Provost announces newly promoted and tenured faculty
Rice Engineering promotes 16 faculty
“The School of Engineering is home to an impressive group of faculty whose sustained excellence has accelerated their careers. Their work is making an impact at Rice and beyond,” said Amy K. Dittmar, Howard R. Hughes Provost and executive vice president for academic affairs.
“Promotion is an important milestone and recognition of the faculty member’s accomplishments,” said Luay Nakhleh, William and Stephanie Sick Dean of Engineering. “We are proud of all our faculty who have been promoted and wish them continued success as they maintain this trajectory of excellence for many years at Rice.”
Promoted to full professor:
Yuji Zhao in electrical and computer engineering (ECE) earned his Ph.D. in ECE from the University of California at Santa Barbara in 2012 and joined the Rice faculty in 2021. His research interests span electronic materials, advanced devices and nanotechnologies, with an emphasis on wide bandgap semiconductors for energy efficiency.