New Provost Starts This Week
October 01, 2017
On October 1, 2017 chemistry professor and Beckman Institute director David Tirrell officially steps into his new position as Caltech's 10th provost.
A Caltech faculty member since 1998, Tirrell, the Ross McCollum-William H. Corcoran Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, chaired the division from 1999 to 2009.
Read more about Tirrell and his new role.
![Tirrell](https://divisions-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/root/images/tirrell_photo_7-17_copy_KuMW2rY.width-450.jpg)
Image Lightbox