Chaden Djalali

The third candidate for Kansas University provost is Chaden Djalali, dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and professor of physics and astronomy at the University of Iowa, KU announced Friday.

Djalali will give a public presentation from 4 to 5 p.m. Monday in the Summerfield Room of Adams Alumni Center.

Djalali has served in his current position at Iowa since 2012, according to KU. Djalali, a nuclear physicist, was previously chair of the physics department at the University of South Carolina.

Chaden Djalali

He earned his doctorate in nuclear physics and a post-doc from IPN-Orsay in Paris, France, and his master’s and bachelor’s degrees in physics from University of Paris XI, according to his resume.

KU’s provost and executive vice chancellor is second in command for KU’s Lawrence campus but does not oversee KU Medical Center in Kansas City, Kan.

The new hire will replace Jeff Vitter, who left KU in December to become chancellor of the University of Mississippi. KU’s interim provost since Jan. 1 has been Sara Rosen, senior vice provost for academic affairs.

Djalali is one of three candidates for the position, according to KU.

KU School of Business Dean Neeli Bendapudi gave her presentation April 11. Larry Singell, executive dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Indiana University Bloomington, presented Thursday.

Monday’s presentation will be streamed online at provostsearch.ku.edu, where all the candidates’ names and curriculum vitae are posted.