Chaden Djalali has been announced as the first finalist for the position of Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
Djalali is tenured professor and chair of the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of South Carolina. He earned B.S. and M.S. degrees in physics from the University of Paris XI and a Ph.D. in nuclear physics from IPN-Orsay (Institut de Physique Nuclaire), where he served in tenured research positions before joining the Nuclear Physics group at the University of South Carolina in 1989. In 2004 he became chair of the Physics Department, and in 2007 he was appointed to a Carolina Distinguished Professorship in recognition of his outstanding research and teaching.
Djalali maintains an active research program in intermediate energy nuclear physics and hadronic physics; has taught successfully at all university levels and contributed significantly to undergraduate and graduate curriculum development; and has acquired substantial administrative experience. He has received South Carolina's top university-wide awards for research, service, and teaching.
Djalali will interview on Thursday and Friday. An open forum will be held at 4 p.m. in W290 Chemistry Building on Thursday. A reception will follow in the 2nd floor north hallway. The public is encouraged to attend.
The search committee requests feedback on the candidate, and an evaluation form can be accessed at http://provost.uiowa.edu/search/clas/candidates/candidate1.htm.
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