Dennis Assanis
{{Short description|Greek-American scientist & academic}}
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|name = Dennis Assanis
|image = Dennis Assanis, PCAST Member (cropped).jpg
|caption = Assanis in 2022
|office = 28th President of the University of Delaware
|term_start = June 6, 2016
|term_end =
|predecessor = Nancy Targett (acting)
|successor =
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1967|5|5}}
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|education = Newcastle University (BS)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MS, MS, MS, PhD)
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| workplaces = {{plainlist|
- University of Michigan
- Stony Brook University
- Brookhaven National Laboratory
- University of Delaware}}
| thesis_title = A Computer Simulation of the Turbocharged Turbo-Compounded Diesel Engine System for Studies of Low Heat Rejection Engine Performance
| thesis_url = https://www.proquest.com/docview/303542893/
| thesis_year = 1986}}
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Dionissios N. Assanis is a Greek academic administrator, scientist, engineer and author. He is the 28th president of the University of Delaware, a position he has held since June 6, 2016.{{Cite web |url=http://www1.udel.edu/udaily/2016/nov/president111815.html |title=Transition plans; Dennis Assanis to take office as UD's next president June 6 |date=April 5, 2016 |publisher=udel.edu |accessdate=September 16, 2016}}{{Cite web |url=http://www1.udel.edu/udaily/2016/nov/president111815.html |title=UD's new president |publisher=udel.edu |accessdate=September 16, 2016}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.udel.edu/udaily/2016/december/president-assanis-inauguration/|title=Beginning a new chapter {{!}} UDaily|website=www.udel.edu|language=en|access-date=2019-04-25}}
Biography
Assanis was born and raised in Athens, Greece. Assanis earned his bachelor's degree in Marine Engineering from Newcastle University in England (1980). At the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, he earned three master's degrees: Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering (1982), Mechanical Engineering (1982), and Management (1986). Also at MIT, he earned a Ph.D. in 1985.{{Cite web|url=https://www.udel.edu/content/dam/udelImages/main/pdfs/president/Assanis_CV_July-2017.pdf|title=Curriculum Vitae of Dennis N. Assanis}}
Career
Assanis served as Provost and Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs of Stony Brook University, a position he held from 2011 to 2016.{{Cite web |url=http://www.stonybrook.edu/happenings/facultystaff/dennis-n-assanis-appointed-new-provost/ |title=New Provost Dennis Assanis Starts October 1 |date=August 4, 2011 |publisher=stonybrook.edu |accessdate=September 16, 2016}} He also served as vice president for Brookhaven National Laboratory Affairs.{{Cite web|url=http://www.suny.edu/suny-news/press-releases/may-2015/5-13-15-distinguished/|title=5-13-15 Distinguished Professors|date=May 13, 2015|publisher=suny.edu|accessdate=September 16, 2016}}{{Cite web|url=https://tees.tamu.edu/news/2018/05/01/visiting-university-president-assanis-encourages-engineering-collaboration/|title=Visiting university president Assanis encourages engineering collaboration {{!}} 01 {{!}} 05 {{!}} 2018 {{!}} News {{!}} Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station|website=tees.tamu.edu|access-date=2019-12-15}}
Assanis was the Jon R. and Beverly S. Holt Professor of Engineering and Arthur F. Thurnau Professor{{clarify|reason=Professor of what?|date=April 2022}} at the University of Michigan, the Director of the University of Michigan Michigan Memorial Phoenix Energy Institute, the Founding Director of the U.S.-China Clean Energy Research Center for Clean Vehicles, and the Director of the University of Michigan Automotive Laboratory.{{Cite web|url=http://css.umich.edu/project/us-china-clean-energy-research-center-clean-vehicles-cerc-cvc|title=U.S.-China Clean Energy Research Center for Clean Vehicles (CERC-CVC) {{!}} Center for Sustainable Systems|website=css.umich.edu|date=October 2010 |access-date=2019-12-15}}{{failed verification|date=April 2022}}
From 1996 to 2002, he was the Founding Director of the Automotive Engineering Program at the University of Michigan, and the Department Chair of Mechanical Engineering from 2002 to 2007. He then served as Director of the Automative Research Center from 2002 to 2009, and the Founding Director of the General Motors-University of Michigan Collaborative Research Laboratory for Advanced Engine Systems from 2002 to 2011.
In 2008, Assanis was elected to the National Academy of Engineering, which cited his "scientific contributions to improving fuel economy and reducing emissions of internal combustion engines, and for promoting automotive engineering education."{{Cite web|url=https://nae.edu/31021/Dr-Dennis-N-Assanis|title=Dr. Dennis N. Assanis|website=NAE Website|access-date=2019-04-26}}
In May 2022, President Joe Biden appointed Assanis to the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology.{{cite web |url=https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/2022/05/20/biden-appoints-university-delaware-president-dennis-assanis/9840790002/ |title=UD president appointed to president's national advisory council |first=Yusra |last=Asif |date=2022-05-20 |website=Delaware Online |access-date=2022-09-23}}
References
{{Reflist}}https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/ud-president-questioned-about-lack-of-delaware-students/2020/02/08/75ecf954-4a9b-11ea-8a1f-de1597be6cbc_story.html
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Category:Stony Brook University faculty
Category:Presidents of the University of Delaware
Category:21st-century American engineers
Category:American science writers
Category:American people of Greek descent
Category:University of Michigan faculty