Hargurdeep Saini (Punjabi: ਹਰਗੁਰਦੀਪ ਸੈਣੀ), also known as Deep Saini, is a scientist,[1] and is the Principal and Vice-Chancellor of McGill University.[2]
Career
Hargurdeep Saini was previously the President and Vice-Chancellor of Dalhousie University,[3] a Vice-Chancellor and President of University of Canberra, a vice-president of University of Toronto, and principal of the university's Mississauga campus, and dean of the Faculty of Environment at the University of Waterloo in Waterloo, Ontario.[4][5] Saini became a noted plant physiologist[1][6] and served as director general of the Plant Biology Research Institute in Montreal before moving into university administration.[7]
On 14 November 2022, it was announced that Deep Saini will step down from his role as president of Dalhousie, effective 31 December 2022,[3] to become Principal and Vice-Chancellor of McGill University.[8]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Advances in Agronomy, pp ix, Volume 68 By Donald L. Sparks, San Diego [etc.] : Academic Press, cop. 2000.
- ↑ McGill University appoints H. Deep Saini as new Principal and Vice-Chancellor(2022-11-14). Retrieved 2022-11-14.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Important announcement regarding President Deep Saini. Dalhousie News. Retrieved 2022-11-14.
- ↑ Indo-Canadian gets top post in Canada's top university(22 January 2010). Retrieved 30 December 2018.
- ↑ UofT appoints new Vice President and Principal of the University of Toronto Mississauga. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
- ↑ Bulletin - American Society of Plant Physiologists, Issue 52, Bethesda, Md. [etc.] American Society of Plant Physiologists.
- ↑ Introducing Deep Saini, Dalhousie's 12th president. Dalhousie News. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
- ↑ Important announcement regarding President Deep Saini.