John Hegarty
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Provost (education)
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of Trinity College, Dublin
Trinity College, Dublin
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, Ireland
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in 2001 for a ten-year term.
Life
He was born in ClaremorrisClaremorris
Claremorris , is a town in County Mayo in the west of Ireland, at the junction of the N17 and the N60 national routes. The population of Claremoris in the 2011 Census was 3,979....
, County Mayo
County Mayo
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, and was educated locally at St Colman's College
St Colman's College, Claremorris
St Colman's College is an all-boys secondary school in Claremorris, County Mayo. Approximately 400 pupils attend.-History:The School was founded in 1945, as a school for the boys of Claremorris to attend instead of having to travel to Ballinrobe. An Old Manor House on the Knock Road was used as the...
. He holds a BSc
Bachelor of Science
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in Physics/Chemistry/Mathematics/Philosophy from St Patrick's College, Maynooth
St Patrick's College, Maynooth
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, a HDipEd
Higher diploma
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also from Maynooth and a PhD
Doctor of Philosophy
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from National University of Ireland, Galway
National University of Ireland, Galway
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.
Later academic career
Following a postdoctoral stay at the University of Wisconsin–MadisonUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison
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, he was a research scientist at Bell Labs
Bell Labs
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, New Jersey
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for six years. He returned to Ireland in 1986 as Professor of Laser Physics in Trinity College. Producing over 140 publications, and developing a number of patents, he was a co-founder of Optronics Ireland and of campus company Eblana Photonics. He is a member of the Royal Irish Academy
Royal Irish Academy
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, the American Physical Society
American Physical Society
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, the Optical Society of America
Optical Society of America
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, the Institute of Electronic and Electrical Engineers and Fellow of the Institute of Physics
Institute of Physics
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Prior to becoming Provost, Hegarty was Dean of Research and Head of the Physics Department.
Personal life
Dr Hegarty is married to Neasa Ní Chinnéide, President of the European Bureau for Lesser-Used LanguagesEuropean Bureau for Lesser-Used Languages
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, and they have two children.