Eric W. Kaler
| Eric W. Kaler | |
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| 16th President of the University of Minnesota | |
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Assumed office July 1, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Robert Bruininks |
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| Born | September 23, 1956 (age 60) Rancho Mirage, California, U.S. |
| Spouse(s) | Karen Kaler |
| Children | Charlie, Sam |
| Residence | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Alma mater |
California Institute of Technology, University of Minnesota |
| Profession | University administratator |
| Institutions |
University of Washington University of Delaware Stony Brook University University of Minnesota |
| Website | Office of the President |
Eric W. Kaler (born September 23, 1956) is the 16th president of the University of Minnesota, succeeding Robert Bruininks on July 1, 2011. President Kaler was inaugurated on September 22, 2011. Before coming to Minnesota, Kaler served since 2007 as provost and senior vice president for academic affairs and vice president for Brookhaven affairs at Stony Brook University, New York. In the latter role he oversaw interactions with Brookhaven National Laboratory, which Stony Brook University co-manages with Battelle Memorial Institute.
According to The Chronicle of Higher Education, Kaler's total compensation in 2012 was $653,235, ranking him 33rd among public university presidents in the United States.
Kaler received his B.S. (1978) from California Institute of Technology and his Ph.D. in chemical engineering (1982) from the University of Minnesota under the direction of H. T. Davis and L. E. Scriven. He was an assistant professor (1982–87) and associate professor (1987–89) of chemical engineering at the University of Washington in Seattle. He joined the chemical engineering faculty of the University of Delaware in 1989 and was promoted to professor in 1991. He was named the Elizabeth Inez Kelley professor of chemical engineering in 1998, and was chair of the chemical engineering department from 1996 to 2000. He served as dean of the College of Engineering at the University of Delaware from 2000 to 2007 before moving on to Stony Brook to become Provost. He was a visiting professor at the University of Graz, Austria in 1995.
When Eric Kaler took office on July 1, 2011, he became only the second alumnus to rise to the position of University of Minnesota president. In his first year on the job, President Kaler emphasized his commitment to academic excellence and rigor by investing in new faculty positions. He stressed the importance of the University’s groundbreaking research enterprise. He led a campaign to contain costs and operate the U more efficiently and effectively, with the goal of freeing up resources for the University’s core teaching, research, and public engagement and service mission.
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