Satish K. Tripathi
| Satish K. Tripathi | |
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| 15th President of the University at Buffalo | |
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Assumed office April 18, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | John B. Simpson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | India |
| Spouse(s) | Kamlesh Tripathi |
| Children | Manish, Aashish |
| Residence | Buffalo, NY |
| Alma mater |
Banaras Hindu University University of Toronto University of Alberta |
| Profession | Computer Science |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Website | http://www.buffalo.edu/president/ |
Satish K. Tripathi is an Indian-American computer scientist and academic administrator. He is the president of the University at Buffalo (UB), part of the State University of New York (SUNY) system. He was selected by the SUNY Board of Trustees with backing from SUNY Chancellor Nancy L. Zimpher, and assumed this position on April 18, 2011, after leaving his position as provost at UB.
Tripathi grew up in India and came to the United States in 1978. He spent many years as a faculty member at the University of Maryland and the University of California, Riverside. During his tenure as UB provost, time he secured important partnerships in India. He is recognized as an expert computer scientist and has published more than 200 papers.
Tripathi was born and raised in the small village of Patna Mubarakpur in India. As a child, he was interested in the field of education; his father was a high school principal.
In the Winter 2014 edition of At Buffalo, Tripathi states in an article included in the publication:
Tripathi graduated at the head of his class in 1968 from Banaras Hindu University in India, receiving bachelor's and master's degrees in statistics. He also holds master's and doctoral degrees (1979) in computer science that he earned from the University of Toronto, and a master's degree in statistics from the University of Alberta in 1974.
In Calcutta, after graduating from Banaras Hindu University, Tripathi gained experience in working with computers at the Indian Statistical Institute. He also worked at the Electronics Corporation of India Limited in systems programming prior to moving to Canada to further his education.
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