Robert C. Dynes

Robert C. Dynes
18th President of the University of California
In office
2003–2007
Preceded byRichard C. Atkinson
Succeeded byMark Yudof
6th Chancellor of the University of California, San Diego
In office
1996–2003
Preceded byRichard C. Atkinson
Succeeded byMarye Anne Fox
Personal details
Born(1942-11-08)8 November 1942
Died30 June 2025(2025-06-30) (aged 82)
Spouse(s)
Christel Dynes
(m. 1968; div. 1998)

(m. 1998; div. 2006)

Ann Parode
(m. 2007)
Alma materUniversity of Western Ontario
McMaster University
ProfessionAcademic administrator, physicist, professor, researcher
InstitutionsBell 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.