Daniel Castro-Lacouture, a professor and administrator at Georgia Institute of Technology, will be the new dean of the Â鶹¾«Æ·Institute, effective June 1.

John H. Mott, associate professor of aviation and transportation technology, has been named the new head of Â鶹¾«Æ·’s School of Aviation and Transportation Technology.

Levon T. Esters, professor in the Department of Agricultural Sciences Education and Communication in Â鶹¾«Æ·’s College of Agriculture, has accepted a new position in Â鶹¾«Æ·as the college’s inaugural associate dean of diversity, equity and inclusion and faculty affairs.

Gary Bertoline, dean of Purdue Polytechnic, will step away from that role on May 17 to become senior vice president for Purdue Online and learning innovation.

Randy Rapp, associate professor of construction management technology, has been appointed the Professor of Restoration and Reconstruction.

Purdue Polytechnic’s Steve Elliott was appointed head of the Dept. of Technology Leadership & Innovation.

Nathalie Duval-Couetil was named one of 12 new ambassadors to the U.S. Department of Energy’s Clean Energy Education and Empowerment (C3E) Initiative.

Purdue Polytechnic’s Randy Rapp has been named a member of the science advisory council in the Cleaning Industry Research Institute (CIRI).

Željko Torbica has been appointed to the position of professor and head of Purdue Polytechnic’s School of Construction Management Technology.

The Â鶹¾«Æ· Board of Trustees extended Gary Bertoline’s term as dean of the Â鶹¾«Æ·Institute through June 30, 2022.