Posted 05 June 2013
Four UCD academics elected to Royal Irish Academy
In recognition of their outstanding achievements in science and the humanities, four UCD academics have been elected to the ranks of the Royal Irish Academy. This is the highest academic honour in Ireland.
The Royal Irish Academy (RIA) is Ireland’s premier learned body and vigorously promotes excellence in scholarship, recognises achievements in learning, direct research programmes and undertakes its own research projects, particularly in areas relating to Ireland and its heritage.![Pictured at the RIA: Cormac Taylor, Associate Professor, UCD School of Medicine and Medical Science; Professor Luke Drury, President, Royal Irish Academy; Patrick Guiry, Professor of Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Head of the UCD School of Chemistry and Chemical Biology; and Mark Crowe, Associate Professor, UCD School of Veterinary Medicine. [David Farrell, Professor of Politics, UCD School of Politics and International Relations, was also elected to the RIA on this occasion, but was not in attendance at the formal event]](040613-Three-UCD-academics-elected-to-Royal-Irish-Academy-body.jpg)
Pictured at the RIA: Cormac Taylor, Associate Professor, UCD School of Medicine and Medical Science; Professor Luke Drury, President, Royal Irish Academy; Patrick Guiry, Professor of Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Head of the UCD School of Chemistry and Chemical Biology; and Mark Crowe, Associate Professor, UCD School of Veterinary Medicine.
[David Farrell, Professor of Politics, UCD School of Politics and International Relations, was also elected to the RIA on this occasion, but was not in attendance at the formal event]
Patrick Guiry, UCD School of Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Patrick Guiry is Professor of Synthetic Organic Chemistry and Head of the UCD School of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, University College Dublin. He leads a group of researchers who develop new catalysts and synthetic methodologies to prepare biologically interesting organic compounds, particularly those with anti-inflammatory and anti-microbial properties. He is internationally renowned for his expertise in asymmetric catalysis, stereoselective synthesis and medicinal chemistry.
Cormac Taylor, UCD School of Medicine and Medical Science
Cormac Taylor is Associate Professor at the UCD School of Medicine and Medical Science, University College Dublin. He leads a research group at the UCD Conway Institute, and his research into the cellular response to low oxygen (or hypoxia) has revealed novel mechanisms whereby protective endogenous processes can be exploited for therapeutic gain in the context of prevalent inflammatory disorders.
Mark Crowe, UCD School of Veterinary Medicine
Mark Crowe is Associate Professor at the UCD School of Veterinary Medicine, University College Dublin. He leads an active group of researchers in the area of cattle fertility. He is internationally recognised as a leading authority on regulation of the oestrous cycle, post-partum resumption of ovulation and breeding management of dairy and beef cattle. He is currently president of the European Society for Domestic Animal Reproduction.
David Farrell, UCD School of Politics and International Relations
David Farrell is Professor of Politics at the UCD School of Politics and International Relations, University College Dublin. His studies of political institutions and their impact on the nature and conduct of representative politics are widely cited internationally, in particular his book Electoral Systems, which is in its second edition and has been translated into Dutch and Korean. He was a winner of the 2012 GESIS Klingemann Prize for the Comparative Studies of Electoral Systems (CSES) Scholarship, is a founding editor of the journal Party Politics, and has championed informed public debate on political reform through his involvement with ‘We the Citizens’ and the Constitutional Convention. He was elected the President of the Political Studies Association of Ireland in 2012 and as Speaker of the Council of the European Consortium for Political Research in 2013.The following people were also elected members of the Royal Irish Academy on this occasion: Susan Denham, Chief Justice; Nuala O’Loan, former Northern Ireland Police Ombudsman; and Michael McElroy, who was one of Al Gore’s advisers on climate change.
The Royal Irish Academy, which was founded in 1785, currently has 474 Members. Those elected to membership are entitled to use the designation ‘MRIA’ after their name.(Produced by UCD University Relations)
