincinnati and was replicated at 3 other global sites, and strengthened the partnership between the College of Engineering and Applied Science, the College of Medicine and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital through an interdisciplinary biomedical engineering initiative. 
Lim also enhanced the University’s global engagement programs including the establishment of a signature professional dual Master’s degree with international partners in Europe and Asia, and the Joint Engineering Co-op Institute in partnership with Chongqing University in China – the first such mandatory co-op program in the country for engineers. As an advocate for entrepreneurship, he not only strengthened the highly regarded UC cooperative education program, but also significantly enhanced it to focus on the innovation economy.
“The selection committee was extremely impressed with Dr. Teik C. Lim’s depth of experience and established record of devising innovative ways of addressing conventional challenges in a university environment,” said Duane Dimos, Vice President for Research at UTA and chair of the search committee. As dean, Dr. Lim ...

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