Role Scholar Name David Turpin | Occupation Administrator Nationality Canadian | |
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Profession Academic, professor, plant biologist, author Similar People Indira Samarasekera, Shelagh Rogers, Alexander Cameron Rutherford | ||
David Howard Turpin (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.
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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.
President of the University of Alberta
Turpin succeeded Indira Samarasekera, who saw the university through a period of strong growth. By 2014, the U of A faced a number of challenges including "funding issues, academic transformation and global competition for students and faculty."