Distinguished professors recognised
Thirteen professors at The University of Auckland have been appointed to the rank of Distinguished Professor.
The title recognises professors who have achieved international eminence of the highest order in their fields of research and study. There are five other Distinguished Professors at the University appointed in 2001: Professor Ted Baker, Professor Brian Boyd, Professor Sir Peter Gluckman, Professor Peter Hunter and Professor Dame Anne Salmond.
“Our Distinguished Professors are held in high esteem by the scholarly community across the world and we take pride in recognising them in this way,” said the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Stuart McCutcheon. “We have some 261 professors in the University, many of them outstanding teachers and researchers. To be named a Distinguished Professor among such company is therefore a truly special achievement.”
The new appointees are:
Professor Bruce Baguley
Co-Director
Auckland Cancer Society Research Centre
Professor Debes Bhattacharyya
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Faculty of Engineering
Professor John Boys
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Faculty of Engineering
Professor Margaret Brimble
School of Chemical Sciences
Faculty of Science
Professor Marston Conder
Department of Mathematics
Faculty of Science
Professor Stephen Davies
Department of Philosophy
Faculty of Arts
Professor Bill Denny
Co-Director
Auckland Cancer Society Research Centre
Professor Rod Ellis
Department of Applied Language Studies and Linguistics
Faculty of Arts
Professor Richard Faull
Department of Anatomy with Radiology and Director of the Centre for Brain Research
Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences
Professor Jane Harding
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research)
Professor Peter Phillips
Department of Economics
Faculty of Business and Economics
Professor Ian Reid
Acting Dean
Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences
Professor Viviane Robinson
School of Teaching, Learning and Development
Faculty of Education