Parviz H. Ansari

Parviz Ansari (July 25, 1954 – July 27, 2025) was an Iranian-American physicist and academic administrator. He held several senior positions in higher education, including Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at Westfield State University, Provost and Vice Chancellor for academic affairs at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, and Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Rowan University.

Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology M.S. in Bioinformatics M.S. in Health Data Analytics

Ansari served as Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE). During his tenure, new degree programs were introduced in Mechatronics, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Business Analytics.

At Westfield State University, Ansari served as Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs.

Personal life He married in 1979 and is survived by his wife, a son and daughter. His interests included astronomy, physics, and Persian poetry.

Honors and affiliations His honors and affiliations include:

American Council on Education (ACE) Fellow, 2005–2006 Leadership New Jersey Fellow, 2008 Phi Kappa Phi and Sigma Pi Sigma Honor Societies Service awards from Seton Hall and Rowan Universities Founding member of the New Jersey Big Data Alliance Board member, St. Louis Academy of Science, Council of Colleges of Arts and Sciences (CCAS)

Research and publications Ansari’s scientific research was in condensed matter physics and x-ray absorption spectroscopy. He conducted research at Cornell University's CHESS Lab and Brookhaven National Laboratory. He published various peer-reviewed articles on topics such as superconductivity in rare-earth materials, thin film ferroelectrics, and multilayer magnetic structures in journals such as: Ansari, P.H. et al. (1997). “Fe-fcc Layer Stabilization in -Textured Fe/Pt Multilayers.” Nanostructured Materials, 9(1–8), 413. Ansari, P.H. et al. (2005). “Clustering Analysis in Boron and Phosphorus Implanted Germanium.” MRS Proceedings, 864.