McCarthy named dean of College of Science and Technology
Contact: Rene Abadie
5/17/06
HAMMOND – Daniel R. McCarthy, who has served as interim dean of the Southeastern Louisiana University College of Science and Technology since last June, has been selected as dean of the college following a nationwide search.
His appointment is pending approval by the University of Louisiana System Board of Supervisors, Southeastern’s governing board.
A specialist in the area of plasma physics, McCarthy served as head of the Southeastern Department of Chemistry and Physics since 2001.
“We are thrilled to have a scientist of Dr. McCarthy’s stature filling the position of dean of the College of Science and Technology,” said John L. Crain, provost and vice president for academic affairs. “He brings to this position not only excellent research and teaching experience, but a sound record as an administrator. He will play a significant role in helping to elevate awareness of the strong programs of science and technology that are offered at Southeastern.”
" I am pleased to have this opportunity,” McCarthy said. “Our college has a very talented group of faculty members who are not only respected leaders in their fields, but are very committed to our students and to the mission of Southeastern. This is a very exciting time to be involved in the scientific and technological fields, and we have every intention of raising the profile of the sciences at Southeastern."
The College of Science and Technology is one of Southeastern’s largest academic units with more than 2,000 students enrolled. It includes the departments of biological sciences, chemistry and physics, computer science and industrial technology, and mathematics. The college also oversees the Integrated Science and Technology program, an interdisciplinary professional graduate program that emphasizes applications of chemistry, computer science, industrial technology, mathematics and physics in a career enhancement master’s degree.
McCarthy earned his doctorate in plasma physics in 1992 at the University of Maryland. He joined the Southeastern faculty in 1994 as an assistant professor and was appointed professor in 2004. He has served as a summer visiting scientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Agency Fusion Division in Culham, England.
McCarthy is a recipient of Southeastern’s President’s Award for Excellence in Research and has been awarded several grants for magnetic fusion research from the U.S. Department of Energy. His research focuses on the nuclear fusion process of producing energy, the same energy process found in the sun and stars.
A resident of St. Tammany Parish, in 2004 he was named a member of New Orleans CityBusiness’s Power Generation, 40 young professionals under the age of 40 who were recognized for making a mark for themselves with their energy and ideas.
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