Mohammad Dehghani | |
|---|---|
 Dehghani in 2022 | |
| 9th Chancellor (22nd leader) of Missouri University of Science and Technology | |
| Assumed office August 1, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Christopher G. Maples (interim) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 27, 1955 Tehran, Iran |
| Education | Louisiana State University (BS, MS, PhD) |
| Website | chancellor |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mechanical engineering |
| Institutions | |
| Thesis | Computer simulation of hydrostatic co-extrusion of bimetallic compounds (1987) |
| Doctoral advisor | Craig S. Hartley |
Mohammad "Mo" Dehghani (born July 27, 1955)[citation needed] is a higher education administrator who currently serves as chancellor of Missouri University of Science and Technology in Rolla, Missouri.[1] He also serves as president and executive director of the Kummer Institute.
Dehghani formerly served as founding director of the Johns Hopkins University Systems Institute, where he established research and application programs with federal research agencies. In 2013,[2] he joined Stevens Institute of Technology, where he served as vice provost for research, innovation, and entrepreneurship.[3] He became chancellor of Missouri University of Science and Technology, or Missouri S&T, in 2019.[4]
As chancellor at Missouri S&T, Dehghani helped secure a $300 million gift[5] from June and Fred Kummer.[6] This gift, the largest in Missouri higher education history,[7] established the Kummer Institute for Student Success, Research and Economic Development.
- ^ "SwRI announces record levels of research, development activities". Southwest Research Institute (Press release). 2022-05-23. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
- ^ "Stevens Indicator - Summer/Fall 2013 by Stevens Alumni Association - Issuu". issuu.com. 24 October 2013. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
- ^ "Mo Dehghani Reflects on the Rise of Research at Stevens Institute of Technology". Stevens Institute of Technology. 2019-07-26. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
- ^ Rizvic, Veneta (2019-05-17). "Missouri S&T turns to New Jersey for its next chancellor". St. Louis Business Journal. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
- ^ McKinney, Roger. "Missouri S&T receives $300 million donation — largest in state history for higher ed". Columbia Daily Tribune. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
- ^ Bernhard, Steph Kukuljan, Blythe (3 May 2021). "Fred Kummer, founder of HBE Corp. and Adam's Mark hotels, dies at 92". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Major Private Gifts to Higher Education". The Chronicle of Higher Education. 2023-05-01. Retrieved 2022-09-29.