Michael Amiridis | |
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 Amiridis in 2023 | |
| 30th President of the University of South Carolina | |
| Assumed office July 1, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Harris Pastides |
| 7th Chancellor of the University of Illinois, Chicago | |
| In office March 16, 2015 – July 1, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Eric Gislason (interim) Paula Allen-Meares |
| Succeeded by | Javier Reyes (interim) Marie Lynn Miranda |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1963 (age 60–61) Kavala, Greece |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | University of Thessaloniki (BS) University of Wisconsin, Madison (MS, PhD) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Chemical engineering |
| Institutions | |
| Thesis | Selective catalytic reduction of nitric oxide by ammonia over iron exchanged yttrium zeolites (1991) |
| Doctoral advisor | James Dumesic |
Michael Amiridis is a Greek-American academic who serves as the 30th president of the University of South Carolina. Prior to this position, he served as chancellor of the University of Illinois Chicago from 2015 to 2022.