Hank Foley

Foley earned a bachelor's degree in chemistry at Providence College, a master's degree in chemistry from Purdue University, and doctorate in physical and inorganic chemistry from Penn State. He did his postdoc in chemical engineering at the University of Delaware.

Foley was most recently the interim chancellor of the University of Missouri, appointed on Nov. 10, 2015.{{cite web|url=https://chancellor.missouri.edu/about/ |title=Office of the Chancellor // About the Chancellor |publisher=Chancellor.missouri.edu |date=2015-11-10 |accessdate=2017-04-10}} Formerly, he was executive vice president for academic affairs for the UM System.{{cite web|author=University of Missouri System |url=https://www.umsystem.edu/ums/news/leadership_news/061113_news |title=UM System appoints nationally recognized scholar, researcher and administrator as executive vice pre | Leadership News | University of Missouri System |publisher=Umsystem.edu |date=2013-06-11 |accessdate=2017-04-10}} Foley also served as vice president at Penn State and dean of Penn State's College of Information Sciences and Technology, and has held the positions of named chair, department head, associate vice president for research, and director of strategic initiatives at Penn State.{{cite web |url=http://news.psu.edu/story/279067/2013/06/11/administration/penn-state-vp-foley-named-university-missouri-system |title=Penn State V.P. Foley named to University of Missouri System leadership post | Penn State University |publisher=News.psu.edu |date=2013-06-11 |accessdate=2017-04-10}} While at Penn State, he was director of the Energy Efficient Buildings Hub, which was determined to be "poorly managed and lacked measurable goals" by the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee,{{cite web|url=https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CRPT-113srpt47/pdf/CRPT-113srpt47.pdf |title=Energy and Water Appropriations Bill, 2014 |date= |accessdate=2018-10-29}} though (according to an interview with Foley) in its first year the EEB Hub had "developed cloud infrastructure and a web-based information portal for high resolution building energy data, launched the School District of Philadelphia Sustainability Workshop providing project-based learning for 30 high school seniors, and established partnerships with regional and national allies, including the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce."[https://sustainability.asu.edu/news/archive/eeb-hub-hank-foley-explains-the-benefits-of-energy-efficient-buildings/ “EEB Hub: Hank Foley explains the benefits of energy efficient buildings”. Sustainability.asu.edu.] Two buildings renovated for the project with a budget of $39 million{{Cite web |title=Penn State project breathing life into Philadelphia Navy Yard {{!}} Penn State University |url=https://www.psu.edu/news/administration/story/penn-state-project-breathing-life-philadelphia-navy-yard/ |access-date=2024-04-30 |website=www.psu.edu |language=en}} were sold in 2023 for $18.5 million.{{Cite web |last=Rushton |first=Geoff |date=2023-07-21 |title=Penn State to Sell 2 Philadelphia Navy Yard Properties for $18.5 Million |url=https://www.statecollege.com/articles/psu-news/penn-state-to-sell-2-philadelphia-navy-yard-properties-for-18-5-million/ |access-date=2024-04-30 |website=StateCollege.com |language=en-US}} In addition, he has held faculty appointments at the University of Delaware.{{cite web|url=http://www.nyit.edu/about/presidential_search?pk_campaign=hero&pk_kwd=homepage_hero |title=Presidential Search: NYIT Names Henry C. "Hank" Foley as Fourth President | About | NYIT |publisher=Nyit.edu |date= |accessdate=2017-04-10}}

Foley holds 16 patents for his research and has written more than 150 articles. He authored Introduction to Chemical Engineering Analysis Using Mathematica (1st Edition), a textbook published by Academic Press in 2002.[https://www.elsevier.com/books/introduction-to-chemical-engineering-analysis-using-mathematica/foley/978-0-12-261912-0 Introduction to Chemical Engineering Analysis Using Mathematica, Academic Press (an imprint of Elsevier)] On April 11, 2018, Scientific American published his op-ed, “Many Scientific Studies Are Bogus, but Blockchain Can Help.” [https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/many-scientific-studies-are-bogus-but-blockchain-can-help/ “Many Scientific Studies Are Bogus, but Blockchain Can Help”. Scientific American.]

Foley also serves on the Board of Trustees at Providence College,[https://about.providence.edu/governance/trustees/ “Corporation and Board of Trustees”. Providence.edu.] the Commission on Independent Colleges & Universities in New York,[https://www.cicu.org/about/board-trustees “Board of Trustees”. The Commission on Independent Colleges & Universities in New York.] Lincoln Square Business Improvement District.[http://www.lincolnbid.org/about-us/about-the-bid/board-and-staff “Board and Staff”. Lincoln Square Business Improvement District.] and the Long Island Regional Advisory Council on Higher Education {{Cite web |url=https://lirache.org/bot/ |title=“Board of Trustees”. Long Island Regional Advisory Council on Higher Education. |access-date=2019-10-11 |archive-date=2019-10-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191011181311/https://lirache.org/bot/ |url-status=usurped }} In 2019, he received a Long Island Business News Executive Circle Award.[https://www.nyit.edu/box/features/president_foley_honored_with_libn_executive_circle_award “President Foley Honored With LIBN Executive Circle Award”. New York Institute of Technology.] Foley has been recognized as a fellow of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, the Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Division of the American Chemical Society, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and the National Academy of Inventors.[https://www.nyit.edu/bio/president "Hank Foley Bio”. Nyit.edu.]

He was the doctoral advisor of MIT professor Michael Strano.

The Board of Trustees of New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) announced on March 29, 2017 the appointment of Foley as the new president of NYIT, effective June 1, 2017.{{cite web|url=http://www.newsday.com/long-island/education/nyit-names-henry-c-foley-as-college-s-fourth-president-1.13334849 |title=NYIT names Henry C. Foley as college’s fourth president |publisher=Newsday |date=2017-03-30 |accessdate=2017-04-10}}{{cite web|url=http://www.nyit.edu/news/news_releases/nyit_names_henry_c._hank_foley_as_fourth_president?pk_campaign=hero&pk_kwd=homepage_hero |title=NYIT Names Henry C. "Hank" Foley as Fourth President | News Releases | NYIT |publisher=Nyit.edu |date=2017-03-29 |accessdate=2017-04-10}}{{cite web|author=By Mará Rose Williamsmdwilliams@kcstar.com |url=http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article141528359.html |title=MU's interim chancellor leaving Columbia for a job in New York | The Kansas City Star |publisher=Kansascity.com |date=2017-03-29 |accessdate=2017-04-10}}{{cite web|url=http://www.newswise.com/articles/nyit-names-henry-c-hank-foley-as-fourth-president |title=NYIT Names Henry C. "Hank" Foley as Fourth President |publisher=Newswise.com |date=2017-03-29 |accessdate=2017-04-10}} The installation ceremony took place on April 12, 2018.[https://thebcw.org/new-york-institute-of-technology-installs-dr-henry-c-hank-foley-as-president/ “New York Institute of Technology Installs Dr. Henry C. “Hank” Foley as President”. Business Council of Westchester.]

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