Jim Pfaendtner
Executive Vice Chancellor And Provost at North Carolina State University
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
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Top SchoolJim Pfaendtner is an accomplished academic leader and chemical engineer with nearly two decades bridging research, education, and university administration. He advances computational molecular science, machine learning, reaction engineering, clean energy and biotechnology through faculty roles, a national lab appointment, and sustained research computing advocacy. As Department Chair at UW and later Dean and now Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost at NC State, he has scaled research infrastructure and championed access to state-of-the-art computing for broad campus communities. He combines deep technical expertise—PhD in Chemical Engineering and postdoctoral experience at ETH Zurich—with practical industry grounding from 3M. Passionate about mentoring and expanding STEM access, he pairs strategic leadership with hands-on mentorship, often translating computational methods into real-world process and energy solutions. Outside work he’s an Old English Sheepdog enthusiast, reflecting a personable leadership style that values community.
9 years of coding experience
24 years of employment as a software developer
BS, Chemical Engineering, BS, Chemical Engineering at Georgia Institute of TechnologyPhD, Chemical Engineering, PhD, Chemical Engineering at Northwestern University
Github Skills (6)
plugin6
data-science6
minecraft4
accessibility1
python1
molecular-simulation1
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
UWPRG/ek-conformation-project
Aug 2019 - May 2022
Contributions:3 pushes in 2 years 9 months
UWPRG/Python
Jul 2020 - Jan 2021
Contributions:3 pushes in 5 months
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