Michael Amiridis

Michael Amiridis
Amiridis in 2023
30th President of the University of South Carolina
Assumed office
July 1, 2022
Preceded byHarris Pastides
7th Chancellor of the University of Illinois, Chicago
In office
March 16, 2015 – July 1, 2022
Preceded byEric Gislason (interim)
Paula Allen-Meares
Succeeded byJavier Reyes (interim)
Marie Lynn Miranda
Personal details
Born1963 (age 60–61)
Kavala, Greece
Children2
EducationUniversity of Thessaloniki (BS)
University of Wisconsin, Madison (MS, PhD)
Scientific career
FieldsChemical engineering
Institutions
ThesisSelective catalytic reduction of nitric oxide by ammonia over iron exchanged yttrium zeolites (1991)
Doctoral advisorJames Dumesic

Michael Amiridis is a Greek-American academic who serves as the 30th president of the University of South Carolina. Prior to this position, he served as chancellor of the University of Illinois Chicago from 2015 to 2022.