Santiago SchnellThe dean of the William K. Warren Foundation Science College At the University of Notre Dame, accepted an appointment as Provost in Dartmouth. He will leave Notre Dame at the end of June and will start his new role in July.
“This news is bit old,” said John T. McGreevy, Provost Charles and Jill Fischer from Notre Dame. “While we warmly congratulate Santiago to have been selected as the next provost in Dartmouth, we are also sorry to see it.
Schnell, which has been dean since 2021, has directed the College of Science by advancing its research business, strengthening the first cycle and higher education and deepening public engagement and international partnerships.
Renowned mathematical biologist, Schnell was also a scientific director of Notre Dame BOLER-PARSGHIAN CENTER for rare diEASES and has appointments in the departments of Biological sciences And Applied and IT mathematics and statistics. He is a member of the American Academy of Sciences and Letters and member of the Royal Society of Chemistry, of the Royal Society of Biology, of the American Association for the Advance of Science, of Society for Mathematical Biology, of the Latin American Academy of Sciences and the Royal Society of Medicine.
Among his many achievements as Dean, Schnell co-launched the Bio-Engineering and Life Sciences Initiative (BELS) With the dean of the engineering college Patricia Culligan, The long -standing leadership of Our Lady extended in the research and plea of rare diseases and builds robust interdisciplinary collaborations between departments and with international partners, in particular the forge A partnership with the University of Oxford Doctoral Training Center.
Under Schnell’s mandate, the College of Science has considerably widened the qualified and postdoctoral programs, establishing the Fellows of the Society of Sciences To attract the best postdoctoral talents and implement new initiatives to improve professional development and career preparation. He also strengthened the teaching of the first cycle sciences, in particular the creation of the country’s first minor in the advocacy of rare patients and the increasing research possibilities for students in all scientific disciplines.
Schnell has focused on the commitment of public sciences, creating new platforms to share Notre Dame’s research with a wider audience and raising the national and global visibility of the college. He established the first professor for public understanding of science In the United States, created the College of Science Christmas conference series and inaugurated the Rev. CarrierAn international distinction recognizing excellence in science.
“Our work at the College of Sciences was animated by a simple but deep ideal:” Spes in Caelis, Pes in Terris “- Hope in Heaven, feet on the ground,” said Schnell. “It was a privilege to imagine boldly, to act humbly and to continue science at the service of society and discovery. Although I move away from the dome, my heart will love you forever, Notre Dame. “
An temporary dean from the College of Science will be appointed for the university year 2025-26. The university will convene a research committee as indicated in academic articles and work with the executive research firm Isaacson, Miller to direct international research for a new dean.