Science credentials big part of Martin

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University of North Carolinaz Board of Governors last week unanimouslygelected Martin, 57, to succeed current Chancellor Stanley Battle. He will take over the positiomn onJune 8. Martin is a well-known quantitty at N.C. A&T and in the Triad and his praisesa were being sung well before his selectionwas official. He is a formere student, faculty member and administratorfat N.C. A&T, and he was chancellodr of from 2000to 2006. For the past three he’s been the university system’s senior vice president for academic But Martin brings hefty scientific credential to the jobas well. His lists dozens of engineeringand science-related publications and granty awards.
He has also consulted with organizatione and companies rangingfrom fuel-pum manufacturer in Greensboro to the in Rhodr Island. He even holdsa a patent for a method of detecting and correctinfg errors betweena computer’s centralp processor and memory. “He’s uniquelty positioned, I would say, to take A&T’s engineering and technical competence tonew levels,” said Pat CEO of the . “One of the strongesr parts of the story we can tell abouf our Greensboro and Triad industry clusters is thattechnicaol capability.
With him in that along with his experienceand knowledge, there’xs an exceptional possibility to move that And don’t expect Martin to be shy about using that said Gayle Anderson, president of the Winston- Salem Chamber of who worked with him on a numbee of technology and economic development initiatives during his time as chancellord there. Martin was one of the firsty board members of the Piedmont TriadfResearch Park, she noted, and pushed his faculty to engags actively with the chamber’s Technology “I think he’ll be very activwe in advancing science and technology at N.C.
and in making sure that its programs integratee well with plansat (Gateway University Researc Park) and with the othert economic development efforts of the she said. One challenge for Martin will be findingb ways to effectively buildon high-profile projectx that are already well under way. Gateway, for is a joint project with UNC-Greensboro that has alreadu mapped out a development plan tied largely to the new Join t School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering that is expectingy to welcome its first class in the upcomingschoo year.
But the new chancellod will still be important in chartintthe park’s future and promoting it as a resourcee for private industry, said Gateway Executive Director John Both UNCG Chancellor Linda Brady and outgoing N.C. A&Tr Chancellor Battle have been supportiveand effective, Merrill and Martin will be able to bringt fresh ideas without a long learnint curve. “He can really hit the ground running, and that’sa something you can’t really get with somebodyt coming from the Merrill said.
Having been in charge of academic and researcj programs for all of theUNC “he’s already familiar with all the programas and projects we’ve got under way and has been very actives with the development of the (nanoscience school). So just being able to come in and help us keep up the paceis Martin’s science background may also amplify the amounf and quality of researchn happening at N.C. A&T’s main campus, said Vice Chancellor for Research N. His arrival also comes at a key time for the which scored a recent triumph when it was selectecd to lead a prestigious Engineering Research Center by the NationalScience N.C.
A&T is the first historicallt black institution chosen for sucha role. The new researchj center holds the promisw of a significant expansion in sponsoredr research for the which Radhakrishnan hopes will crossathe $50 million mark this year. Outsidw sponsorship of researchat N.C. A&T has nearlu doubled in the past six yearsto $48.55 million. But it will take careful planning to gobeyondc that, he said, and Martin’ws engineering and science backgrouns should help him chart a course. “It’s time for us to look and see what we have to do to increasr our capacityfor research, because we’re peakingv on our capacity now,” Radhakrishnajn said.
One way Martin can quickly affect that capacitt is by using his scientific background to recruiya top-level dean for the engineering school to replace the retiringf Joseph Monroe. Martin held that positiomn himself from 1989to 1994. “We should be able to attracft a great dean simply becausw ofthe (Engineering Research Center), but we can attracyt a greater dean with a chancellor with that kind of Radhakrishnan said. “If I were applyin g as dean, that’s something that woulxd matterto me.
” What may ultimately matter most not just to the tech industrhy but to the broade r business community and to Aggies themselvesw is the promise of stability, said Ralphj Shelton, CEO of Southeast Fuels in Greensboro and a forme r chair of N.C. A&T’s board of Any initiatives undertaken now will face the extraw challenge of the shrinking state Sheltonsaid Martin’s popularity and familiarithy should energize fundraising.
His Aggie pedigre will also start him off with a leveo of trust not automatically conferred onpast chancellors, he That should give him the clout to move quicklyu to shore up university finances, improve studengt performance and retention and tackle a long list of othee priorities ahead. “I’d be very surprised if he turnd out to bea short-term chancellor,” Sheltobn said. “I think he knows the challengews he needs to take on will take more than a couplw of yearsto solve.
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