Michael A. Wartell, Ph.D.
Chancellor and Chemistry Professor
Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne
Academician and scientist, Michael A. Wartell was appointed chancellor at Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW) July 1994. During the previous year, he was vice chancellor for academic affairs and professor of chemistry at IPFW.
He currently serves on the U.S. Army Science Board (1981-1987 and 1997 to present), working on such subjects as chemical warfare, manpower and logistics, and decontamination. He also served on the Defense Science Board (1998 to 2005) and as chair of the Defense Intelligence Agency Science and Technology Advisory Board (1987 to 2005). He was a member of the Board of Visitors of the Defense Systems Management College (1984-1988), and he has been a consultant to government agencies and defense contractors. He is the author or coauthor of five textbooks, laboratory manuals, and study guides and numerous scholarly papers. He is a member of the board of directors of the Greater Fort Wayne Chamber of Commerce, Corporate Council, Leadership Fort Wayne, Junior Achievement, the Urban League, Boy Scouts, Northeast Indiana Innovation Center, and the Fort Wayne Philharmonic. He is also a member of numerous honorary societies and recipient of major research grants and academic awards.
Wartell received a B.S. in chemistry from the University of New Mexico and an M.S. and Ph.D. in physical chemistry in 1968 and 1971, respectively from Yale University.
As chancellor, Michael Wartell is responsible for Indiana’s fifth-largest university and the only comprehensive public university in northeastern Indiana. IPFW offers nearly 200 Indiana University and Purdue University associate, bachelor’s and master’s degrees in the humanities, sciences, engineering, technologies, education, fine and performing arts, business and management, health sciences, and public and environmental affairs.