Ohio University

Bio for Dr. Rathindra Bose 

Rathindra N. Bose is the Vice President for Research and Dean of the Graduate College at Ohio University. Major responsibilities include overseeing the Graduate College, which enrolls 3,500 graduate students with a budget of more than $35 million; Research and Sponsored Programs, with annual funding of ~$68 million; the Technology Transfer Office, with annual royalty income of ~$7 million; the Innovation Center, which houses six start-up companies; the Edison Biotechnology Institute and three other multidisciplinary research institutes. 

In addition, Dr. Bose manages an active research laboratory. He holds a joint tenured faculty appointment in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Department of Biomedical Sciences in the College of Osteopathic Medicine. His research interests and activities cover a wide range of multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary areas including metals in medicine, gene markers for different cancers and new catalysts for fuel cells.

He has published more than 90 refereed articles and 73 abstracts and proceedings, and has presented numerous talks in national and international conferences and academic institutions. Dr. Bose has one issued patent and three patent applications on cancer drugs and fuel cell electrocatalysts pending at the United States Patent and Trademark office. His research has been supported through several grants from the National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, Ohio Board of Regents and the U.S. Department of Education.

Dr. Bose previously served as the Vice President for Research and Dean of the Graduate School at Northern Illinois University from 2003 to 2008. He increased external funding for research by 34 percent, helped create a new interdisciplinary institute for nanoscience and engineering, helped establish a doctoral program in art education and oversaw a graduate program that enrolled more than 6,500 students.

Prior to this, Dr. Bose spent 16 years at Kent State University in administrative and academic roles, including as Vice President for Research and Dean of Graduate Studies from 2002 to 2003, and has served as past chair of the Ohio Research Officers Council.

He has received four distinguished teaching awards and a distinguished scholar award, has served as an editorial board member for three journals and continues to serve as a reviewer for numerous journals and funding agencies.

Dr. Bose received his Ph.D. degree in chemistry from Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., in 1982. He received a master’s degree in chemistry from the Rajshahi University in Bangladesh in 1975 and a bachelor’s degree in chemistry with honors from the institution in 1973.