Dr. Prabhas V. Moghe
Mrs. Eugene McDermott made a gift in August 2000 to create the chair. The chair supports the University president to enhance the presence and reputation of UT Dallas among internal and external constituency groups.
“This is such an impactful university, and I look forward to doing my part to ensure that our trajectory keeps moving upward. I am excited to elevate the already strong reputation for being a university that has visionary educational and research programs.”
Dr. Prabhas V. Moghe is the sixth president of The University of Texas at Dallas, which has been recognized as one of the most dynamic, fastest growing research universities in the country.
Moghe previously served as the executive vice president for academic affairs at Rutgers University, New Jersey’s flagship public university, where he provided strategic leadership over all academic and research operations across four chancellor-led campuses and 29 academic units. From 2020 to 2025, Moghe helped lead Rutgers through a 40% increase in research funding — from $689 million to nearly $1 billion, just as Rutgers was becoming recognized among the top-15 national public universities.
Moghe earned a degree in chemical engineering at the University of Bombay, followed by a PhD in chemical engineering (bioengineering) at the University of Minnesota and completed postdoctoral training at Harvard Medical School/Massachusetts General Hospital before joining the Rutgers faculty in 1995. Moghe held the title of distinguished professor in the School of Engineering at Rutgers over the past decade.
Moghe’s research has led to innovations in cancer detection and potential nanotechnology therapies for brain degenerative disorders like Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s diseases. His lab at Rutgers secured nearly $30 million in funding and generated 29 PhDs, more than 130 peer-reviewed journal publications, and over 300 podium and plenary talks.
An advocate for graduate education, Moghe has directed two National Science Foundation-sponsored graduate training programs spanning 12 years — in biointerfaces and in stem cell science and engineering. He has also served as an adjunct professor of surgery at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School since 2008 and was a full member of the Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey. Inducted recently as a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Moghe was previously named a fellow of the Biomedical Engineering Society, the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering, and the International Union of Societies for Biomaterials Science and Engineering.
Moghe is a champion for academic excellence, undergraduate and graduate success, and for strengthened faculty recruitment and advancement. He also is an advocate for elevating cross-disciplinary research and has launched programs to foster a more vibrant, innovative and creative mindset among students.