Professor W. Eric L. Grimson PhD ’80, Head of the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, was named as the next chancellor of MIT on Thursday afternoon. He will assume his new role on March 1.

W. Eric L. Grimson PhD ’80 sat down with prefrosh over CPW to talk about his days as an undergraduate, what he’s doing now as chancellor, and his plans for the future.

Professor W. Eric L. Grimson PhD ’80, Head of the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, assumed his role as MIT’s new chancellor on Mar. 1.