Robert Scott

With a BS from the University of Illiniois at Urbana-Champaign, a PhD from Caltech, and a postdoctoral stint at Stanford University, I started my faculty career back in Urbana-Champaign before coming to the University of Georgia in 1987. I pursued a productive research program while moving up the administrative ladder, acting as Department Head (1996 – 2003), then Associate Vice President for Research (2007 – 2016). Now back in Chemistry, I am teaching a graduate course in Group Theory, and spending the rest of my time working on administrative data-driven projects for several administrative offices at the University.

I approach new initiatives from an analytical, evidence-based perspective, while embracing and managing change. I have a keen interest in the ability to integrate authoritative enterprise data to use in data-driven strategic decision-making. I balance strategic thinking with the attention to detail needed to "just get it done." I thrive on inclusiveness, transparency, and consensus-building. My current focus is on UGA Elements (elements.uga.edu), business process modeling and continuous improvement in an academic department (Chemistry), and consulting for the Office of Research and the OneSource and OneUSG projects. TEST