Radenka Maric is an American professor of engineering and academic administrator who became the 17th president of the University of Connecticut on September 28,2022.
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Radenka Maric was the first internal candidate to be named president since Harry J Hartley in 1990 and is the institution's second female president.
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Radenka Maric had served as interim president of the University of Connecticut since February 1,2022 and previously served as UConn's vice president for research and innovation.
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Radenka Maric joined UConn in 2010 as a professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering.
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Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor, Radenka Maric holds the faculty appointment of Connecticut Clean Energy Fund Professor of Sustainable Energy in UConn's Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and Department of Materials Science and Engineering.
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Radenka Maric became vice president for Research, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship in July 2017.
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Radenka Maric was named a Fellow of American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2019.
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Radenka Maric is a member of the Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering.
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Radenka Maric is lead author of the book Solid Oxide Fuel Cells: From Fundamental Principles to Complete Systems.
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