David H. Turpin


David Howard Turpin is a Canadian scholar and became the 13th president and vice-chancellor of the University of Alberta in 2015. He was formerly the sixth president and vice-chancellor of the University of Victoria from 2000 to 2013.
Turpin is a noted Canadian plant biologist and is the author or co-author of over 100 papers and reviews on the topic of plant photosynthesis, respiration and nitrogen assimilation. In 2010, he was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada.

President of the University of Alberta

Turpin succeeded Indira Samarasekera. By 2014, the U of A faced a number of challenges including "funding issues, academic transformation and global competition for students and faculty."

Education