Within the framework of our School’s strategic partnerships with distinguished guests and foundations from around the world, Dr. Ioannis N. Miaoulis ’80, President of Roger Williams University, will give a speech on Tuesday, September 27, 2022 at 6.30 p.m. at the Choremi Theater, titled:

«Teaching & Learning Science: We’ve got it all wrong!»

Seating is limited. Pre-booking is necessary on the following link:

https://forms.office.com/r/MtyzpVUr7w

Dr. Miaoulis, a pioneer in STEM, was President and Director of the Science Museum of Boston from 2003 to 2019. He took on his position at the Museum, after a distinguished career at Tufts University, where was a Professor of Mechanical Engineering and was appointed Associate Provost, Dean of the School of Engineering, and Dean-Interim of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. 

During his career, he has received many honors and awards, among others, the Presidential Young Investigator Award, the MacLeod Cormack Award for Excellence in Collaborative Research, the William P. Desmond Award for Outstanding Contributions to Public Education, the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) President’s Award, the Distinguished Alumni Service Award by Tufts University Alumni Association, and since 2017 he has entered the STEM Hall of Fame.

In 2011, he also received the ASME Ralph Coats Roe Medal, recognizing an outstanding contribution toward a better understanding and appreciation of the engineer’s worth to contemporary society. He served in NASA’ s Advisory Committee and NASA' s Education and Public Outreach Committee and was awarded the Exceptional Public Service Medal in 2009.