College of Engineering Names Goodrich Chair of Excellence Professor

Thanos Papanicolaou has joined the College of Engineering’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering as a Goodrich Chair of Excellence Professor. Most recently, Papanicolaou was a Donald E. Bently Faculty Fellow of Engineering and professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of Iowa. Papanicolaou’s research focuses on sediments and soil, and how they interact with flow and precipitation. To read more, visit the College of Engineering website.