ANNUAL REPORT 2021/22
Dr Rajiv Dahiya received the 2021 Caribbean Distinguished Pharmacy Researcher Award from the Caribbean Association of Pharmacists (CAP) for his contribution toward Caribbean Pharmacy research and practice, quality research output in peptide field. Dr Oscar Ocho was recognised by the Trinidad & Tobago Registered Nurses Association for his outstanding contribution to Nursing Education at the Association’s 2022 International Nurses Day award ceremony, and he received the Medal of Merit (Gold) for outstanding contribution to community service and nursing from the Eric Williams Memorial Celebration Awards Committee in June 2022. Science & Technology Dr Yomica Powder-George was awarded the Audrey S. Bingel Fellowship for Female Scientists valued at US$25,000 by the American Society of Pharmacognosy. Dr Amy Deacon of the Department of Life Sciences, Faculty of Science & Technology, received the 2022 FSBI medal presented to an early career scientist who has made an exceptional contribution to fish biology or fisheries science. The FSBI is an international society based in the United Kingdom that supports scientific activity in fish biology and fisheries science. Appointments Two New Professors The following professorial appointments were announced in July 2022: • Professor Shirin Haque , the first at the University in the field of Astronomy • Professor Krishpersad Manohar in the field of Mechanical Engineering
Two Receive Emeritus Titles The University conferred the title of Emeritus upon Professor Stephan Gift in March 2022. Emeritus Professor Gift retired in August 2021 after 33 years of service to the University, most recently as Dean of the Faculty of Engineering at the St Augustine Campus from 2015 to 2018 and Pro Vice-Chancellor (PVC), Graduate Studies & Research, from 2018 to 2021. As PVC, he was also responsible for the promotion of innovation and entrepreneurship across The UWI. He was instrumental in the establishment of the bmobile/UWI Innovation Laboratory powered by Huawei in the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering. He holds the distinction of being the youngest PhD graduate in the history of the Faculty of Engineering.
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