Deep Saini
Canadian scientist, President & Vice Chancellor of McGill University / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hargurdeep Saini (Punjabi: ਹਰਗੁਰਦੀਪ ਸੈਣੀ) is an Indian-Canadian scientist and university administrator.[1] He is the President and Vice-Chancellor of McGill University in Montreal.[2] He previously served as President of Dalhousie University as well as further administrative positions at Canadian and Australian universities.
Quick Facts FRSN, 18th President and Vice-Chancellor of McGill University ...
Deep Saini FRSN | |
---|---|
ਹਰਗੁਰਦੀਪ ਸੈਣੀ | |
18th President and Vice-Chancellor of McGill University | |
Assumed office April 1, 2023 | |
Chancellor | John McCall MacBain |
Preceded by | Suzanne Fortier |
12th President and Vice-Chancellor of Dalhousie University | |
In office January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2023 | |
Chancellor | Rustum Southwell |
Preceded by | Richard Florizone Peter MacKinnon (interim) |
Succeeded by | Kim Brooks |
5th President and Vice-Chancellor of University of Canberra | |
In office September 1, 2016 – December 24, 2019 | |
Preceded by | Stephen Parker |
Succeeded by | Paddy Nixon |
Personal details | |
Born | Hagurdeep Saini |
Occupation | President and Vice-Chancellor, McGill University |
Academic background | |
Alma mater | Punjab Agricultural University (1977), University of Adelaide (1982) |
Thesis | Physiological studies on sterility induced in wheat by heat and water deficit (1982) |
Doctoral advisor | Bryan Coomb Don Aspinall |
Academic work | |
Discipline | Biology |
Sub-discipline | Plant biology, Biotechnology, Molecular Biology |
Institutions | |
Close