Kulkarni named Dean of Princeton University's Graduate School

Sanjeev Kulkarni, professor of electrical engineering and director of the Keller Center, has been appointed as the next dean of the Princeton University Graduate School, effective March 31, University officials announced on Monday.

He will succeed William Russel, who has served as dean since 2002 and will step down this year.

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Princeton President Christopher L. Eisgruber recommended Kulkarni's appointment and it was approved by the Board of Trustees on Jan. 25. 

"Sanjeev Kulkarni will be a spectacular dean for Princeton's Graduate School," Eisgruber said. "Sanj has a well-deserved reputation for excellence as an interdisciplinary scholar, a versatile administrator and a constructive colleague. He cares deeply about the welfare of students, and he will be a thoughtful and effective advocate for graduate education in the years to come. I have no doubt that Sanj is the right person to build upon Bill Russel's many fine accomplishments as dean of the Graduate School."

About 2,600 students pursue master's and doctoral degrees in 42 departments and programs at Princeton.

Kulkarni holds a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering and bachelor's and master's degrees in mathematics, all from Clarkson University. He earned a master's degree in electrical engineering at Stanford University and then his Ph.D. in electrical engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.