Iognáid G. Ó Muircheartaigh

Iognáid G. Ó Muircheartaigh is an Irish academic who served as President of NUI Galway between 2000 and 2008. The Ó Muircheartaigh Hall in the Sports Centre is named in his honour.[1][2][3]

Career

He was awarded a PhD in Statistics by Glasgow University, and he held a Fulbright Fellowship at Stanford University, and a U.S. National Academy of Sciences Senior Research Associateship at the US Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California.

He was conferred with honorary Doctorates by both the University of Connecticut and the University of Massachusetts.

During his period of office as President of NUI Galway, the university conferred many honorary doctorates. Recipients included Nelson Mandela, Louise Arbour, Sr. Helen Prejean, Richard Goldstone, Philippe Kirsch, Pius Langa and Cyril Ramaphosa.

As Adjunct Professor in Human Rights, he continues to undertake research in Statistics, with applications in Human Rights, Economics, and Medicine.[4]

He has also served on the board of directors of Aer Arann.[5]

References
  1. Phelan, Shane (26 October 2010). "Academics rack up €108,000 taxpayer bill for private jets". Irish Independent.
  2. "Iognáid G. Ó Muircheartaigh". Bloomberg.
  3. "Mandela's attack on US over Iraq invasion recalled at NUI Galway". The Irish Times. 7 December 2013. Archived from the original on 19 May 2015.
  4. "Dr. Iognáid Ó Muircheartaigh - NUI Galway". www.nuigalway.ie. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  5. "University head an Aer Arann director". 21 December 2006. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
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