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William W. Durgin

California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

• Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
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Dr. William W. Durgin joined California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly) as
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs in 2006. His prior academic post had been
that of Associate Provost and Vice President for Research at Worcester Polytechnic
Institute. He made major contributions to undergraduate and graduate academic programs,
research programs, and adult education programs for all engineering, science, management,
and humanities and arts programs. Professor Durgin is a Fellow of the American Society of
Mechanical Engineers and Associate Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and
Astronautics. 

Dr. Durgin received the Sc.B. (1964) and Ph.D. (1970) degrees in mechanical engineering
from Brown University and the M.S. (1966) degree from the University of Rhode Island. He
is well known for research in the fluid mechanics area and has made substantial
contributions to engineering education through his work on project-based learning. He
received the ASME Curriculum Innovation Award, the ASME Service Award, and a NASA
Significant Achievement Award. He presently serves as chair of the Committee on Honors of
the ASME. 

Dr. Durgin led numerous accreditation efforts under ABET outcomes assessment and
methodology. Dr. Durgin served on the Engineering in Mass Collaborative, identifying and
implementing best practices in K-12 STEM education in support of the Massachusetts
Frameworks. He served on the Central Mass Biomedical Initiative board, the Manufacturing
Assistance Center board, the Massachusetts Extension Partnership board, and is a
proponent of economic development through strengthening of the high technology base. He
has succeeded in bringing engineering, science, and management resources together to form
the Bioengineering Institute that was successfully launched in 2004. He currently serves
on the P-16 Council in San Luis Obispo. 

Dr. Durgin has held many positions in professional societies and in organizations
supporting engineering education at the national and state levels. He is a member of
Sigma Xi, Phi Kappa Phi, and Tau Beta Pi. A professional engineer, Dr. Durgin is
registered in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Florida. He has served on boards, study
groups, and editorial boards for NASA, ASME and other organizations. He is the author of
more than seventy journal articles, edited and contributed to several books, and holds
two patents. Dr. Durgin has served as a member of the Executive Committee on the
Engineering Deans Council, and served as a member of the ASEE Public Policy
Committee.

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