C. Daniel Mote Jr.
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C. Daniel Mote Jr. | |
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William English Kirwan | |
Succeeded by | Wallace Loh |
Personal details | |
Born | San Francisco, California | February 5, 1937
Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley |
Profession | Professor, university administrator, academic |
Clayton Daniel Mote Jr. (born February 5, 1937) is the President Emeritus of the
Academic career
University of California, Berkeley
Mote was born in
University of Maryland
In 1998, Dr. Mote was recruited to the presidency of the University of Maryland, College Park, a position he held until 2010 when he was appointed Regents Professor. His goal for the university was to elevate its self-expectation of achievement and its national and global position through proactive initiatives. During his tenure the number of Academy members among the faculty tripled, three Nobel laureates were recognized, and an accredited school of public health and a new department of bioengineering were created. He also founded a 130-acre research park next to the campus, faculty research funds increased by 150%, and partnerships with surrounding federal agencies and with international organizations expanded greatly. The number of students studying abroad tripled, and he created an annual open house day that has attracted over 100,000 visitors on that day, founded a charitable foundation for the campus whose board of trustees launched a $1 billion capital campaign that reached its goal, increased the graduation rate of all students in six year by 15-20% during his tenure and took every student to lunch that wanted to go. The Academic Ranking of World Universities ranked the campus #36 in 2010 and its Engineering School #13 globally.
National Academy of Engineering
Mote was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering in 1988 for analysis of the mechanics of complex dynamic systems, providing results of great practical importance in vibrations and biomechanics. He was also elected to the positions of Councillor (2002-2008), Treasurer (2009-2013), and President for six years beginning July 1, 2013. He serves as vice chair of the National Research Council (NRC) and has served on its Governing Board Executive Committee since 2009. He chaired the NRC Committee on Global Science and Technology Strategies and Their Effects on US National Security (2009-2010), co-chaired the National Academies Government-University-Industry Research Roundtable (2007-2013), and co-chaired the Committee on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Workforce Needs for the US Department of Defense and the US Industrial Base (2011-2012). He also served as vice chair of the NRC Committee on the Department of Defense Basic Research (2004) and on the NRC committee authoring the Rising Above the Gathering Storm reports of 2005 and 2010. He was also a founding member of the FBI's National Security Higher Education Advisory Board (2005-2010).
Awards and memberships
Mote has received numerous distinctions throughout his career:[1]
- Federal Republic of Germany.
- Berkeley Citation, an award similar to the honorary doctorate, from the University of California-Berkeley.
- University of California, Berkeley Distinguished Teaching Award
- University of California, Alumni Association Excellence in Achievement Award
- Distinguished Engineering Alumnus from the University of California-Berkeley.
- Member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering.
- Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
- Honorary Membership and Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers International.
- Fellow of the International Academy of Wood Science.
- Fellow of Acoustical Society of America.
- Fellow of American Association for the Advancement of Science.
- Fellow of the American Academy of Mechanics.
- 2005 J. P. Den Hartog Award from the ASME International Technical Committee on Vibration and Sound to honor his lifelong contribution to the teaching and/or practice of vibration engineering.
- 2005 Founders Award from the National Academy of Engineering honoring an Academy member who has upheld the ideals and principles of the Academy through achievements.
- 2011 ASME Medal from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.[2]
- Holder of four honorary doctorates and two honorary professorships
- 2020 Benjamin Franklin Medal (Franklin Institute).[3]
- Honorary member of Academia Sinica (2016).[4]
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References
- ^ a b Biography from the Office of the President, University of Maryland
- ^ "ASME Medal". American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Retrieved October 1, 2011.
- ^ Benjamin Franklin Medal 2020
- ^ "Clayton Daniel Mote, Jr". Academia Sinica. Retrieved 9 November 2020.