Ogden Appointed as CHEE Chair

CHEE professor Kim Ogden is taking on a new role as department chair, but she's far from new to the university. She's spent 28 years as a member of CHEE's faculty and was named the 2013 College of Engineering Faculty Fellow and the 2014 da Vinci Fellow. She's also served as the University of Arizona's interim vice president for research and the interim director of the WEST Center. Her research focuses on using algae and plants to produce biofuels and bioproducts, as well as on generating water and energy solutions that can benefit remote communities, such as Native American tribes. In 2019, she was president of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers.

"I am looking forward to developing even more hands-on learning opportunities for students, to complement our existing capstone design projects and active student clubs," she said. "Another one of my top priorities is to mentor the junior faculty and help the department expand its research collaborations within the college, across the university and with other institutions."