{"id":142722,"date":"2023-08-01T09:58:57","date_gmt":"2023-08-01T13:58:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/?post_type=profile&p=142722"},"modified":"2023-08-01T10:12:46","modified_gmt":"2023-08-01T14:12:46","slug":"robert-a-brown","status":"publish","type":"profile","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/profile\/robert-a-brown\/","title":{"rendered":"Robert A. Brown"},"content":{"rendered":"

Robert A. Brown is president emeritus of Boston University, a professor of engineering, and a professor in the Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences. As a researcher in the field of engineering, his main area of interest is mathematical modeling of transport phenomena in materials, and he has published more than 250 papers<\/a> on various topics. Professor Brown served as president of Boston University from 2005 to 2023<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Writings<\/h3>\n

Brown, R.A. (2018). \u201cEnvisioning Our Future: Boston University in 2030.\u201d Letter to the Boston University community. bu.edu\/brown\/envisioning-our-future-boston-university-in-2030\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Brown, R.A. and Lutchen, K. (2021). \u201cOrganizing Academic Engineering for Leading in an Entangled World.\u201d The Bridge<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Brown, R.A. (2021). \u201cA Simple Model for Control of COVID-19 Infections on an Urban Campus.\u201d Proc. National Academy of Sciences, 118, No. 36.<\/p>\n

Brown, R.A. (2023). \u201cMy Reflections after 18 Years as BU President.\u201d Letter to the Boston University community. bu.edu\/articles\/2023\/pov-my-reflections-after-18-years-as-bu-president\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Honors and Awards<\/h3>\n
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  • Provost, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), 1998\u20132005<\/li>\n
  • Elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, 1994<\/li>\n
  • Elected to the National Academy of Engineering, 1991<\/li>\n
  • Elected to the National Academy of Sciences, 2001<\/li>\n
  • Executive Editor, Chemical Engineering Science<\/em>, 1991\u20132004.<\/li>\n
  • Member and Chair, Academic Research Council, Ministry of Education, Republic of Singapore, 2006\u2013present<\/li>\n
  • Member, Research, Innovation and Enterprise Council, Office of the Prime Minister, Republic of Singapore, 2012\u2013present<\/li>\n
  • Named one of the top 100 Chemical Engineers of the Modern Era by the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, 2008<\/li>\n
  • Simon Ramo Founders Award, National Academy of Engineering, 2014<\/li>\n
  • Elected to the National Academy of Inventors, 2014<\/li>\n
  • Warren K. Lewis Professor of Chemical Engineering at MIT, 1992\u20132005<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Areas of Interest<\/h3>\n
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    • Chemical engineering<\/li>\n
    • Mathematical modeling of transport phenomena in materials<\/li>\n
    • Higher education leadership and strategy for research universities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n