Dr. David Pershing - ICSE People - Institute for Clean and Secure Energy

David W. Pershing

Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs
B.S., Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, 1970
Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, University of Arizona, 1976

201 Presidents Circle
205 Park Building
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah 84112-9007

Phone: 801-581-5057
Fax: 801-585-3312
email: david.pershing[@]utah.edu
Office: Park 205

Biographical Sketch

Prof. David W. Pershing, Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs, earned his B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering from Purdue University in 1970 and his Ph.D. in the same field from the University of Arizona in 1976. Dr. Pershing joined the University of Utah as an Assistant Professor in Chemical Engineering in 1977. He was named a Presidential Young Investigator by the National Science Foundation in 1984 and became Dean of the College of Engineering in 1987. He has had a brilliant career in academia, government, industry, and consulting. He has more than 80 peer-reviewed publications, more than 20 research grants, and five patents to his credit. Dr. Pershing has won both the Distinguished Teaching and Distinguished Research Awards and is the 1997 recipient of the Rosenblatt Prize for Excellence. He is the director of the U's Center for Simulation of Accidental Fires and Explosions, fueled by a $20 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to the University of Utah.




Projects/Centers C-SAFE SCERP Other Links Academic Affairs	David W. Pershing Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs B.S., Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, 1970 Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, University of Arizona, 1976 201 Presidents Circle 205 Park Building University of Utah Salt Lake City, Utah 84112-9007 Phone: 801-581-5057 Fax: 801-585-3312 email: david.pershing[@]utah.edu Office: Park 205 Biographical Sketch Prof. David W. Pershing, Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs, earned his B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering from Purdue University in 1970 and his Ph.D. in the same field from the University of Arizona in 1976. Dr. Pershing joined the University of Utah as an Assistant Professor in Chemical Engineering in 1977. He was named a Presidential Young Investigator by the National Science Foundation in 1984 and became Dean of the College of Engineering in 1987. He has had a brilliant career in academia, government, industry, and consulting. He has more than 80 peer-reviewed publications, more than 20 research grants, and five patents to his credit. Dr. Pershing has won both the Distinguished Teaching and Distinguished Research Awards and is the 1997 recipient of the Rosenblatt Prize for Excellence. He is the director of the U's Center for Simulation of Accidental Fires and Explosions, fueled by a $20 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to the University of Utah.