Gary S. May
Gary S. May | |
|---|---|
| 7th Chancellor of the University of California, Davis | |
| Assumed office August 1, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Linda Katehi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Gary Stephen May May 17, 1964 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Education | Georgia Institute of Technology (BS) University of California, Berkeley (MS, PhD) |
| Awards | Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring (2015) AAAS Fellow (2008) IEEE Fellow (2006) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Electrical engineering |
| Institutions | |
| Thesis | Automated malfunction diagnosis of integrated circuit manufacturing equipment (1991) |
| Doctoral advisor | Costas Spanos |
Gary Stephen May (born May 17, 1964) is an American academic and electrical engineer who is the seventh chancellor of the University of California, Davis. From May 2005 to June 2011, he was the Steve W. Chaddick School Chair of the School of Electrical & Computer Engineering at Georgia Tech. He served as the Dean of the Georgia Tech College of Engineering from July 2011 until June 2017.
In 2018, May was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering for contributions to semiconductor manufacturing research and innovations in educational programs for underrepresented groups in engineering. In 2020, May was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences for educational and academic leadership.