NM Consortium Director Moving to University of Missouri to Become Vice Chancellor for Research

University of Missouri Provost Brian Foster has announced that UNM professor Robert Duncan has been appointed as vice chancellor for research at MU, effective Sept. 1. Currently, Duncan is the chief operating officer of the New Mexico Consortium, an organization that uses the strengths of New Mexico's research universities to build scientific connections around the world. He is also founding director of the Institute for Advanced Studies at Los Alamos National Laboratory.

Photo: Robert Duncan

During his academic career, Duncan has served as an associate professor of physics and astronomy at UNM, visiting associate professor of physics at Caltech, joint associate professor of electrical and computer engineering at UNM, professor of physics and astronomy at UNM, and associate dean for research in the College of Arts and Sciences at UNM. Duncan received his bachelor's degree in physics from MIT in 1982 and his doctorate in physics from the University of California-Santa Barbara in 1988.

The MU vice chancellor for research provides leadership for MU's research operation. The Office of Research oversees the Division of Sponsored Programs, nine research centers, the MU Technology Management and Industry Relations Program and the Office of Animal Research.

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