Preceded by Robert Holub Spouse(s) Mala Subbaswamy | Name Kumble Subbaswamy | |
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Profession Physicist, University Administrator Residence Amherst, Massachusetts, United States |
Kumble r subbaswamy chancellor of umass amherst
Kumble R. Subbaswamy is the 11th and current chancellor of the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He formerly served as the provost of University of Kentucky.
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- Kumble r subbaswamy chancellor of umass amherst
- Chancellor Subbaswamy Speaks about the Campus Climate Survey
- Early life and education
- Academia
- Books Research Papers and Journals
- References

Chancellor Subbaswamy Speaks about the Campus Climate Survey
Early life and education

Subbaswamy was born in the city of Bangalore, Karnataka in India. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics from Bangalore University, a Master of Science in Physics from University of Delhi, and a Doctor of Philosophy in Physics from Indiana University Bloomington.
Academia

He served as Research associate in the Department of Physics at University of California, Irvine from 1976 to 1978. He later joined as Assistant Professor at University of Kentucky in 1978 and rose to become the Chair of the Department of Physics and Astronomy from 1993 to 1997.

He also served as Adjunct professor (Professore a contratto) at University of Pavia in Italy in 1990.

He later served as the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences in the Department of Physics at both University of Miami and Indiana University Bloomington. He then served as the provost of University of Kentucky.
Books, Research Papers and Journals

Kumble Subbaswamy is a published author and coauthor of several books, research papers and journals.