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Monday, June 12, 2017

Pandurang Ashrit appointed dean of the sciences faculty

Pandurang Ashrit has been named dean of the sciences faculty at the Université de Moncton. The university’s Board of Governors ratified the appointment at its meeting held on Saturday, June 10, 2017.

Professor Ashrit holds a Ph.D. in solid-state physics from the Central University of Karnataka in India. He has worked at the Université de Moncton since 1987 and led the physics and astronomy department from 2007-2008 and again from 2010-2016.

His research program focuses on both the fundamental and applied aspects of advanced materials. His applied research interests are mainly in the development and refinement of “intelligent” coatings which have a very high application potential in the aerospace and defence sectors. His work has been recognized by an R3 Award for innovation from the New Brunswick Innovation Foundation for excellence in applied research. He has nearly 80 peer-reviewed articles to his credit, while a monograph published by Elsevier will appear in June 2017. He has mentored a number of undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate students. He has also supervised postgraduate researchers.

Professor Ashrit’s appointment takes effect on July 1, 2017, for a regular term of five years.



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