Keith Robert Molenaar is the Dean in the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences at the University of Colorado, Boulder.
[4] Following the departure of Robert D. Braun in January 2020,[5] Molenaar took on the role of acting dean of the College of Engineering and Applied Science,[6][7] formally appointed to the deanship in July 2022.
He worked as a laborer in his father's construction company and attended Elgin Community College before transferring to the University of Colorado Boulder to pursue an engineering career.
[10] Dr. Molenaar frequently serves as an expert consultant large civil infrastructure and major science projects.
Now in his 25th year at the CU Boulder, Molenaar began his academic career an Assistant Professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology's School of Civil and Environmental Engineering from 1997-1999.