Mark Wainwright

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Mark Wainwright AM is an Australian academic. He served as seventh Vice-Chancellor and President of the University of New South Wales from July 2004 until June 2006. Prior to this appointment, Wainwright had been the Acting Vice-Chancellor of the University from mid-April 2004. Previously to that, Wainwright was Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research), an appointment he had held since January 2001.

Wainwright joined the University of New South Wales in 1974 as a lecturer in the School of Chemical Technology. He holds a PhD in Chemical Engineering from McMaster University, and a DSc for research into skeletal catalysts from the University of South Australia.

He was appointed a member of the Order of Australia in 2004 for services to chemical engineering as a researcher and academic, and to tertiary education.

In March 2007 he was awarded an honorary doctorate of science by the University of New South Wales

Preceded by Rory Hume	Vice Chancellor of UNSW 2004-2006	Succeeded by Fred Hilmer

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