Deep Saini

Hargurdeep Saini (Punjabi ਹਰਗੁਣਦੀਪ ਸੈਣੀ), also known as Deep Saini, is a scientist[1] and current President and Vice-Chancellor of Dalhousie University.[2] He was previously the 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.[3][4]

Professor

Deep Saini

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Born
Hargurdeep Saini
OccupationPresident and Vice-Chancellor, Dalhousie University
Academic background
Alma materPunjab Agricultural University (1977), University of Adelaide (1982)
ThesisPhysiological studies on sterility induced in wheat by heat and water deficit (1982)
Academic work
DisciplineBiology
Sub-disciplinePlant biology, Biotechnology, Molecular Biology

An alumnus of Punjab Agricultural University in Ludhiana, and later the University of Adelaide, Australia, Saini began his academic career in Canada in 1982 when he joined the University of Alberta as a post-doctoral fellow.

Saini became a noted plant physiologist[1][5] and served as director general of the Plant Biology Research Institute in Montreal before moving into university administration.[6]

His awards and recognitions include honours from the Canadian Society of Plant Physiologists, Nanjing University, the Sikh Foundation of Canada, the Royal Society of New South Wales, the Punjab Academy of Sciences and the Indo-Canada Chamber of Commerce. He was featured in India Abroad’s “2011 Power List” and is the recipient of a Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal.[6]

He is fluent in English, French, Hindi/Urdu and Punjabi.[6]

References
  1. Advances in Agronomy, pp ix, Volume 68 By Donald L. Sparks, San Diego [etc.] : Academic Press, cop. 2000.
  2. "Dalhousie University welcomes new President". 15 January 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  3. Singh, Gurmukh (22 January 2010). "Indo-Canadian gets top post in Canada's top university". IANS. Retrieved 30 December 2018 – via TwoCircles.net.
  4. "UofT appoints new Vice President and Principal of the University of Toronto Mississauga". Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  5. Bulletin - American Society of Plant Physiologists, Issue 52, Bethesda, Md. [etc.] American Society of Plant Physiologists.
  6. "Introducing Deep Saini, Dalhousie's 12th president". Dalhousie News. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
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