In Hoboken: Stevens Institute To Appoint New Provost

Hoboken, NJ - Stevens Institute of Technology has selected Christophe Pierre, Vice President for Academic Affairs at the University of Illinois, to serve in the role of Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs.

According to a university news release, Pierre will take his new post on September 1, 2016.

“In this role, Pierre will serve as an officer of the university and its second highest-ranking administrator,” university administrators stated.

Pierre will succeed current Provost George Korfiatis, who is stepping down from the post after nine years of service.

“Pierre has distinguished himself as a faculty member, researcher, and academic administrator and through skilled financial management and successful fundraising endeavors,” school administrators stated. “At the University of Illinois, a state institution with three campuses serving 80,000 students, he has held the position of chief academic officer for the university since 2011 and has served as the president’s deputy… He has also held the appointment as Professor of Mechanical Science and Engineering on the Urbana-Champaign campus.”

"I am enormously proud and very excited that a scholar and academic administrator of the caliber of Dr. Christophe Pierre will join Stevens as Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs,” said Stevens President Nariman Farvardin. “His exemplary record of achievement as a teacher, a scholar, an academic administrator and advocate for higher education will ensure that Stevens realizes its full potential in the years ahead.”

“I am deeply honored and very pleased to have the opportunity to serve as Stevens’ academic leader,” said Pierre.

According to a school news release, prior to joining the University of Illinois, Pierre served as Dean of Engineering at McGill University in Montreal from 2005 through 2011 and as Associate Dean for Academic Programs and Initiatives in the University of Michigan's Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies from 1999 through 2005, among other roles in higher education.

He is a fellow of The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) and received ASME's N. O. Myklestad Award in 2005 for his work in vibration localization.

In addition, Pierre has received research support from General Electric, NASA, General Motors, the National Science Foundation, the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, the U.S. Army, and Pratt & Whitney Canada, and has authored or co-authored more than 120 research articles for refereed journals.

Pierre holds a bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering from France's École Centrale des Arts et Manufactures de Paris, a master's degree in mechanical and aerospace engineering from Princeton University and a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering and materials science from Duke University.

Pierre will also hold an appointment as professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Stevens, administrators said.

Sign up for Patch NJ email newsletters here.

Send local news tips, photos and press releases to eric.kiefer@patch.com

Photo: Stevens Institute of Technology