Summary
Darryll John Pines is an American aerospace engineer and academic administrator currently serving as president of University of Maryland, College Park. He was previously dean of the A. James Clark School of Engineering and held the Glenn L. Martin professorship of aerospace engineering.
Darryll Pines | |
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| 34th President of the University of Maryland, College Park | |
| Assumed office July 1, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Wallace Loh |
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| Born | Darryll John Pines August 28, 1964 Oakland, California, U.S. |
| Children | Donovan |
| Education | University of California, Berkeley (BS) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MS, PhD) |
Early life and education edit
Darryll John Pines was born in Oakland, California, on August 28, 1964. He completed a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering at University of California, Berkeley.[1] Pines earned a M.S. (1988) and Ph.D. (1992) in mechanical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.[2]
Career edit
In 1995, Pines joined the faculty of University of Maryland, College Park (UMD), as an assistant professor. He served as dean of the A. James Clark School of Engineering for 11 years[3] and held the Glenn L. Martin professorship of aerospace engineering.[4][5] Pines assumed the presidency on July 1, 2020, succeeding President Wallace Loh.[6]
Awards and honors edit
Pines was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering in 2019 for inspirational leadership and contributions to engineering education excellence in the United States.[citation needed]
Personal life edit
Pines' son Donovan Pines played for the Maryland Terrapins men's soccer team and is currently a professional soccer player on the roster of D.C. United.[7]
References edit
- ^ Greenberg, Susan H. (June 30, 2022). "How Berkeley Engineering launched three Black AAU presidents". Inside Higher Ed. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
- ^ "Darryll Pines's Biography". The HistoryMakers. Retrieved November 25, 2021.
- ^ "Darryll J. Pines". Office of the President. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
- ^ "USM Board of Regents Appoints Darryll J. Pines as President of University Of Maryland, College Park". University System of Maryland Newsroom. February 12, 2020.
- ^ Richman, Talia (February 13, 2020). "What you need to know about Darryll Pines, the next University of Maryland president". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
- ^ Hansen, Drew (February 12, 2020). "UMd. goes in-house for new president". Washington Business Journal.
- ^ Goff, Steven (February 13, 2020). "University of Maryland's next president is a soccer dad to D.C. United's Donovan Pines". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
External links edit
- Darryll Pines's publications indexed by the Scopus bibliographic database. (subscription required)