David H. Turpin

David Howard Turpin, CM, FRSC (born 14 July 1956) is a Canadian scholar and the 13th president and vice-chancellor of the University of Alberta. He was the sixth president and vice-chancellor of the University of Victoria, a university in Victoria, British Columbia, from 2000 to 2013. This five-year appointment was renewed in 2004 and 2009.^[1]

Turpin is a noted Canadian plant biologist and is the author or co-author of over 100 papers and reviews on the topic of plant photosynthesis, respiration and nitrogen assimilation. In 2010, he was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada.^[2]

President of the University of Alberta

Turpin succeeded Indira Samarasekera, who saw the university through a period of strong growth.^[3] By 2014, the U of A faced a number of challenges including "funding issues, academic transformation and global competition for students and faculty."^[3]

Education

• BSc Cell Biology, University of British Columbia, 1977
• PhD Botany/Oceanography, University of British Columbia, 1980

Employment and Experience

• July 2015 President and Vice-Chancellor, University of Alberta
• 2000–2013 President and Vice-Chancellor, University of Victoria
• 1995–2000 Vice-Principal (Academic), Queen's University
• 1993–1995 Dean, Faculty of Arts and Science, Queen's University
• 1991–1993 Professor and Head, Department of Botany, University of British Columbia
• 1990–1991 Professor, Department of Biology, Queen's University
• 1985–1990 Associate Professor, Department of Biology, Queen's University
• 1981–1985 Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, Queen's University
• 1980–1981 Vice-President, Sigma Resource Consultants, Vancouver, B.C.
• 1980 Research Associate, Simon Fraser University.

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