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Richard H. Herman served as the Chancellor of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign from 2005-2009. He previously served there as Provost and Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs since 1998. As provost he garnered support for, and administered, a “faculty excellence” program designed to bring established faculty to the institution. Over the course of his administrative tenure, sponsored research at the university increased by more than 50%.〔http://research.illinois.edu/sponsoredprogramactivity/ 〕 Herman promoted private sector partnerships by supporting the creation of a Research Park and, in particular, by helping to secure a $500 million grant from BP in partnership with Berkeley.〔(2.1.2007 - BP selects UC Berkeley to lead $500 million energy research consortium )〕〔(Southwest Illinois News - Business and Technology News )〕〔(University Communications e-Clipsheet » Blog Archive » BP Awards $500-Million to California and Illinois Institutions for Alternative-Energy Research )〕 Commitments to the creation of the Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology and the garnering of the Petascale Award with IBM from the National Science Foundation ensured continued scientific and technological leadership for the university〔(About the Blue Waters project )〕 Herman helped to secure a number of gifts including $100 million from alumnus Tom Siebel for support of research in science and technology,〔Thomas Siebel〕〔http://www.fvgroup.com/news/UIUCMillion_Gift.pdf〕 $14 million for a Center for Brazilian Studies from the Lemann Family〔(Family gives UI $14 million for Brazilian studies | News-Gazette.com )〕 and an anonymous gift of $40 million for undergraduate student support. President Bush appointed Herman to his Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, serving on subcommittees which advised the President on nanotechnology, networking and information technology and university-private sector partnerships. He co-chaired the High Performance Computing Inititiative for the Council on Competitiveness as well as serving on the steering committee for its Energy, Security, Innovation and Sustainability Initiative and the Council’s Executive Committee. Herman served as chair of the Council of Presidents for the University Research Association in 2007. He also served on, and was chair of, the National Science Foundation's Advisory Committee.〔〔 Herman's research specializes on mathematical physics and operator algebras.〔 ==Honors== Herman is an Eagle Scout and a recipient of the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award.〔(【引用サイトリンク】Distinguished Eagle Scouts )〕 In 2008 Herman was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.〔(Academy Announces 2008 Class of Fellows. ) American Academy of Arts and Sciences. April 28, 2008〕 The Rainbow Push Program named Herman as Educator of the Year in 2009.〔http://www.osfa.uiuc.edu/aid/Board_of_Trustees_Report_2009.pdf〕 Herman received the Malone Award from APLU in 2009.〔http://www.aplu.org/NetCommunity/Page.aspx?pid=1277 〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Richard Herman」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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