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Dr. Bahgat G. Sammakia

The State University of New York (SUNY) board of trustees has appointed Bahgat Sammakia as the interim president of SUNY Polytechnic Institute. His appointment is effective “on or about” Dec. 1, SUNY Poly said in a news release issued Thursday. He assumes the role that Alain Kaloyeros previously held before his arrest and federal and state corruption charges. Photo provided by SUNY Poly.

The SUNY board of trustees has appointed DR. BAHGAT G. SAMMAKIA interim president of SUNY Polytechnic Institute. A SUNY distinguished professor and an “internationally recognized” scholar in electronic systems integration and packaging, Sammakia has served as the VP for research at SUNY Binghamton since 2010. His appointment is effective on or about Dec. 1. Sammakia has been […]

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The SUNY board of trustees has appointed DR. BAHGAT G. SAMMAKIA interim president of SUNY Polytechnic Institute. A SUNY distinguished professor and an “internationally recognized” scholar in electronic systems integration and packaging, Sammakia has served as the VP for research at SUNY Binghamton since 2010. His appointment is effective on or about Dec. 1.

Sammakia has been at Binghamton University since 1998. He holds 21 U.S. patents and 12 IBM technical disclosures, has published more than 250 technical papers, and contributed to three books. Sammakia earned his master’s degree and doctorate from the University at Buffalo. He holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Alexandria University in Alexandria, Egypt.

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