Karen Thole to become College of Engineering dean at University of Michigan
Karen Thole, distinguished professor of mechanical engineering at Penn State. Credit: Kate Myers/Penn State. All Rights Reserved.
Karen A. Thole has been named the Robert J. Vlasic Dean of the University of Michigan’s College of Engineering, effective Aug. 1. Thole currently is a University Distinguished Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and director of the START (Steady Thermal Aero Research Turbine) Lab at The Pennsylvania State University, and director of the Engineering Ambassadors Network. Her five-year appointment was authorized by Laurie McCauley, provost and executive vice president for academic affairs, and will be reported to the Board of Regents at its May 16 meeting. Thole also was appointed a professor with tenure in mechanical engineering.