Mary Boyce
Mary C. Boyce is a noted educator, researcher, and leader. She is Provost of Columbia University in the City of New York, where she was previously Dean of The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science and the Morris A. and Alma Schapiro Professor of Engineering. Prior to joining Columbia, Boyce served on the faculty of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) for over 25 years, leading the Mechanical Engineering Department from 2008 to 2013.
Boyce’s research focuses on materials and mechanics, particularly in the areas of multi-scale and nonlinear mechanics of polymers and soft composites. Her work has been documented in more than 170 archival journal articles spanning materials, mechanics, and physics. She has mentored over 40 M.S. thesis students and over 25 PhD students and has been widely recognized for her scholarly contributions, including election as a fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the National Academy of Engineering. Boyce led the education and research mission of Columbia Engineering with more than 200 faculty, 15,000 undergraduate students, 2,500 graduate students, and 100 postdoctoral fellows.
Boyce earned a bachelor’s degree in engineering science and mechanics from Virginia Tech, and a master’s degree and PhD in mechanical engineering from MIT.
- Member of the Nominating and Governance Committee
- Chair of the Technology Committee