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{{short description|American mechanical engineer}}
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'''Clayton Daniel Mote, Jr., Ph.D.''' (born February 5, 1937) is the current President of the [[National Academy of Engineering]]. He served as [[President of the University of Maryland, College Park|President]] of the [[University of Maryland, College Park]] from September 1998 till August 2010. From 1967 to 1991, Mote was a professor in [[mechanical engineering]] at the [[University of California, Berkeley]], and served as Vice Chancellor at Berkeley from 1991 to 1998.
'''Clayton Daniel Mote Jr.''' (born February 5, 1937) is the President Emeritus of the [[National Academy of Engineering]]. He served as the president of the NAE from July 2013 to June 2019. He also served as [[President of the University of Maryland, College Park]] from September 1998 until August 2010. From 1967 to 1991, Mote was a professor in [[mechanical engineering]] at the [[University of California, Berkeley]], and served as Vice Chancellor at Berkeley from 1991 to 1998. Mote is a judge for the [[Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering]].


==Academic career==
==Academic career==

===University of California, Berkeley===
===University of California, Berkeley===
Mote was born in [[San Francisco, California]] and received his bachelor's degree, masters, and doctorate degrees from the [[University of California, Berkeley]] in [[mechanical engineering]]. After a postdoctoral year in England and three years as an assistant professor at the [[Carnegie Institute of Technology]] in Pittsburgh, he returned to Berkeley to join the faculty in mechanical engineering for the next 31 years. He and his students investigated the dynamics, stability, and control of high-speed rotating and translating continua (e.g., disks, webs, tapes, and cables) as well as biomechanical problems emanating from snow skiing. He coined the area called "dynamics of axially moving materials" encompassing these systems. He has authored or co-authored over 300 [[academic publication]]s, and has mentored 58 [[Ph.D.]] students.<ref name="UMCPbio">Biography from the [http://www.president.umd.edu/about/bio.cfm Office of the President, University of Maryland]</ref> At Berkeley, he held an endowed chair in mechanical systems and served as chair of the mechanical engineering department from 1987 to 1991 when the National Research Council (NRC) ranked its graduate program effectiveness highest nationally. Because of his success at raising funds for mechanical engineering, in 1991 he was appointed vice chancellor at Berkeley expressly to create and lead a $1 billion capital campaign for the campus that ultimately reached $1.4 billion.
Mote was born in [[San Francisco, California]] and received his bachelors, masters, and doctorate degrees from the [[University of California, Berkeley]] in [[mechanical engineering]]. He briefly taught at [[Carnegie-Mellon University]] before returning to Berkeley as an assistant professor in 1967. Eventually, he rose to become [[Chair (academic department)|chair]] of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, where he established a reputation as a strong fundraiser.

Over the course of his academic career, Mote was primarily involved with research in the fields of [[dynamic system]]s and [[biomechanics]]. He is internationally known for research on the dynamics of [[gyroscopic]] systems and the biomechanics of [[snow skiing]], including work to produce thinner and safer [[saw blade]]s for the wood industry, and improvements in [[ski bindings]] to reduce [[knee injury|knee injuries]]. He has produced over 300 [[academic publication]]s, and has mentored 56 [[Ph.D.]] students.<ref name="Desson-3June1998">{{cite news|title=Berkeley Official to Be U-Md. Chief|last=Howe|first=Desson|coauthors=Amy Argetsinger|date=June 3, 1998|publisher=''[[The Washington Post]]''|pages=A1|accessdate=2008-07-19}}</ref><ref name="UMCPbio">Biography from the [http://www.president.umd.edu/about/bio.cfm Office of the President, University of Maryland]</ref>

In September 1991, Mote was chosen to serve as a vice chancellor of Berkeley in charge of fundraising.<ref name="Desson-3June1998"/> In this position, he implemented a major fundraising campaign in 1993, which eventually raised $1.4 billion for the university.<ref name="UMCPbio"/> Mote was a candidate to succeed retiring Berkeley chancellor [[Chang-Lin Tien]] in 1997, but was unsuccessful.<ref name="Desson-3June1998"/>


===University of Maryland===
===University of Maryland===
In 1998, Dr. Mote was recruited to the presidency of the University of Maryland, College Park, a position he held until 2010 when he was appointed Regents Professor. His goal for the university was to elevate its self-expectation of achievement and its national and global position through proactive initiatives. During his tenure the number of Academy members among the faculty tripled, three Nobel laureates were recognized, and an accredited school of public health and a new department of bioengineering were created. He also founded a 130-acre research park next to the campus, faculty research funds increased by 150%, and partnerships with surrounding federal agencies and with international organizations expanded greatly. The number of students studying abroad tripled, and he created an annual open house day that has attracted over 100,000 visitors on that day, founded a charitable foundation for the campus whose board of trustees launched a $1 billion capital campaign that reached its goal, increased the graduation rate of all students in six year by 15-20% during his tenure and took every student to lunch that wanted to go. The Academic Ranking of World Universities ranked the campus #36 in 2010 and its Engineering School #13 globally.
In 1998, [[Brit Kirwan]] announced he would be resigning as President of the [[University of Maryland, College Park]]. Kirwan cited dwindling state funding as his primary reason for departure, which he argued was preventing the University from improving its academic standards. The chancellor of the [[University System of Maryland]] began the search for Kirwan's replacement and said the primary focus would be to hire a candidate with strong fundraising capabilities. In June 1998, Mote was chosen to succeed Kirwan as president and assumed the office that September.<ref name="Desson-3June1998"/> His tenure at the University of Maryland has indeed seen a significant effort at increasing private fundraising.<ref name="UMCPbio"/>

In particular, Mote has implemented a building campaign to both refurbish aging university buildings and expand facilities. During his second year in office, more than $100 million in new building projects began construction. Several major facilities have been built or are being constructed, including the [[Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center]], the [[Comcast Center (arena)|Comcast Center]], the Jeong H. Kim Engineering Building, the Biosciences Research Building, and the "M Square" Research Park.<ref name="UMCPbio"/>

Mote retired on August 31, 2010 though his academic appointment in the Clark Engineering School will continue.<ref>[http://www.president.umd.edu/legacy/letter.cfm The Leadership of President C.D. Mote, University of Maryland]</ref>


===National Academy of Engineering===
===National Academy of Engineering===
Mote was elected a member of the [[National Academy of Engineering]] in 1988 for analysis of the mechanics of complex dynamic systems, providing results of great practical importance in vibrations and biomechanics. He was also elected to the positions of Councillor (2002-2008), Treasurer (2009-2013), and President for six years beginning July 1, 2013. He serves as vice chair of the National Research Council (NRC) and has served on its Governing Board Executive Committee since 2009. He chaired the NRC Committee on Global Science and Technology Strategies and Their Effects on US National Security (2009-2010), co-chaired the National Academies Government-University-Industry Research Roundtable (2007-2013), and co-chaired the Committee on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Workforce Needs for the US Department of Defense and the US Industrial Base (2011-2012). He also served as vice chair of the NRC Committee on the Department of Defense Basic Research (2004) and on the NRC committee authoring the Rising Above the Gathering Storm reports of 2005 and 2010. He was also a founding member of the FBI's National Security Higher Education Advisory Board (2005-2010).
Mote was elected President of the [[National Academy of Engineering]] in May 2013. His term begins on July 1, 2013. Mote was elected to the Academy in 1988.<ref name="MoteNAE">{{cite news|title=UMD's Mote Elected NAE President|date=May 28, 2013|publisher=''[[University of Maryland, College Park]]''|accessdate=2013-05-29}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Mote has been married for over forty years to Patricia Mote, a supporter of the arts. She is a spokesperson for the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center and a member of the [[Prince George's County]] Arts Commission. They have two children, Melissa and Adam, and four grandchildren, Zoe, Danny, Megan, and Katie.<ref name="UMCPbio"/>


==Awards and memberships==
==Awards and memberships==
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*[[Humboldt Prize]] from the [[Federal Republic of Germany]].
*[[Humboldt Prize]] from the [[Federal Republic of Germany]].
*Berkeley Citation, an award similar to the [[honorary doctorate]], from the University of California-Berkeley.
*Berkeley Citation, an award similar to the [[honorary doctorate]], from the University of California-Berkeley.
*University of California, Berkeley Distinguished Teaching Award
*University of California, Alumni Association Excellence in Achievement Award
*Distinguished Engineering Alumnus from the University of California-Berkeley.
*Distinguished Engineering Alumnus from the University of California-Berkeley.
*Member and council member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering.
*Member of the U.S. [[National Academy of Engineering]].
*Member of the [[American Academy of Arts and Sciences]].
*Member of the [[American Academy of Arts and Sciences]].
*Honorary Membership in the [[ASME]] International.
*Honorary Membership and Fellow of the [[American Society of Mechanical Engineers]] International.
*Fellow of the International Academy of Wood Science.
*Fellow of the International Academy of Wood Science.
*Fellow of [[Acoustical Society of America]].
*Fellow of [[Acoustical Society of America]].
*Fellow of [[American Association for the Advancement of Science]].
*Fellow of [[American Association for the Advancement of Science]].
*Fellow of the [[American Academy of Mechanics]].
*2005 J. P. Den Hartog Award from the ASME International Technical Committee on Vibration and Sound to honor his lifelong contribution to the teaching and/or practice of vibration engineering.
*2005 J. P. Den Hartog Award from the ASME International Technical Committee on Vibration and Sound to honor his lifelong contribution to the teaching and/or practice of vibration engineering.
*2005 Founders Award from the [[National Academy of Engineering]] in recognition of his comprehensive body of work on the dynamics of moving flexible structures and for leadership in academia.
*2005 Founders Award from the [[National Academy of Engineering]] honoring an Academy member who has upheld the ideals and principles of the Academy through achievements.
*2011 [[ASME Medal]] from the [[American Society of Mechanical Engineers]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.asme.org/about-asme/honors-awards/achievement-awards/asme-medal |title=ASME Medal |publisher=[[American Society of Mechanical Engineers]] |accessdate={{Format date|2011|10|1}}}}</ref>
*2011 [[ASME Medal]] from the [[American Society of Mechanical Engineers]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.asme.org/about-asme/honors-awards/achievement-awards/asme-medal |title=ASME Medal |publisher=[[American Society of Mechanical Engineers]] |access-date={{Format date|2011|10|1}}}}</ref>
* Holder of four honorary doctorates and two honorary professorships
* 2020 [[Benjamin Franklin Medal (Franklin Institute)]].<ref>[https://www.fi.edu/awards Benjamin Franklin Medal 2020]</ref>
*Honorary member of [[Academia Sinica]] (2016).<ref>{{cite news |title=Clayton Daniel Mote, Jr. |url=https://academicians.sinica.edu.tw/index.php?r=academician-n%2Fshow&id=690&_lang=en |access-date=9 November 2020 |publisher=Academia Sinica}}</ref>

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==References==
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Latest revision as of 12:51, 12 October 2023

C. Daniel Mote Jr.
Dr. C. Daniel Mote (2015)
President of the University of Maryland, College Park
In office
September 1998 – August 2010
Preceded byWilliam English Kirwan
Succeeded byWallace Loh
Personal details
Born (1937-02-05) February 5, 1937 (age 87)
San Francisco, California
Alma materUniversity of California, Berkeley
ProfessionProfessor, university administrator, academic

Clayton Daniel Mote Jr. (born February 5, 1937) is the President Emeritus of the National Academy of Engineering. He served as the president of the NAE from July 2013 to June 2019. He also served as President of the University of Maryland, College Park from September 1998 until August 2010. From 1967 to 1991, Mote was a professor in mechanical engineering at the University of California, Berkeley, and served as Vice Chancellor at Berkeley from 1991 to 1998. Mote is a judge for the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering.

Academic career

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University of California, Berkeley

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Mote was born in San Francisco, California and received his bachelor's degree, masters, and doctorate degrees from the University of California, Berkeley in mechanical engineering. After a postdoctoral year in England and three years as an assistant professor at the Carnegie Institute of Technology in Pittsburgh, he returned to Berkeley to join the faculty in mechanical engineering for the next 31 years. He and his students investigated the dynamics, stability, and control of high-speed rotating and translating continua (e.g., disks, webs, tapes, and cables) as well as biomechanical problems emanating from snow skiing. He coined the area called "dynamics of axially moving materials" encompassing these systems. He has authored or co-authored over 300 academic publications, and has mentored 58 Ph.D. students.[1] At Berkeley, he held an endowed chair in mechanical systems and served as chair of the mechanical engineering department from 1987 to 1991 when the National Research Council (NRC) ranked its graduate program effectiveness highest nationally. Because of his success at raising funds for mechanical engineering, in 1991 he was appointed vice chancellor at Berkeley expressly to create and lead a $1 billion capital campaign for the campus that ultimately reached $1.4 billion.

University of Maryland

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In 1998, Dr. Mote was recruited to the presidency of the University of Maryland, College Park, a position he held until 2010 when he was appointed Regents Professor. His goal for the university was to elevate its self-expectation of achievement and its national and global position through proactive initiatives. During his tenure the number of Academy members among the faculty tripled, three Nobel laureates were recognized, and an accredited school of public health and a new department of bioengineering were created. He also founded a 130-acre research park next to the campus, faculty research funds increased by 150%, and partnerships with surrounding federal agencies and with international organizations expanded greatly. The number of students studying abroad tripled, and he created an annual open house day that has attracted over 100,000 visitors on that day, founded a charitable foundation for the campus whose board of trustees launched a $1 billion capital campaign that reached its goal, increased the graduation rate of all students in six year by 15-20% during his tenure and took every student to lunch that wanted to go. The Academic Ranking of World Universities ranked the campus #36 in 2010 and its Engineering School #13 globally.

National Academy of Engineering

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Mote was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering in 1988 for analysis of the mechanics of complex dynamic systems, providing results of great practical importance in vibrations and biomechanics. He was also elected to the positions of Councillor (2002-2008), Treasurer (2009-2013), and President for six years beginning July 1, 2013. He serves as vice chair of the National Research Council (NRC) and has served on its Governing Board Executive Committee since 2009. He chaired the NRC Committee on Global Science and Technology Strategies and Their Effects on US National Security (2009-2010), co-chaired the National Academies Government-University-Industry Research Roundtable (2007-2013), and co-chaired the Committee on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Workforce Needs for the US Department of Defense and the US Industrial Base (2011-2012). He also served as vice chair of the NRC Committee on the Department of Defense Basic Research (2004) and on the NRC committee authoring the Rising Above the Gathering Storm reports of 2005 and 2010. He was also a founding member of the FBI's National Security Higher Education Advisory Board (2005-2010).

Awards and memberships

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Mote has received numerous distinctions throughout his career:[1]

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References

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  1. ^ a b Biography from the Office of the President, University of Maryland
  2. ^ "ASME Medal". American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Retrieved October 1, 2011.
  3. ^ Benjamin Franklin Medal 2020
  4. ^ "Clayton Daniel Mote, Jr". Academia Sinica. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
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