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Reputed
Indian American computer scientist Satish K. Tripathi is a Banaras
Hindu University alumnus |
Washington: Reputed
Indian American computer scientist Satish K. Tripathi, a Banaras
Hindu University alumnus, has been appointed president of the
prestigious University at Buffalo (UB) in New York state.
Tripathi, 60, is the first non-American president in the history
of UB, the largest and most comprehensive university in the State
University of New York (SUNY) system and one of two SUNY
institutions which is a member of the prestigious Association of
American Universities (AAU).
Jeremy M. Jacobs, chair of the UB Council and the presidential
search committee, said Tripathi was the unanimous choice of the
council, selected from an outstanding pool of some 70 candidates
in a very competitive search spread over seven months.
"Dr. Tripathi is a gifted leader and accomplished researcher who
possesses the ability and knowledge to guide UB to become one of
the world's truly great research universities," Jacobs said.
Tripathi says he is committed to furthering the vision of the
university that is at the heart of the UB 2020 plan: to make UB an
excellent university and bring it to the next level, where it is
competing with the top research universities in the country.
"To do that, we need to make an impact with our research, have a
better quality of life for our citizenry and foster economic
development in Western New York, as well as provide an excellent
education for our students," he said.
Tripathi, who served as UB provost and executive vice president
for academic affairs for six years, succeeds John B. Simpson as
head of SUNY's most comprehensive university.
Tripathi graduated top of his class from Banaras Hindu University
in India, and holds three master's degrees - one in computer
science from the University of Toronto and two in statistics from
the University of Alberta and Banaras Hindu University.
After receiving a doctorate in computer science from the
University of Toronto in 1979, he joined the computer science
faculty at the University of Maryland, where he spent 19 years on
the faculty, including seven years as department chair.
He moved on to the University of California-Riverside in 1997 to
become dean of the Bourns College of Engineering. He joined UB as
provost and executive vice president for academic affairs in 2004.
(Arun Kumar can be contacted at arun.kumar@ians.in)
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