President
Subra Suresh announced several transitions in university leadership earlier this week.

On Monday, he announced that
Farnam Jahanian (right) was selected to be CMU's new vice president for research. Jahanian comes to CMU from the National Science Foundation, where he has been assistant director for Computer and Information Science and Engineering since 2011.
"Farnam brings to CMU a wealth of expertise and leadership skills, not only in supporting and nurturing research within and across disciplines, but also in translating research into innovative tools and technologies that succeed in the marketplace," Suresh said.

On Tuesday, President Suresh announced that
Mark Kamlet (right) would be stepping down as provost and executive vice president, effective July 1. "He has been a consummate university citizen in taking on numerous assignments in addition to his primary role as the chief academic officer. I am enormously grateful to him for agreeing to extend his long and devoted

service to the university during the past year in order to ensure a smooth transition of leadership during my first year as president," Suresh said.
President Suresh also announced that
Nathan Urban (left), the Dr. Frederick A. Schwertz Distinguished Professor of Life Sciences and head of the Department of Biological Sciences, will serve as interim provost. In 2005, Urban was selected by Scientific

American as one of the 50 leaders in science and technology.
Serving as interim executive vice president will be
John Lehoczky (right), who is stepping down as dean of the Dietrich College on July 1. "As dean, he has had a substantial impact on the university through many activities, including his leadership of the Dietrich College's Humanities Initiative, which comprises the Humanities Scholars Program, the Center for the Arts in Society and the Humanities Center," Suresh said.
Read more about Farnam Jahanian.
Read more about the transition in the Office of the Provost and Executive VP.