Eric Kaler
Eric W. Kaler | |
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Kaler in 2021 | |
| 11th President of Case Western Reserve University | |
| Assumed office July 1, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Barbara Snyder |
| 16th President of the University of Minnesota | |
| In office July 1, 2011 – June 30, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Bruininks |
| Succeeded by | Joan Gabel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1956 (age 68–69) Burlington, Vermont, U.S. |
| Education | California Institute of Technology (BS) University of Minnesota (PhD) |
| Profession | Scientist, professor and university administrator |
| Website | case |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | University of Washington University of Delaware Stony Brook University University of Minnesota Case Western Reserve University |
| Thesis | Surfactant Microstructures (1982) |
| Doctoral advisors | H. Ted Davis L. E. Scriven |
| Notable students | Post-docs: |
Eric William Kaler (born 1956) is an American chemical engineer and university administrator. He has served as the president of Case Western Reserve University since 2021.
From 2011 to 2019, Kaler was president of the University of Minnesota. He then returned to scientific research and teaching in the university's Department of Chemical Engineering. Before coming to Minnesota, Kaler served from 2007 to 2011 as provost and senior vice president for academic affairs and vice president for Brookhaven affairs at Stony Brook University, New York. In the latter role he oversaw interactions with Brookhaven National Laboratory, which Stony Brook University and others co-manage with Battelle Memorial Institute.