{{Short description|Former chancellor of the University of Hawaiʻi}} {{More footnotes|date=June 2013}} {{Infobox academic | name = Peter Englert | occupation = Academic administrator<br>Geophysicist<br>Nuclear chemist | alma_mater = University of Cologne | education = Three degrees in nuclear chemistry | workplaces = San Jose State University (1983–1995)<br>Victoria University of Wellington (1995–2002)<br>University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa (2002–2005)<br>Quest University Canada (2015–2017) | known_for = NASA Mars Observer mission<br>NASA Mars Odyssey mission<br>Antarctic dry valleys research
}} '''Peter Englert''' was, until May 8, 2017, the President & Vice Chancellor of Quest University Canada.<ref name="Quest University Canada 2017">{{cite web |title=Quest University Canada Board of Governors Statement |website=Quest University Canada |date=2017-05-08 |url=https://questu.ca/quest-university-canada-board-governors-statement/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170523001151/https://questu.ca/quest-university-canada-board-governors-statement/ |archive-date=2017-05-23 |url-status=dead |access-date=2018-12-26}}</ref> Englert's research background includes geophysical studies and space research. He participated in NASA's Mars Observer and Mars Odyssey Missions, and was an elected board member of the International Association of Universities.<ref>Quest University Canada names Dr. Peter Englert as President and Vice-Chancellor, Ki Communications, May 19, 2015, http://new.pitchengine.com/pitches/f9149a61-ba09-4261-880f-afc6cdbc5465</ref> He recently co-authored work on antarctic dry valleys.<ref>{{cite journal |pmid=25368345 | doi=10.1098/rsta.2014.0198 | volume=372 | title=Mineralogical analyses of surface sediments in the Antarctic Dry Valleys: coordinated analyses of Raman spectra, reflectance spectra and elemental abundances | year=2014 | journal=Philos Trans Royal Soc A | last1 = Bishop | first1 = JL | last2 = Englert | first2 = PA | last3 = Patel | first3 = S | last4 = Tirsch | first4 = D | last5 = Roy | first5 = AJ | last6 = Koeberl | first6 = C | last7 = Böttger | first7 = U | last8 = Hanke | first8 = F | last9 = Jaumann | first9 = R| issue=2030 | bibcode=2014RSPTA.37240198B | doi-access = free }}</ref>
Englert is a former Chancellor of the University of Hawai{{okina}}i at Mānoa, serving from 2002 until 2005. He was appointed by then-UH President Evan Dobelle. Before coming to the University of Hawaii, Englert served as Pro Vice Chancellor and Dean of Science, Architecture and Design at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand.
He has earned three academic degrees in nuclear chemistry from the University of Cologne, Germany. He was a faculty member and administrator at San Jose State University in California from 1983-1995, and served at Victoria University of Wellington from 1995-2002.
On May 19, 2015 it was announced that as of August 1, 2015 Peter Englert would succeed David J. Helfand. Helfand stepped down from his position after seven years to focus on his work at Columbia University. Englert was the fourth president and vice-chancellor of Quest University Canada.<ref>{{cite web|title=QUEST UNIVERSITY CANADA NAMES DR. PETER ENGLERT AS PRESIDENT AND VICE-CHANCELLOR|url=http://www.questu.ca/news-and-events/may-19-2015-president-peter-englert|website=Questu.ca|publisher=Quest University Canada|accessdate=21 May 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151002043352/http://www.questu.ca/news-and-events/may-19-2015-president-peter-englert|archivedate=2 October 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Thuncher|first1=Jennifer|title=Quest U announces new president|url=http://www.squamishchief.com/news/local-news/quest-u-announces-new-president-1.1941345#sthash.yvyCk8VJ.dpuf|accessdate=21 May 2015|agency=The Squamish Chief|publisher=Glacier Community Media|date=May 20, 2015}}</ref>
In May 2017, Quest's Board of Governors dismissed Peter Englert.<ref name="Quest University Canada 2017"/>
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==External links== *[http://starbulletin.com/2002/05/18/news/story8.html Star-Bulletin article on appointment 18 May 2002] *[http://starbulletin.com/2005/06/23/news/story7.html Star-Bulletin article on leaving position 23 June 2005]
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