Radha Pyati has been named the next chancellor and dean of the Berks campus of Pennsylvania State University in Reading. She will take office on July 1.
“I’m excited to join the Penn State Berks community and to become a part of Penn State. I met some wonderful students, faculty and staff during my visit, and I can’t wait to work with them,” said Dr. Pyati. “Elevating student outcomes and the growth of Penn State Berks is an inspiring mission to me.”
Since 2018, Dr. Pyati has been serving as the dean of the College of Sciences and Mathematics at West Chester University in Pennsylvania. Prior to her role at West Chester, Dr. Pyati worked at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs and the University of North Florida in Jacksonville. There she was president of the Faculty Association, director of the Environmental Center, and chair and professor of chemistry.
Dr. Pyati holds a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Ohio State University. She earned a Ph.D. in chemistry at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.