David H. Farrar | |
|---|---|
| 8th President and Vice-Chancellor of McMaster University | |
| Assumed office 1 July 2020[note 1] | |
| Chancellor | Santee Smith |
| Preceded by | Patrick Deane |
| Interim President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of British Columbia | |
Interim | |
| In office 1 July 2016 – 14 August 2016 | |
| Chancellor | Lindsay Gordon |
| Preceded by | Martha Piper |
| Succeeded by | Santa J. Ono |
| Personal details | |
| Alma mater | University of Toronto University of Western Ontario |
| Occupation | Academic administration |
| Profession | Academic |
| Website | president |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Chemistry |
| Institutions | |
| Thesis | Crystallographic and spectroscopic studies on n2-alkyne complexes (1979) |
| Doctoral advisor | Nicholas C. Payne |
David H. Farrar is an academic and university administrator, serving as the eighth and current President and Vice-Chancellor of McMaster University. Farrar served as professor of chemistry and an academic administrator at the University of Toronto from 1981 to 2007 and the University of British Columbia from 2007 to 2017. From 1 July to 14 August 2016, Farrar briefly served as the interim president of University of British Columbia. In 2017, Farrar joined McMaster University, serving as its Provost and Vice President of Academics, before being named the university's interim president on 1 July 2019 for a one year term. However, in December 2019 McMaster named Farrar as its official president, with his first formal term beginning on 1 July 2020.
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