he served as provost of arizona state university (2013-2015), and vice provost and dean of the college of liberal arts and sciences, the largest college in the university (2011-2013). during this period he forged a platform to accelerate asu’s transdisciplinary collaboration in the u.s. and europe, advance educational reform, and jumpstart cutting-edge "virtual" learning formats. he also established asu's honey bee research facility.