Kent Fuchs
Kent Fuchs | |
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Fuchs at 2017 National Science Board | |
| President of the University of Florida | |
| Assumed office August 1, 2024 Interim | |
| Preceded by | Ben Sasse |
| In office January 1, 2015 – February 6, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Bernie Machen |
| Succeeded by | Ben Sasse |
| 15th Provost of Cornell University | |
| In office January 1, 2009 – November 14, 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Carolyn Martin |
| Succeeded by | Michael I. Kotlikoff |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Wesley Kent Fuchs November 3, 1954 Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Spouse | Linda Moskeland |
| Children | 4 |
| Education | Duke University (BS) University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (MS, PhD) Trinity International University (MDiv) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Electrical engineering |
| Institutions | |
| Thesis | Concurrent error detection in vlsi systems through structure encoding (fault tolerance, self-checking) (1985) |
| Doctoral advisor | Jacob A. Abraham |
Wesley Kent Fuchs (/fɒks/; born 1954) is an American electrical engineer. He served as the 12th president of the University of Florida from 2015 to 2023 and as the provost of Cornell University from 2009 to 2014.
In January 2022, Fuchs announced that he would step down as president of the University of Florida, though he might stay at the university and return to the faculty. He was succeeded by Ben Sasse, a former U.S. senator from Nebraska. After Sasse resigned on July 31, 2024, Fuchs returned as interim president on August 1, 2024, and will serve until a new president is appointed.