Members Directory

Professor Rita Colwell

BS(Lafayette, Indiana, 1956) MS(Purdue University, 1958) PhD(University of Washington 1961)

Distinguished Professor, University of Maryland and Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Chairman, Canon US Life Sciences Inc, former Director of the National Science Foundation, USA, Johns Hopkins University

Honorary Member, Science

Discipline: Biology

Elected in 2010

Professor Claire Connolly

BA(NUI 1988), MA(NUI 1990), PhD(Cardiff 1995)

Professor of Modern English, University College Cork

Member, PL&A

Discipline: Literary And Theatrical Studies

Elected in 2018

Offices held: On Council and in Office: 2021-22, VP 2022-23, Secretary for PL&A 2024-

Professor Seán Joseph Connolly

BA, HDipEd(NUI 1972, 1973), DPhil(UU 1977)

Professor of Irish History, Queen's University Belfast 

Member, PL&A

Discipline: History

Elected in 1995

Professor Jane Conroy

BA, MA(NUI), D-ès-L(Sorbonne)

Professor in French, Ollscoil na Gaillimhe - University of Galway 

Member, PL&A

Discipline: Languages And Linguistic Studies

Elected in 2003

Offices held: On Council and in Office: Secretary for PL&A 2005-2010, VP 2019-2023

Professor Maeve Cooke

BA(NUI), MA(NUI), DrPhil(Konstanz)

Professor of Philosophy, University College Dublin

Member, PL&A

Discipline: Philosophy, Theology And Religious Studies

Elected in 2005

Professor Brendan Gabriel Cooney

BA, MA, PhD(NUI 1975, 1976, 1987)

Associate Professor of Archaeology, University College Dublin

Member, PL&A

Discipline: Archaeology

Elected in 2004

Offices held: On Council: 2014-18, 2019-23

Professor James Andrew Graham Cooper

BSc(QUB 1984), MSc(Natal, Durban 1987), PhD(Natal, Durban, 1991)

Professor, University of Ulster 

Member, Science

Discipline: Earth And Environmental Sciences

Elected in 2023

Dr France Anne Córdova

BA(Stanford 1969), PhD(California IT 1979)

Former Director, National Science Foundation

Honorary Member, Science

Discipline: Physics and Astronomy

Elected in 2017

Professor John Corish

BSc, PhD(NUI), MA(Dubl) FTCD

Professor of Physical Chemistry, Trinity College Dublin

Member, Science

Discipline: Chemistry

Elected in 1986

Offices held: On Council and in Office: 1998-2000, VP 2000-01, 2001-02, Secretary for IR 2007-08, Treasurer 2008-13

Professor Karen Patrice Corrigan

BA(NUI 1984), PhD(NUI 1997)

Professor of Linguistics and English Language/Director of Research in Linguistics, Newcastle University

Honorary Member, PL&A

Discipline: Languages And Linguistic Studies

Elected in 2021

Dr Arthur Joseph Cosgrove

BA, PhD

Former President, University College Dublin

Member, PL&A

Discipline: History

Elected in 1997

Professor Mary Cosgrove

BA(NUI 1993), MA(NUI 1995), PhD(NUI 2002)

Professor in German, Trinity College Dublin

Member, PL&A

Discipline: Literary And Theatrical Studies

Elected in 2022

Professor Kevin Costello

BA(Cantab 1999), PhD(Cantab 2003)

Krembil Foundation's William Rowan Hamilton Chair of Theoretical Physics, Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics

Honorary Member, Science

Discipline: Mathematics

Elected in 2019

Professor Thomas Gerard Cotter

BSc(NUI 1976), DPhil(Oxon 1979)

Professor of Biochemistry, University College Cork

Member, Science

Discipline: Biology

Elected in 2005

Dr Marie Therese Cowan

Diploma(Inst of Directors 2020), Certificate(Inst of Director 2019), PhD(QUB 2002), BSc(QUB 1995)

Director, GSNI, Geological Survey of Northern Ireland 

Member, Science

Discipline: Earth And Environmental Sciences

Elected in 2020

Offices held: On Council: 2024-

Professor Rónadh Cox

BSc(NUI 1985), PhD(Stanford 1993)

Professor of Geosciences, Williams College

Honorary Member, Science

Discipline: Earth And Environmental Sciences

Elected in 2021

Professor Peter Coxon

BSc(Sussex), PhD(Cantab). FTCD

Professor of Geography, Trinity College Dublin

Member, Science

Discipline: Earth And Environmental Sciences

Elected in 2002

Offices held: On Council: 2006-10, 2014-18

Dr William Hugh Galloway Crawley

BA(QUB 1990) MA(QUB 1992) MDiv(Princeton Theological Seminary, 1998) PhD(QUB 1999) DLit hc(QUB 2012)

Journalist, BBC

Member, PL&A

Discipline: Film, Media And Visual Studies

Elected in 2019

Professor Michael Anthony Cronin

BA(Dubl 1982), MA(NUI 1986), PhD(Dubl 1991)

Professor of French, Trinity College Dublin

Member, PL&A

Discipline: Languages And Linguistic Studies

Elected in 2006

Offices held: On Council and in Office: Secretary for PL&A 2010-12

Ms Catriona Crowe

BA(NUI 1973)

Archivist, National Archives of Ireland

Member, PL&A

Discipline: History

Elected in 2011

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 John Paul Crown

MB, BCh BAO(NUI 1980), BSc(NUI 1982), MRCPI 1982, MD(SUNY 1990), FRCPI 1996, MBA(NUI 1999)

Medical Oncologist, and Professor of Oncology, St Vincent's University Hospital, DCU, UCD

Member, Science

Discipline: Public Health And Health Professions (Medicine, Nursing, Dentistry, Pharmacy)

Elected in 2021

Professor Paul David Crowther

BA(Leeds 1975), MA(York 1977), Cert.Ed.(Cantab 1978), DPhil(Oxon 1987), MA(Oxon)

Professor Emeritus of Philosophy, Ollscoil na Gaillimhe - University of Galway 

Member, PL&A

Discipline: Musicology And History Of Art And Architecture

Elected in 2017

Professor John F. Cryan

BSc, PhD(NUIG 1995, 1999)

Professor of Anatomy, University College Cork

Member, Science

Discipline: Biology

Elected in 2017