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'''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 Hawaii at Manoa|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 Helfand|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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