FAYETTEVILLE, Ark., June 30 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news release:
The U of A College of Engineering has named Robert "Bob" Beitle Jr. as interim head of the Ralph E. Martin Department of Chemical Engineering, effective July 1, 2026, as Keisha Walters returns to the faculty after serving as department head since 2021.
Walters, the Ralph E. Martin Leadership Chair in Chemical Engineering, will continue her research in the field of nano-polymer engineering within the department. She joined the U of A in 2021 as department head, having previously served on the faculty at the University of Oklahoma and Mississippi State University. Under her leadership, the department has made numerous achievements, including recentl...