Lawrence E. Larson is an American electrical engineer, and served as interim provost of Brown University in 2023.
He is a Life Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers[1][2] Larson received a B.Sc.
In 1996, he joined the faculty of the University of California, San Diego, where he was inaugural Communications Industry Chair.
[4] Larson was named inaugural dean of the Brown University School of Engineering in March of 2011.
[5][6] During Larson's tenure as dean the number of tenure-track engineering faculty grew by 40% and external research funding increased significantly.