Michael R. Lovell (born 1967) is an American engineer and academic administrator, currently serving as President of

Marquette University Marquette University () is a Private university, private Society of Jesus, Jesuit research university in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Established by the Society of Jesus as Marquette College on August 28, 1881, it was founded by John Henni, John Martin ...

. Lovell assumed office on July 1, 2014.

Education

Lovell received his Bachelor of Science, Master of Science, and Ph.D in

Mechanical Engineering Mechanical engineering is the study of physical machines that may involve force and movement. It is an engineering branch that combines engineering physics and mathematics principles with materials science, to design, analyze, manufacture, and ...

from

University of Pittsburgh The University of Pittsburgh (Pitt) is a public state-related research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The university is composed of 17 undergraduate and graduate schools and colleges at its urban Pittsburgh campus, home to the universit ...

Career

Before joining

, he had served as the 8th chancellor for the

University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee The University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee (UW–Milwaukee, UWM, or Milwaukee) is a public urban research university in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It is the largest university in the Milwaukee metropolitan area and a member of the University of Wiscons ...

, having been named to that position by the UW System Board of Regents in April 2011. Lovell came to the

as its engineering school dean in 2008 and served as its interim chancellor after the departure of its former chancellor

Carlos E. Santiago Carlos Enrique Santiago is a Puerto Rican American labor economist and the Commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Higher Education (MDHE). Previously he was the chancellor of the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee and the chief executiv ...

in 2010. He had previously been the Professor and Associate Dean for Research of the

Swanson School of Engineering The Swanson School of Engineering is the engineering school of the University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1846, the Swanson School of Engineering is the second or third oldest in the United States. History The Swans ...

at the

. Lovell has published more than 100 articles in leading engineering journals, has written a dozen book chapters and recently co-authored a book, ''Tribology for Scientists and Engineers''. As a researcher, Lovell has been a lead or co-lead investigator for nearly $30 million in externally funded research grants from foundations, businesses and government agencies including the

National Science Foundation The National Science Foundation (NSF) is an independent agency of the United States government that supports fundamental research and education in all the non-medical fields of science and engineering. Its medical counterpart is the National I ...

, the

Department of Energy A Ministry of Energy or Department of Energy is a government department in some countries that typically oversees the production of fuel and electricity; in the United States, however, it manages nuclear weapons development and conducts energy-rel ...

, the

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and the

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. His research has led to several technological breakthroughs, and he currently holds seven patents and 14 provisional patents. In 2013, Lovell was formally inducted into the

National Academy of Inventors The National Academy of Inventors (NAI) is a US non-profit organization dedicated to encouraging inventors in academia, following the model of the National Academies of the United States. It was founded at the University of South Florida in 2010. ...

Awards

* NSF CAREER Award, Design Manufacturing and Industrial Innovation, 1997 * Outstanding International Publication on Bearings, FAG – Germany, 1997 * SME Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineer Award, 1999 * ASME Burt L. Newkirk Award in

Tribology Tribology is the science and engineering of interacting surfaces in relative Motion (physics), motion. It includes the study and application of the principles of friction, lubrication and wear. Tribology is highly interdisciplinary, drawing on m ...

, 2005 * Olympus Emerging Academic Innovator Award, 2006 * Fellow,

American Society of Mechanical Engineers The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) is an American professional association that, in its own words, "promotes the art, science, and practice of multidisciplinary engineering and allied sciences around the globe" via "continuing ...

, 2008 * W. K. Whiteford Endowed Faculty Fellowship, 2000 – 2008 * State of Wisconsin Distinguished Professor, 2010–present * Fellow of

, 2013

References

External links

Profile at Marquette University

Profile at UW-Milwaukee
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