Stanford's new dean of the Doerr School of Sustainability is Arun Majumdar, seen here at left. Majumdar is the Jay Precourt Professor, faculty in mechanical engineering, senior fellow and former co-director of the Precourt Institute for Energy and a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution. In addition to his academic research, he brings experience in both government and industry including as the founding director of ARPA-E between 2009-2012.