Eric James Barron is an American academic and university administrator who serves as the 18th president of the Pennsylvania State University. Previously, he served as the 14th president of Florida State University and director of the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado .
Barron was born on October 26, 1951, in Lafayette, Indiana. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science in geology from Florida State University in 1972. He later obtained two postgraduate degrees in oceanography, a Master of Science in 1976 and a Ph.D. in 1980, both from the University of Miami.
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