Photo by Christopher Gannon.
Jason Keith is officially on the job today (Aug. 1) as the university's senior vice president and provost.
He comes to Iowa State from another land grant, Mississippi State University, Starkville, where he was a faculty member and administrator for 13 years. He served as dean of its College of Engineering (2014-24), director of the School of Chemical Engineering (2011-14) and director of its Energy Institute (2013-14).
Under his leadership, the Engineering college developed undergraduate programs in petroleum engineering, biomedical engineering, artificial intelligence and cyber security and a nine-semester, double-bachelor degree program in industrial engineering/business administration.
Keith began his academic career as a member of the chemical engineering faculty at Michigan Tech University, Houghton (2000-11).
As Iowa State's chief academic officer, Keith oversees:
- Seven academic colleges
- Graduate College
- University Library
- Enrollment management
- Office of the vice president for research
- Office of the vice president for extension and outreach
The director of the U.S. Department of Energy's Ames National Laboratory on the north side of campus also reports to the provost.
Keith earned two degrees in chemical engineering, a bachelor's degree from The University of Akron, Ohio, and a doctoral degree from the University of Notre Dame, Indiana.
Keith's office is in 1550 Beardshear. He can be reached by phone at 515-294-0070, via email at jkeith@iastate.edu.
