Cherrice Traver, professor of computer engineering, has been named dean of engineering and computer science, effective July 1. Dean Robert Balmer is retiring.
Traver came to Union in 1986 and has been director of computer engineering for the past eight years. She received a bachelor of science degree in physics from the State University of New York at Albany, and a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the University of Virginia.
Traver is faculty advisor to Union's Robotics Club and director of Robot Camp, a summer program for middle and high school students.
She conducts research in the field of asynchronous digital circuits and systems with numerous grants including $146,000 from the National Science Foundation in 1994, and $30,000 from the Microelectronics Design Center in 2002.
She has authored more than 30 articles for research journals and industry publications and presented at national engineering conferences. She has served as a consultant for the General Electric Global Research Center, the Capital Region Technology Development Council and Sandia National Laboratories.