Members Directory
680 members found
Professor Peter Lynch
BSc, MSc(NUI 1968, 1969), PhD(Dubl 1982)
Emeritus Professor of Meterology, University College Dublin
Member, Science
Discipline: Earth And Environmental Sciences
Elected in 2012
Professor Aaron Gordon Maule
BSc(QUB 1986), PhD(QUB 1989)
Professor of Molecular Parasitology, Queen's University Belfast
Member, Science
Discipline: Biology
Elected in 2012
Dr Daniel Patrick McCarthy
BE(Western Australia), MA, PhD(Dubl). FTCD(Emeritus)
Retired Lecturer, Trinity College Dublin
Member, PL&A
Discipline: History
Elected in 2012
Offices held: On Council and in Office: 1997-98, VP 1998-99, 1999-01
Professor Denjoe O’Connor
Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies
Member, Science
Discipline: Physics and Astronomy
Elected in 2012
Baroness Nuala O’Loan
LL.B Hons(Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales), LLD(hc NUI)
Chair of the Governing Authority NUI Maynooth and Member, House of Lords
Member, PL&A
Discipline: Law
Elected in 2012
Professor Richard Reilly
BE, MEngSc, PhD(NUI 1987, 1990, 1992), MA. FTCD
Professor of Neural Engineering. Director, the Trinity Centre for Bioengineering, Trinity College Dublin
Member, Science
Discipline: Engineering And Material Sciences
Elected in 2012
Professor Geraldine Sheridan
BA, H Dip Ed, MA (NUI), PhD (Warwick)
Professor Emerita in French, University of Limerick
Member, PL&A
Discipline: Languages And Linguistic Studies
Elected in 2012
Offices held: On Council: 2012-16, 2018-22
Professor Stephen J Smartt
BSc(QUB 1991), PhD(QUB 1996)
Professor of Physics and Director, Queen's University Belfast
Member, Science
Discipline: Physics and Astronomy
Elected in 2012
Awards: 2018 Royal Irish Academy Gold Medal - Physical and Mathematical Sciences
Professor Alan Titley
BA(NUI 1972), MA(NUI 1974), PhD(NUI 1989)
Former Head of Department of Irish, St Patricks College and Emeritus Professor of Modern Irish, University College Cork
Member, PL&A
Discipline: Irish Language, Literary And Cultural Studies
Elected in 2012
Professor Cédric Villani
PhD (Paris Dauphine 1998)
Directeur, Institut Henri Poincaré
Honorary Member, Science
Discipline: Mathematics
Elected in 2012
Professor Roger William Whatmore
BA(1973), MA(1977), PhD(Cavendish Lab), ScD(Cantab 2001)
Consultant, Tyndall National Institute
Member, Science
Discipline: Engineering And Material Sciences
Elected in 2012
Professor Felix Aharonian
Professor, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies
Member, Science
Discipline: Physics and Astronomy
Elected in 2012
Professor Susan Jocelyn Bell Burnell
BSc(Glasgow), PhD(Cantab)
President, Royal Society of Edinburgh
Honorary Member, Science
Discipline: Physics and Astronomy
Elected in 2012
Awards: Royal Irish Academy Cunningham Medal 2023
Professor John Coakley
BA, MA, DLitt(NUI)
Professor of Politics, University College Dublin
Member, PL&A
Discipline: Sociology, Political Sciences And Social Sciences
Elected in 2012
Ms Susan Denham
BA, LLB(Dubl), Barrister-at-Law(King's Inns, Dublin), LLM(Colombia), Senior Counsel, LLD(hc QUB 2002
Former Chief Justice of Ireland and Judge, Supreme Court of Ireland
Member, PL&A
Discipline: Law
Elected in 2012
Professor Eamon Duffy
BA (Hull 1968), PhD (Cantab 1972), DD (Cantab 1994), DD (hc Durham 2013), DLitt (hc Pontifical Insti
Professor of History of Christianity, Magdelene College, Cambridge
Honorary Member, PL&A
Discipline: History
Elected in 2012
Professor Steven Godfrey Ellis
BA, MA(Manchester 1973, 1974), PhD(QUB 1979), DLitt(NUI 1988)
Established Professor of History and Head of School of Humanities, Ollscoil na Gaillimhe - University of Galway
Member, PL&A
Discipline: History
Elected in 2012
Professor Adrian Frazier
BA(Pomona College 1971), Diploma(Dubl 1973), MA(Washington University 1976), PhD(Washington Universi
Professor, Ollscoil na Gaillimhe - University of Galway
Member, PL&A
Discipline: Literary And Theatrical Studies
Elected in 2012
Professor Robert Benjamin Gerwarth
DPhil(Oxon), MA(Humboldt University)
Professor of Modern History, University College Dublin
Member, PL&A
Discipline: History
Elected in 2012
Dr Ian Keith Gibson
SA (Dubl 1960), D. Litt (hc Dubl 1992)
Hispanist and Author
Honorary Member, PL&A
Discipline: Languages And Linguistic Studies
Elected in 2012
Professor Liam Kennedy
BSc(UCC 1970), MSc(UCC 1974), DPhil(University of York 1978)
Professor Emeritus Economic History, Queen's University Belfast
Member, PL&A
Discipline: History
Elected in 2012
Professor Peter Courtland Agre
MD(Johns Hopkins 1970)
University Professor, Johns Hopkins University
Honorary Member, Science
Discipline: Biology
Elected in 2011
Professor Keith David Bennett
BA, MA, PhD(Cantab 1979, 1983, 1983)
University of St Andrews
Member, Science
Discipline: Biology
Elected in 2011
Awards: Royal Irish Academy Cunningham Medal 2020
Professor John Price Carey
AB(1978 Harvard), AM(1981 Harvard), PhD(1983 Harvard)
Professor and Head of Department, Early and Medieval Irish, University College Cork
Member, PL&A
Discipline: Irish Language, Literary And Cultural Studies
Elected in 2011