Louis Rossi, previously chair of the Department of Mathematical Sciences, now serves as the new dean of the Graduate College and vice provost for graduate and professional education, succeeding Doug Doren, interim vice provost for graduate and professional education and dean, who is retiring from the University after 32 years of service.
I am humbled and excited to be asked to lead the Graduate College at this important time in the University's history, Rossi said. I look forward to working with the faculty, students, alumni, other deans and all our stakeholders to advance graduate education and graduate research. I am very fortunate to have this opportunity to transition with Doug Doren who has laid the groundwork for the Graduate College. In the coming days and weeks, I will be reaching out to students and faculty across the University to discuss how we can build a stronger, more vital graduate community together.
Rossi joined UDs Department of Mathematical Sciences in 2001 and has chaired the department since 2015. Since 2012, he has also held a joint appointment as professor in the Department of Computer and Information Sciences at UD.
He has taught a range of mathematics topics to both undergraduate and graduate students, and he has advised students on a variety of research projects. His own research interests focus on numerical methods and analysis of a variety of problems arising from the world around us, such as fluid flows, insect swarms, wired and wireless networks, and robotics.
Rossis research has attracted funding from the National Science Foundations Division of Mathematical Sciences, Division of Computer and Network Systems and Office of CyberInfrastructure, as well as the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and others.
Currently co-chair of the Assessment Working Group and a member of the steering committee for the Universitys Middle States Accreditation, he has served on numerous committees and working groups at UD, as well as for national organizations and publications. He is also the author of numerous articles in professional journals and has presented several invited lectures throughout the United States and abroad. Rossi has served as the co-leader of two Winter Session study abroad programs on Mathematics of Sustainable Systems to Melbourne, Australia. At UD, he has received the Outstanding Assessment Fellow Award and an honorable mention for Exemplary Use of Technology in Teaching Award.
Before coming to Delaware, he taught at the University of Massachusetts Lowell and was a National Science Foundation postdoctoral fellow at Northwestern University.
Rossi earned his bachelors degree in mathematics at Harvey Mudd College, his masters degree in mathematics at the University of California Berkeley and his doctorate in applied mathematics at the University of Arizona.
Originally published on UDaily.