Dr. Gregory Hilmas, Curators’ Distinguished Professor of ceramic engineering, has been named interim chair of materials science and engineering, effective July 1. Hilmas will replace Dr. Matthew O’Keefe, who has served as chair of materials science and engineering since March 2016. O’Keefe will return to full-time teaching and research within the department in the fall semester. Next January, O’Keefe will become executive director of the Haley Barbour Center for Manufacturing Excellence at the University of Mississippi. Get more details.