KNOXVILLE — Angie Bukley, currently the assistant vice president for research at the University of Tennessee Space Institute, has been named the interim associate vice president for UTSI effective May 10. Bukley is the daughter of Flavius and Pauline Smith of Natchez, Ms.

She will fill the role currently held by Donald Daniel, who is retiring at the end of this semester.

Bukley came to UTSI in June 2007 to head the institute’s research efforts.

Bukley brought more than 20 years of professional experience in defense and space systems when she joined UTSI. She has worked to increase UTSI’s externally funded research base and implement new policies and procedures to facilitate the proposal development and submission process. She successfully has negotiated agreements with the Air Force Institute of Technology and the International Space University, which will substantially enhance both the academic and research efforts ongoing at UTSI.

Before joining UTSI, Bukley was the associate dean for research and graduate studies in the Russ College of Engineering at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio. She holds a doctorate in electrical engineering with a specialty in control theory from the University of Alabama in Huntsville.