Introduction to the New Editor-in-Chief

Abstract

As our outgoing editor-in-chief Cyrus Mody wrote in his editorial for Volume 13, Issue 3 of Engineering Studies, we stand on each other’s shoulders.1 As I move into the editor-inchief position, I find this observation to be both apt and encouraging. I join the rest of our intellectual community in thanking Cyrus for his leadership of the journal, especially in carrying on its day-to-dayworkwhilemany of uswere sick and caring for our others during the most trying periods of the pandemic. I am personally grateful for his generosity in helping with the transition, including the burst of editorial work he completed over the holidays so I could start on solid ground. I also thank Gary Downey, not just for his original vision in laying down the foundations for both the journal and the International Network for EngineeringStudies (https://inesweb.org/), but for his continuedenergy in imaginingbothwhat engineering – and engineering studies – can be. Learning the ropes has made clear how crucial Kacey Beddoes, our managing editor, has been for the journal’s success. I am also deeply appreciative of the care that our other associate and advisory editors, our reviewers, the board, and our authors put into their contributions to the journal. I am also grateful that Brent Jesiek stepped into the INES chair role I vacated to accept the editorial position, paving the way for Caitlin Wylie, our current vice chair, to rotate into that position in 2024.