July 12, 2021

Mari Ostendorf Named Vice Provost for Research

Provost Mark Richards has announced the appointment of Mari Ostendorf as the University of Washington’s fourth Vice Provost for Research, set to begin September 1.

Ostendorf has been serving as Associate Vice Provost for Research since 2017. She holds an Endowed Professorship of System Design Methodologies in the College of Engineering’s Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, is an adjunct professor in Computer Science and Engineering, and in Linguistics. She also has served as Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies in the College of Engineering, and as Associate Chair for Research in Electrical Engineering. Her exceptional educational accomplishments and research interests are described in a recent UW News Release.

The Office of Research is gaining an outstanding leader whose vision and collaboration both internally and externally will provide the expertise to support our mission of creating an outstanding climate of support for all University of Washington researchers as well as to sustain our role as a preeminent public university.