Members Directory
680 members found
Professor Paula Jo Lucas Reimer
BSc, MSc(Iowa State University 1974, 1976), PhD(Washington 1998)
Director of 14CHRONO Centre for Climate, the Environment and Chronology, Queen's University Belfast
Member, Science
Discipline: Earth And Environmental Sciences
Elected in 2014
Professor Timothy Williamson
BA(Oxon 1976), MA(Oxon 1981), DPhil(Oxon 1981), MA(ad eundem gradum Dubl 1986). FBA, FRSE
Wykeham Professor of Logic, University of Oxford
Honorary Member, PL&A
Discipline: Philosophy, Theology And Religious Studies
Elected in 2014
Professor Sally E. Wheeler
DPhil, MA(Oxon). OBE
Vice Chancellor, University of London
Member, PL&A
Discipline: Law
Elected in 2013
Offices held: On Council and in Office: 2016-17, SVP 2017-18
Professor Mark A Crowe
BAgr Sc(NUI 1989), PhD(NUI 1994), Dipl(American College of Animal Physiology 2002), DSc(NUI 2010)
Professor of Animal Husbandry and Reproductive Biology, University College Dublin
Member, Science
Discipline: Agriculture, Veterinary And Food Science
Elected in 2013
Professor Kevin Martin Devine
BSc(NUI), PhD(DU). FTCD
Professor in Genetics, Trinity College Dublin
Member, Science
Discipline: Biology
Elected in 2013
Professor Alan DW Dobson
BSc(NUI 1981), PhD(NUI 1985), DSc(NUI 2005). CBiol
Professor, University College Cork
Member, Science
Discipline: Biology
Elected in 2013
Awards: RIA Medal in Microbiology (1999)
Professor David Matthew Farrell
BA, MA, PhD
Chair of Politics, University College Dublin
Member, PL&A
Discipline: Sociology, Political Sciences And Social Sciences
Elected in 2013
Offices held: On Council and in Office: VP 2023-
Professor Michael Gallagher
BA(Lancaster 1972), MSc(Essex 1973), MSc(Strathclyde 1974), PhD(Strathclyde 1979)
Professor of Comparative Politics, Head of Department of Political Science, Trinity College Dublin
Member, PL&A
Discipline: Sociology, Political Sciences And Social Sciences
Elected in 2013
Professor Peter Gray
BA(Cantab 1987), PhD(Cantab 1992)
Professor of Modern Irish History and Director, Institute of Irish Studies, Queen's University Belfast
Member, PL&A
Discipline: History
Elected in 2013
Professor Patrick Jerome Guiry
BSc, PhD. CChem
Professor of Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Head of School of Chemistry and Chemical Biology and Direc, University College Dublin
Member, Science
Discipline: Chemistry
Elected in 2013
Offices held: On Council and in Office: 2015-16, Secretary for Science 2016-20, President 2023-
Professor Christopher Hardacre
BA, MA, PhD(Cantab)
Head of School of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Science, University of Manchester
Member, Science
Discipline: Chemistry
Elected in 2013
Professor Gerard Kiely
BE(NUI 1972), MEngSc(University of New South Wales 1975), MSc(Colorado State University 1980), PhD(N
Professor of Engineering, University College Cork
Member, Science
Discipline: Engineering And Material Sciences
Elected in 2013
Professor Brian Kent Kobilka
BS (Minnesota 1977), MD (Yale 1981).
Professor, Stanford University
Honorary Member, Science
Discipline: Biology
Elected in 2013
Professor Christine A Maggs
BA, MA(Oxon 1978), PhD(NUI 1983)
Executive Dean Of The Faculty Of Science & Technology, Bournemouth Universtiy
Member, Science
Discipline: Biology
Elected in 2013
Professor Margaret M Murnane
BSc (NUI 1981), MSc (NUI 1983), PhD (California, Berkeley 1989).
Professor of Physics, University of Colorado
Honorary Member, Science
Discipline: Physics and Astronomy
Elected in 2013
Dr Tomás Ó Carragáin
BA(NUI 1997), MA(York 1998), PhD(NUI 2003)
Lecturer, University College Cork
Member, PL&A
Discipline: Archaeology
Elected in 2013
Professor Terence William O’Reilly
BA, PhD(Nottm)
Professor Emeritus, University College Cork
Member, PL&A
Discipline: Languages And Linguistic Studies
Elected in 2013
Professor Rosalind M. O. Pritchard
BA(Dubl 1967), PGCE(QUB 1971), MA(NUU 1974), DPhil(NUU 1979), MA(NUU 1983), PG Cert in University Te
Emerita Professor of Education, University of Ulster
Member, PL&A
Discipline: Education
Elected in 2013
Professor Adrian E Raftery
BA, MSC (Dubl 1976,1977)
Professor of Statistics and Sociology, Director, Center for Statistics, University of Washington
Honorary Member, Science
Discipline: Mathematics
Elected in 2013
Professor Emeritus Peter Murray Simons
BSc(Manc 1971), MA(Manchester 1973), PhD(Manchester 1975), Habilitation(Salzburg 1986), MA(jure offi
Retired Chair of Moral Philosophy, Trinity College Dublin
Member, PL&A
Discipline: Philosophy, Theology And Religious Studies
Elected in 2013
Professor Alan Francis Smeaton
BSc(NUI), MSc(NUI), PhD(NUI)
Professor of Computing, Dublin City University
Member, Science
Discipline: Computer Science And Informatics
Elected in 2013
Awards: 2015 Royal Irish Academy Gold Medal - Engineering Sciences
Professor Cormac T Taylor
BSc(NUI), PhD(NUI)
Associate Professor of Cellular Physiology, University College Dublin
Member, Science
Discipline: Public Health And Health Professions (Medicine, Nursing, Dentistry, Pharmacy)
Elected in 2013
Professor Ullrich Kockel
Diplom-Betriebswirt(Hochshule Bremen 1984), BA(CNAA/Leeds Polytechnic 1984), PhD(Liverpool 1989)
Emeritus Professor of Ethnology UU, Professor of Culture & Economy, Intercultural Research Centre, Heriot-Watt University
Member, PL&A
Discipline: Sociology, Political Sciences And Social Sciences
Elected in 2012
Professor Patrick Lonergan
BAgrSc, MAgrSc, PhD, DSc(NUI 1989, 1990, 1992, 2005)
Professor of Animal Reproduction, University College Dublin
Member, Science
Discipline: Agriculture, Veterinary And Food Science
Elected in 2012