October 21, 2026
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Kelvin Droegemeier, Illinois Professor of Atmospheric Science, Special Advisor to the Chancellor for Science and Policy, and former director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.
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Photo by Michelle Hassel for the Illinois News Bureau
Kelvin Droegemeier, professor of atmospheric science and special advisor to the chancellor for science and policy, will deliver the 2027 LAS Dean’s Distinguished Lecture at 4 p.m. on March 11 at the Alice Campbell Alumni Center. He has titled the presentation “The American Research and Education Enterprise: Changes, Challenges, Opportunities, and Unknowns.”
The Dean’s Distinguished Lecture series sets up an annual presentation from a distinguished faculty member at the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences. Previous presentations have covered subjects in classics, chemistry, anthropology, communications, history, and biology.
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