The Kansas University School of Engineering has selected a new associate dean for undergraduate studies. Lorin Maletsky, associate professor of mechanical engineering, assumed the role Jan. 1.

Maletsky’s duties include overseeing admission of undergraduate students and scholarship programs, managing recruitment and retention staff, and overseeing the Self Engineering Leadership Fellows Program.

An expansion is under way at the School of Engineering with a new 100,000-square-foot building set to open in fall 2015. Additions will include classroom, laboratory and study space.

“These buildings enable faculty and staff the ability to do their jobs better,” Maletsky said.

Maletsky has been at KU since 2000. His research area is experimental orthopedic biomechanics, focusing on the knee joint. His lab works with orthopedic companies to design and test new equipment and techniques.

Maletsky earned his undergraduate degree in mechanical engineering from Rutgers University and a master’s degree and doctorate from Purdue University.