Dr. Dilhan Kalyon appointed as new Interim Vice Provost

Dr. Dilhan Kalyon has been appointed the new Interim Vice Provost for Research, Innovation and Entrepreneurship.

Dr. Kalyon has served as a professor at Stevens in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science as well as in the Department of Biomedical Engineering. He is taking the place of the previous Vice Provost for Research, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Dr. Mohammad Dehghani, who began his term in August 2013 and is now moving on to serve as the Chancellor for Missouri University of Science and Technology.

Kalyon received a bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from the Middle East Technical University in 1975, before proceeding with graduate studies at McGill University to obtain his Ph.D. and Master of Engineering in Chemical Engineering by 1980.

Kalyon stresses the importance of lab safety, saying that, “For research involving laboratories obtaining proper training and then obeying the rules are absolutely essential; not doing so can lead to endangering [your]self or colleagues in the lab or the destroying of research equipment.”

Dr. Kalyon began working at Stevens in 1980 as an instructor in the International Programs Office, and by 1999 had become an institute professor. He has over 170 refereed journal publications, and has been awarded the International Research Award of the Society of Plastics Engineers, the Thomas Baron Award in Fluid-Particle Systems from the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, as well as several teaching and research awards from Stevens.

When asked if he had any advice for the student body regarding research, Dr. Kalyon stated:

“From my own personal experience, the characteristics of a researcher should include having an inquisitive mind, discipline to learn and follow the rules, setting and following deadlines, spending long hours starting with the literature review, sharing information with your teammates and keeping an open mind while receiving guidance from your advisor. There is a lot that students can experience and learn by being initiated into research while at Stevens.”

Those of us at Stevens welcome Dr. Kalyon and look forward to seeing what he will accomplish as our new Vice Provost for Research, Innovation and Entrepreneurship.