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UWI TODAY
– SUNDAY 9 JULY, 2017
CAMPUS NEWS
CHEMISTRY DISPLAY
At the coffee break on the morning
of the first day of the Innovation Conference, Campus Principal, Professor Brian
Copeland invited some of the speakers to take a look at some of The UWI innovations that were on display at the Teaching
and Learning Centre.
From left: Dr. Ulrich Thiessen, Programme Manager from the delegation of the European Union to Trinidad and Tobago; Dr. Terrence Farrell,
Chair of the Economic Development Advisory Board which co-hosted the Conference; Mr. Robert Bermudez, Chancellor Designate of The
UWI; Ms Beverly Khan, Deputy Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Planning and Development (representing the Honourable Minister
Camille Robinson-Regis); Professor Copeland; Professor John Agard, Director of the Office of Research Development and Knowledge Transfer,
UWI St. Augustine; and Mr. Ronald Hinds, CEO of Teleios Systems Ltd and new head of the Chamber of Industry and Commerce.
NewDean of Science
Dr. Brian Cockburn
has been appointed Dean
of the Faculty of Science and Technology. He
replaces Professor Indar Ramnarine, who will be
assuming the position of Deputy Principal of the
St. Augustine Campus in August. Dr. Cockburn’s
term in office will begin on August 1, 2017 and
will be for a period of 4 years.
Dr. Cockburn is currently Senior Lecturer in
the Department of Life Sciences andDeputyDean/
Outreach in the Faculty. He also serves as Chair
of the Campus Committee on Examinations and
as Campus Public Orator.
A graduate of The UWI, with a BSc in
Chemistry and Biochemistry and a PhD in
Biochemistry, Dr. Cockburn has done considerable
research into diabetes and obesity.
In accepting the position as Dean of the
Faculty, he said he feels humbled by the enormity
of the task. It is a responsibility that invokes
multiple feelings.
“(I am) excited to lead an academic unit with
considerable potential to transform the region,” he
said. Saying that he is fascinated by the “diversity
and talent of the human resource within the
Faculty”, Dr. Cockburn said he is determined “to
treat everyone fairly.”
Professor Copeland
has been inducted
Professor Brian
Ru s s e l l N i g e l
C o p e l a n d
w a s
i n d u c t e d a s
Principal of The
UWI St. Augustine
a t a c e r emony
held at the Daaga
Aud i t o r i um on
July 8, 2017. The
ceremony, one of the University’s formal events,
was conducted with an academic procession and
all the traditional rituals associated with such
occasions.
We will feature highlights in our next
issue.
Chemistry Display: Nizam Mohammed of the Chemistry Department at The UWI St. Augustine showed off some of the lubricants (velocity
joint grease) developed by staff to Campus Principal Professor Brian Copeland, while Ronald Hinds, CEO of Teleios and head of the Chamber
of Industry and Commerce, and Beverly Khan, Deputy Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Planning, move in for a closer look. Among the
coating products on display at the Innovation Conference were a primer, marine coatings and plastic cement, some asphalt-based and all with
short drying times, and lower costs than comparable items.
