Dr. Wendy Crone is an accomplished engineer, inventor, and administrator. Her engineering expertise spans experimental solid mechanics, materials characterization, biomechanics, and medical devices. She brings scientific integrity expertise, expansive talent acquisition network, and fiscal experience managing multi-million-dollar projects. She has extensive experience in the higher education sector, with broad connections to engineering industry.While a member of the faculty at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Dr. Crone developed an international research reputation in mechanics of materials, primarily in nanotechnology and biotechnology. Her work has ties to the medical device, aerospace, and heavy equipment manufacturing industries. Dr. Crone served as principal investigator on numerous single and multi-investigator research projects and co-authored successful grants totaling more than $70M in multi-investigator and center awards. Dr. Crone managed technical and nontechnical projects, had direct oversight of budgets exceeding $2M/year, and coordinated groups of personnel of up to 30 individuals.Her experience includes serving as Associate Dean and Interim Dean of the Graduate School, where she had oversight of all areas of graduate education for over 9,000 enrolled students across more than 150 post-baccalaureate programs. She was responsible for the Graduate School offices of admissions, academic services, academic analysis, funding, professional development, and diversity. Dr. Crone shepherded the organization through a major restructuring, which involved re-envision its campus identity. In parallel with the success of her engineering research program and administrative accomplishments, she has built an award-winning reputation for mentoring and engineering education. In addition to authoring books on mentoring and professional development, Dr. Crone has directed a campus-wide mentoring program. She has also served as Program Director and Expert with the National Science Foundation.She has served on high profile boards for the U.S. National Academies and has board and leadership experience with the Society for Experimental Mechanics. In addition, she has served extensively in governance capacities. She has been a member and chaired numerous campus committees including the WI MRSEC Executive Committee, Physical Sciences Research Committee, Graduate Faculty Executive Committee, Graduate School Continuity of Operations Executive Management Team, and College of Engineering Equity & Diversity Committee.