Mary Cunningham Boyce

Mary Cunningham Boyce
Provost of Columbia University
In office
July 1, 2021  June 30, 2023
Preceded byIra Katznelson (interim)
Succeeded byDennis Mitchell (interim)
Personal details
ChildrenChris Boyce
EducationVirginia Tech (BS)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (SM, PhD)

Mary Cunningham Boyce is a professor of engineering at Columbia University. She was provost of Columbia University from July 2021 to June 2023. Previously, she was dean of the Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science from 2013 to 2021.

Her research focuses on materials and mechanics, particularly in the areas of multi-scale mechanics of polymers and soft composites, both those that are man-made and those formed naturally.