Robert A. Brown (Paperback)

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Robert A. Brown (born July 22, 1951) is the 10th president of Boston University. He was formerly the provost of MIT. He is a chemical engineer by training. A Texas native, he received his B.S. and M.A. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin, and his Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota in 1979. In 1979, Brown joined the faculty of MIT as assistant professor. He worked at MIT for 25 years before moving across the Charles River to become the president of Boston University. During his tenure at MIT, he served as co-director of the MIT Supercomputer Facility, Head of the Department of Chemical Engineering, and Dean of Engineering. In 1998, he became the provost of MIT.