Suresh V. Garimella

Prior to Dr. Suresh Garimella’s appointment as President of the University of Vermont, he served as Executive Vice President for Research and Partnerships at Purdue University (2014-2019), where he was R. Eugene and Susie E. Goodson Distinguished Professor in the School of Mechanical Engineering and Director of the Cooling Technologies Research Center (1999-2019).

Dr. Garimella also served as a Jefferson Science Fellow at the U.S. Department of State (2010-2011) and as a Senior Fellow for Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas (ECPA) for five years. Dr. Garimella was previously on the faculty at the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee.

Dr. Garimella received his Bachelor of Technology from Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, India, his Master of Science from The Ohio State University and his Ph.D. from the University of California at Berkeley, all in Mechanical Engineering.

Dr. Garimella joined the Modine Board of Directors in 2011.