Deep Saini

Deep Saini
FRSN
ਹਰਗੁਰਦੀਪ ਸੈਣੀ
Saini in 2019
18th President and Vice-Chancellor of McGill University
Assumed office
April 1, 2023
ChancellorJohn McCall MacBain
Pierre Boivin
Preceded bySuzanne Fortier
12th President and Vice-Chancellor of Dalhousie University
In office
January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2023
ChancellorRustum Southwell
Preceded byRichard Florizone
Peter MacKinnon (interim)
Succeeded byKim Brooks
5th President and Vice-Chancellor of University of Canberra
In office
September 1, 2016 – December 24, 2019
Preceded byStephen Parker
Succeeded byPaddy Nixon
Personal details
Born
Hagurdeep Saini
EducationPunjab Agricultural University
University of Adelaide
OccupationPresident and Vice-Chancellor, McGill University
Scientific career
FieldsBiology
Institutions
ThesisPhysiological studies on sterility induced in wheat by heat and water deficit (1982)
Doctoral advisorsBryan Coomb
Don Aspinall

Hargurdeep Saini (Punjabi: ਹਰਗੁਰਦੀਪ ਸੈਣੀ) is an Indian-Canadian scientist and university administrator.[1] He is the President and Vice-Chancellor of McGill University in Montreal.[2] He was previously the President and Vice-Chancellor of Dalhousie University,[3] a Vice-Chancellor and President of University of Canberra, a vice-president of University of Toronto, and principal of the university's Mississauga campus.

  1. ^ Advances in Agronomy, pp ix, Volume 68 By Donald L. Sparks, San Diego [etc.] : Academic Press, cop. 2000.
  2. ^ "McGill University appoints H. Deep Saini as new Principal and Vice-Chancellor". 14 November 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  3. ^ "Important announcement regarding President Deep Saini". Dalhousie News. Retrieved 14 November 2022.