Robert C. Dynes
Robert C. Dynes | |
|---|---|
| 18th President of the University of California | |
| In office 2003–2007 | |
| Preceded by | Richard C. Atkinson |
| Succeeded by | Mark Yudof |
| 6th Chancellor of the University of California, San Diego | |
| In office 1996–2003 | |
| Preceded by | Richard C. Atkinson |
| Succeeded by | Marye Anne Fox |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 November 1942 London, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | 30 June 2025 (aged 82) |
| Spouse(s) |
Christel Dynes
(m. 1968; div. 1998)Ann Parode (m. 2007) |
| Alma mater | University of Western Ontario McMaster University |
| Profession | Academic administrator, physicist, professor, researcher |
| Institutions | Bell Laboratories University of California San Diego University of California University of California, Berkeley |
Robert Carr Dynes (8 November 1942 – 30 June 2025) was a Canadian-American physicist. He served as the 18th president of the University of California from 2003 to 2007 and as the 6th chancellor of the University of California, San Diego from 1996 to 2003.