Wang, who came to Ohio State in December 2020 to oversee the university's technology initiatives, has been named the next president of Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Massachusetts.
“Our momentum in advancing research excellence is only accelerating,” Johnson said in a statement Monday. “Please join me in expressing our gratitude to Grace. Her outstanding contributions — including the development of an exceptional staff and leadership team — will ensure that Ohio State’s research-and-discovery engine continues to grow.”
Ohio State was awarded eight major cross-disciplinary research centers during her tenure, totaling $122.9 million in federal funding for projects ranging from artificial intelligence to Starlab, a NASA-funded project to develop a new generation of commercial, human-occupied space stations. She also helped establish the university's partnership with Intel
Like Johnson, Wang came to Ohio State by way of the State University of New York system, where she was the senior vice chancellor for research and economic development and interim president of SUNY Polytechnic Institute. A material scientist by trade, Wang has more than 20 years of experience in research and economic development and previously worked in roles at the National Science Foundation.
Wang's last day at Ohio State will be March 1. She will assume the presidency at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, a private research university in Worcester, Massachusetts, on April 3. The university said a nationwide search to select her successor will follow.Sheridan Hendrix is a higher education reporter for The Columbus Dispatch. Sign up for her Mobile Newsroom newsletter
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