Suresh Garimella
Suresh Garimella | |
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Garimella in 2021 | |
| 23rd President of the University of Arizona | |
| Assumed office October 1, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Robert C. Robbins |
| 27th President of the University of Vermont | |
| In office July 1, 2019 – July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Tom Sullivan |
| Succeeded by | Patricia Prelock (interim) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1964 or 1965 Nedunuru, India |
| Education | IIT Madras (BS) Ohio State University (MS) University of California, Berkeley (PhD) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mechanical engineering |
| Institutions | |
| Thesis | An investigation of the thermal and hydrodynamic characteristics of an array of protruding elements in single phase forced convection (1989) |
| Doctoral advisor | Pamela A. Eibeck |
Suresh Garimella (/sˈɛhɛʃ/) is an Indian American mechanical engineer and university administrator serving as the 23rd president of University of Arizona since 2024. Previously, Garimella was the 27th president of the University of Vermont. Before assuming the presidency in 2019, Garimella was executive vice president for research and partnerships at Purdue University.