Michael Lovell
| Michael Lovell | |
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| 24th President of Marquette University | |
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Assumed office 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Robert A. Wild (interim) |
| 8th Chancellor of the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee | |
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In office 2011–2014 |
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| Preceded by | Carlos E. Santiago |
| Succeeded by | Mark Mone |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 20, 1967 |
| Alma mater | University of Pittsburgh |
| Profession | College administrator, Academic |
Michael R. Lovell (born c. 1967) is an American engineer, educator, and President of Marquette University. Lovell was named the first lay president in the history of Marquette on March 26, 2014, and started at Marquette on July 1, 2014.
Previous to Marquette, he had served as the 8th chancellor for the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, having been named to that position by the UW System Board of Regents in April 2011. Lovell came to the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee as its engineering school dean in 2008 and served as its interim chancellor after the departure of its former chancellor Carlos E. Santiago in 2010. Before joining UW-Milwaukee, he had been the Professor & Associate Dean for Research of Swanson School of Engineering at University of Pittsburgh.
Lovell received his B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from University of Pittsburgh. Lovell has published more than 100 articles in leading engineering journals, has written a dozen book chapters and recently co-authored a book, Tribology for Scientists and Engineers. As a researcher, Lovell has been a lead or co-lead investigator for nearly $30 million in externally funded research grants from foundations, businesses and government agencies including the National Science Foundation, the Department of Energy, the Department of Defense and the Department of Education. His research has led to several technological breakthroughs, and he currently holds seven patents and 14 provisional patents. In 2013, Lovell was formally inducted into the National Academy of Inventors.
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