Daniele C. Struppa
Daniele C. Struppa is an Italian mathematician, academic, and the 13th President of Chapman University in Orange County, California. Prior to assuming the Office of the President, Struppa was Chancellor at Chapman University for nine years and had also served as provost.
Education and career
[edit]Struppa earned a degree in mathematics from the University of Milan, Italy, in 1977. He then moved to the United States in 1978 to pursue his Ph.D at the University of Maryland, College Park, earning his doctorate degree in mathematics in 1981.[1]
Struppa began his academic career in Italy where he held positions at the University of Milan, at the Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa and at the University of Calabria.[2]
Having returned to America, Struppa accepted a professorship at George Mason University, where he founded a research center for the application of mathematics and served as director of it.[3] In addition to serving as chairman of the Department of Mathematical Sciences at George Mason University, he was also appointed as associate dean for Graduate Programs and as Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, a position he held for nine years.[4]
In 2006, Struppa joined Chapman University as provost and chief academic officer. He remained in those positions until July 2007 when he was appointed chancellor.[4]
On September 28, 2015, Struppa was elected 13th president of Chapman University and was inaugurated on September 1, 2016.[4] He assumed office on September 1, 2016, succeeding Jim Doti, who served as president for 25 years.[1]
In 2019, Struppa refused to take down two The Birth of a Nation posters[5] at the Dodge College of Film and Media Arts at Chapman University. He outlined his reasons in an opinion piece called, "Why I won't take down the original 'The Birth of a Nation' poster."[6] Black students at Chapman voiced opposition to Struppa's decision,[7] and peaceful protests were organized on campus.[8] Faculty members took a survey on their stance to remove the posters, and the posters were eventually taken down.[9]
On December 10, 2024, it was announced that effective September 2, 2025 Struppa would retire from the Office of the President.[10]
Struppa has authored more than 200 refereed publications and has edited several volumes.[11] He is also the co-author of more than ten books, including The Mathematics of Superoscillations, with Chapman physicists Yakir Aharonov and Jeff Tollaksen.[12][4]
Honors and awards
[edit]In 1981, Struppa received the Bartolozzi Prize from the Italian Mathematical Union, and in 1987 the Matsumae Medal from the Matsumae International Foundation of Tokyo. In 2007, Struppa was also awarded the Cozzarelli Prize from the National Academy of Sciences for a paper he co-authored.
In 2006, the BIO-IT Coalition, a non-profit organization dedicated to the support of bioinformatics, established the Professor Daniele Struppa Award in Struppa’s honor.[4]
Struppa was granted the Donald Bren Presidential Chair in Mathematics in 2019.[4]
Personal life
[edit]Struppa is married to Lisa Sparks, who is the founding Dean of the School of Communication and the Foster and Mary McGaw Endowed Professor at Chapman University. They have four children.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Daniele Struppa inaugurated as Chapman University's 13th president". Chapman Newsroom. October 3, 2016. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
- ^ "Daniele Struppa, laureato in Statale, è il 13° President della Chapman University". La Statale News (in Italian). University of Milan. September 26, 2016. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
- ^ "Interview with Daniele C. Struppa". Orange County Register. December 18, 2008. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g "President's Office". www.chapman.edu. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
- ^ "Why are "Birth of a Nation" Posters on Display at Marion Knott Studios?". Dodge College of Film and Media Arts. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
- ^ "Why I won't take down the original 'The Birth of a Nation' poster". The Panther Newspaper. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
- ^ cbryant (August 22, 2019). "Birth of a Dialogue". Chapman Newsroom. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
- ^ Kilkenny, Katie (April 22, 2019). "Film School Removes 'Birth of a Nation' Posters After Student Protests". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
- ^ Fink, Jenni (April 23, 2019). "Chapman University Removes Controversial Film Posters". Newsweek. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
- ^ "Chapman University Appoints Matt Parlow Its 14th President". Chapman Newsroom. December 10, 2024. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
- ^ "Articles and Op-eds". www.chapman.edu. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
- ^ "Publications". www.chapman.edu. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
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