Theresa A. Maldonado (BEE '81, MSEE '82, PhD (EE) '90) has been named executive associate vice president for research at Texas A&M University and will also serve as the institution's new interim vice president for research, Provost and Executive Vice President for Academics Jeffrey S. Vitter announced. Dr. Maldonado will begin her duties on October 1.

Dr. Maldonado currently serves as the associate dean for research within Texas A&M's Dwight Look College of Engineering and deputy director of the Texas Engineering Experiment Station. She is also professor in the Department of ECE.

An alumna of Georgia Tech, Dr. Maldonado received her B.E.E., M.S.E.E., and Ph.D. from the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering in 1981, 1982, and 1990, respectively. She is also a member of Tech's ECE Advisory Board.