Dear Colleagues,
Today, the Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing (ARM) Institute announced the appointment of its new chief executive officer, Dr. Byron C. Clayton. Dr. Clayton succeeds Dr. Gary Fedder, who has held the interim CEO role since early 2017.
Effective today, Gary returns to his role as vice provost for research (VPR) at Carnegie Mellon, while remaining an active champion for ARM. We appreciate Gary’s hard work in the interim ARM CEO role and his role in leading the effort to found and launch this new enterprise, which is a benefit to CMU and to the nation. We are excited for his return to Warner Hall.
As many of you know, Vijayakumar (“Kumar”) Bhagavatula, former interim vice provost for research, assumed responsibility as director of CMU-Africa on January 1. We thank him for the excellent service he has provided as interim VPR and wish him success in his new role.
Please join me in congratulating Gary and Kumar. We also look forward to working with Byron as the new head for ARM.
Laurie R. Weingart
Interim Provost
Richard M. and Margaret S. Cyert Professor of Organizational Behavior and Theory