Curriculum Vitae

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Professional Experience

• 2023–present

  President Emeritus and Professor of Computing & Data Sciences

• 2005–present

  Professor of Engineering, College of Engineering, Boston University

• 2005–2023

  President, Boston University

• 1998–2005

  Provost, MIT

• 1996–1998

  Dean of Engineering, MIT

• 1992–2005

  Warren K. Lewis Professor, MIT

• 1986–1992

  Arthur Dehon Little Professor of Chemical Engineering, MIT

• 1989–1995

  Head, Department of Chemical Engineering, MIT

• 1989–1994

  Co-Director, MIT Supercomputer Facility

• 1986–1988

  Executive Officer, Department of Chemical Engineering, MIT

• 1984–2005

  Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, MIT

• 1982–1984

  Associate Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, MIT

• 1979–1982

  Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, MIT

• 1978

  Instructor, Department of Chemical Engineering and Material Science, University of Minnesota

• Fall 1977

  Visiting Research Associate, Department of Computer Science and Applied Mathematics, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory

Professional Service and Editorial Boards

• 2012–present

  Director, Association of American Universities, 2018–present;
  Board Member, 2012–present

• 2012–present

  Chairman, Massachusetts Green High Performance Computing Center

• 2012–present

  Member, Research Innovation and Enterprise Council, Office of the Prime Minister, Republic of Singapore

• 2011–present

  Member, Council on Competitiveness

• 2010–present

  Member, Boston Green Ribbon Commission

• 2007–present

  Director, DowDuPont, 2017–present;
  (E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, 2007–2017)

• 2006–present

  Member and Chair, Academic Research Council, Ministry of Education, Republic of Singapore

• 2013–2018

  Trustee, The King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center

• 2014–2017

  Director, American Council on Education

• 2009–2015

  Trustee, Universities Research Association, Washington, DC

• 2007–2012

  Director, Association of Independent Colleges and Universities in Massachusetts, 2007–2012; Chair, 2010–2011; Vice-Chair/Chair Elect, 2009–2010

• 2006–2012

  Member, Board of the National Research Foundation, Republic of Singapore

• 2008–2010

  Trustee, Aalto University Foundation, Finland

• 2006–2008

  Member, President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST)

• 1993–2004

  Editorial Board, Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics

Awards and Honors

• 2014

  Elected to National Academy of Inventors

• 2014

  Simon Ramo Founders Award, National Academy of Engineering

• 2014

  Chief Executive Leadership Award, Council for Advancement and Support of Education

• 2010

  Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa, Claflin University

• 2008

  Named to list of 100 Most Influential Chemical Engineers of the Modern Era by American Institute of Chemical Engineers

• 2006

  Named Honorary Citizen of the Republic of Singapore

• 2003

  University of Texas at Austin Graduate School Outstanding Alumnus/a Award

• 2001

  Elected to the National Academy of Sciences

• 1997

  Professional Progress Lecture, American Institute of Chemical Engineers

• 1996

  Professional Progress Award, American Institute of Chemical Engineers

• 1994

  Elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences

• 1992

  Distinguished Graduate Award, School of Engineering, University of Texas

• 1991

  Outstanding Young Texas-Ex Award, University of Texas Alumni Association

• 1991

  Elected to the National Academy of Engineering

• 1986

  Allan P. Colburn Award, American Institute of Chemical Engineers

• 1984

  Young Author Award, American Association for Crystal Growth

• 1980, 1983, 1985, and 1988

  Outstanding Faculty Award, Department of Chemical Engineering, MIT

• 1983

  Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation Teacher-Scholar Award

• 1978

  Graduate School Fellow, University of Minnesota

• 1974

  Engineering Foundation Fellow, University of Texas

Named Lectureships and Keynote Addresses

• September 2015

  Centennial Lecture, McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin

• November 2010

  Founders Day Address, Claflin University, Orangeburg, South Carolina

• March 2009

  Quinn Distinguished Lecturer, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Pennsylvania

• November 2008

  Keynote Lecture, AIChE Centennial Meeting, Philadelphia

• October 2008

  Address to Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, Boston

Education

• 1979

  PhD in Chemical Engineering, University of Minnesota

• 1975

  MS in Chemical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin

• 1973

  BS in Chemical Engineering with highest honors, University of Texas at Austin