WEST HARTFORD, Conn. - Dec. 30, 2020 - Academic Career & Executive Search (ACES) proudly announces the completion of their search for Founding Director, IT Research Computing Services at The University of Rhode Island in South Kingstown, RI. URI welcomed Gaurav Khanna, Ph.D. to the role in October 2020.

The University of Rhode Island is a diverse and dynamic community whose members are connected by a common quest for knowledge. As a major research university defined by innovation and big thinking, URI offers its undergraduate, graduate, and professional students distinctive educational opportunities designed to meet the global challenges of today's world and the rapidly evolving needs of tomorrow.

"The University of Rhode Island required a highly collaborative and strategic visionary to design, develop, and lead its new IT Research Computing Services department," recalls Jennifer Muller, Managing Partner at ACES. "Dr. Khanna brings years of experience as both a professor and a respected leader in research computing. His scientific computing efforts and accomplished research will serve him well as he builds a new innovative institution on campus. We wish Dr. Khanna and URI the best as they embark on this new journey together."

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Learn more about Dr. Khanna and The University of Rhode Island at https://today.uri.edu/news/university-of-rhode-island-names-respected-professor-researcher-computational-scientist-to-lead-research-computing-efforts/#:~:text=22%2C%202020%20%E2%80%93%20The%20University%20of,founding%20director%20of%20Research%20Computing.

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