Michigan Technological University is a public research university in Houghton,Michigan,United States,founded in 1885 as the Michigan Mining School,the first post-secondary institution in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
John Patrick "Pat" Crecine was an American educator and economist who served as President of Georgia Tech,Dean at Carnegie Mellon University,business executive,and professor. After receiving his early education at public schools in Lansing,Michigan,he earned a bachelor's degree in industrial management,and master's and doctoral degrees in industrial administration from the Graduate School of Industrial Administration at Carnegie Mellon University. He also spent a year at the Stanford University School of Business.
The President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) is a council,chartered in each administration with a broad mandate to advise the president of the United States on science and technology. The current PCAST was established by Executive Order 13226 on September 30,2001,by George W. Bush,was re-chartered by Barack Obama's April 21,2010,Executive Order 13539,by Donald Trump's October 22,2019,Executive Order 13895,and by Joe Biden's February 1,2021,Executive Order 14007.
Wesley Kent Fuchs is an American university professor and academic administrator. He was the 12th president of the University of Florida in Gainesville,Florida,serving from 2015 to 2023. He previously served as the provost of Cornell University from 2009 through 2014.
Domenico Grasso is an American engineer,professor and the sixth chancellor of the University of Michigan–Dearborn. He has previously served as provost of the University of Delaware,vice president for research and dean of two different colleges at the University of Vermont. Grasso is Smith College's Picker Engineering Program's founding director.
Joseph Rallo is the State of Louisiana's Commissioner of Higher Education. Previously he served as vice chancellor of the Texas Tech University System and as the 5th president of Angelo State University. He assumed his current position in 2015.
Clifford Cook Furnas was an American author,Olympic athlete,scientist,expert on guided missiles,university president,and public servant. He was first cousin of the author Evangeline Walton. Furnas participated in the 5,000-meter event at the 1920 Olympic Games in Antwerp,Belgium.
The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) is a research,policy,and advocacy organization of public research universities,land-grant institutions,state university systems,and higher education organizations. It has member campuses in all of the United States as well as the District of Columbia,four U.S. territories,Canada,and Mexico.
The College of Engineering and Science (COES) is one of five colleges at Louisiana Tech University,a public research university in Ruston,Louisiana. The roots of the college date back to the founding of Louisiana Tech in 1894 when the Department of Mechanics was created. Today,the college includes twenty-five degree-granting programs:fourteen undergraduate,seven master's,and four doctoral programs. College programs are located on the Louisiana Tech campus in Ruston,Louisiana. In addition,courses are offered at the CenturyLink Headquarters in Monroe,Louisiana,at Barksdale Air Force Base,in Bossier City,Louisiana,and at the Louisiana Tech Shreveport Center in Shreveport,Louisiana.
Timothy D. Sands is an American materials engineer who is the 16th president of Virginia Tech. Sands previously served as the acting president and as the provost of Purdue University.
Lawrence B. Schook is the vice president for research at the University of Illinois. He oversees the $1 billion research portfolio across all three campuses. A scholar in comparative genomics and the exploitation of genomic diversity to understand traits and disease,Dr. Schook focuses his research on genetic resistance to disease,regenerative medicine,and using genomics to create animal models for biomedical research. He led the international pig genome-sequencing project,which produced a draft of the pig genome allowing researchers to offer insights into diseases that afflict pigs and humans.
Phyllis M. Wise is a biomedical researcher. Most recently,she is serving as the inaugural Chief Executive Officer and President of Colorado Longitudinal Study.
Ravi V. Bellamkonda is an Indian-American biomedical engineer and academic administrator. Since 2021,he has served as Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs at Emory University in Atlanta,Georgia. Bellamkonda was previously Vinik Dean of the Pratt School of Engineering at Duke University.
Debasish "Deba" Dutta is an American mechanical engineer and higher education administrator. He is currently senior advisor to the president of the University of Illinois system and,effective February 17,2024,is serving as interim executive director of the Discovery Partners Institute.
Gilda A. Barabino is the president of the Olin College of Engineering,where she is also a professor of biomedical and chemical engineering. Previously,she served as the dean of The Grove School of Engineering at the City College of New York,and as a professor in the Departments of Biomedical Engineering and Chemical Engineering and the CUNY School of Medicine. On March 4,2021,she became the President-Elect of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Keith John Bowman is a materials scientist and dean of the University of Maryland,Baltimore County College of Engineering and Information Technology,working to advance research benefiting society and elevating student educational success. He is a Fellow of The American Ceramic Society. Bowman has worked extensively to advance diversity,equity,and inclusion across engineering disciplines and the science,technology,engineering,and math (STEM) pipeline. He is a member of 500 Queer Scientists. He is internationally recognized for his research on the property anisotropy and preferred orientation in ceramics and ceramic composites.
Tarek M. Sobh is an Egyptian American professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. He was the former Dean of the College of Engineering,Business,and Education of the University of Bridgeport and he is the current president of Lawrence Technological University.
