Lawrence E. Larson is an American electrical engineer, currently serving as acting provost of

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. Previously, he was the Sorensen Family Dean of Engineering and Founding Dean at the Brown University School of Engineering. He is a Fellow of the

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Education

Larson received a B.Sc. and M.Eng from

Cornell University Cornell University is a private statutory land-grant research university based in Ithaca, New York. It is a member of the Ivy League. Founded in 1865 by Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickson White, Cornell was founded with the intention to teach an ...

in 1979 and 1980. He received his doctorate and MBA from the

University of California, Los Angeles The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California. UCLA's academic roots were established in 1881 as a teachers college then known as the southern branch of the California St ...

in 1986 and 1996.

Career

From 1980 to 1996, Larson worked at

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in Malibu, California. In 1996, he joined the faculty of the

University of California, San Diego The University of California, San Diego (UC San Diego or colloquially, UCSD) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in San Diego, California. Established in 1960 near the pre-existing Scripps Insti ...

, where he was inaugural Communications Industry Chair. From 2001-2007, Larson was the Director of th
UCSD Center for Wireless Communications
From 2007 to 2011, he served as Chair of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at UCSD's Jacobs School of Engineering.

Brown University School of Engineering

Larson was named inaugural dean of the Brown University School of Engineering in March of 2011. During Larson's tenure as dean the number of tenure-track engineering faculty grew by 40% and external research funding increased significantly. His deanship also saw the construction of Brown's Engineering Research Center, which increased the school's research lab space by 22%. In 2021, Larson announced plans to step down from the position in June 2022. After leaving the position, Larson plans to remain at Brown as a professor and researcher.

Background

Larson is the son of American nuclear scientist Clarence Larson and grandson of medical professor and radiologist

Stafford Warren Stafford Leak Warren (July 19, 1896 - July 26, 1981) was an American physician and radiologist who was a pioneer in the field of nuclear medicine and best known for his invention of the mammogram. Warren developed the technique of producing ster ...

References

Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Brown University faculty 21st-century American engineers Cornell University alumni Fellow Members of the IEEE

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