Master and Fellows 2008M A S T E RProfessor Roger W Ainsworth,MA, DPhil, FRAeSF E L L O W SJohn R Ockendon, MA, DPhil, FRSFellow by Special Election inMathematicsProfessor of MathematicsIan W Craig, MA (PhD Liv)Fellow by Special Election in HumanSciencesSudhir Anand, MA, DPhilTutor in EconomicsHarold Hindley FellowProfessor of Quantitative EconomicAnalysisRichard J Parish, MA, DPhil (BANewc)Tutor in FrenchPhilip Spencer FellowProfessor of FrenchFram E Dinshaw, MA, DPhilOfficial FellowFinance BursarPeter D Battle, MA, DPhilTutor in Inorganic ChemistryUnilever FellowProfessor of ChemistryVice-MasterRevd Colin P Thompson, MA, DPhilTutor in SpanishA Gervase Rosser, MA (MA, PhDLond)Tutor in History of ArtLibrarianJohn S Foord, MA (PhD Camb)Tutor in Physical ChemistryProfessor of ChemistryRobert A Leese, MA (PhD Durh)Fellow by Special Election inMathematicsDirector of the Smith InstituteLouise L Fawcett, MA, DPhil (BALond)Tutor in PoliticsWilfrid Knapp FellowSenior TutorSusan C Cooper, MA (BA CollbyMaine, PhD California)Professor of Experimental PhysicsHelen J Mardon, MA, DPhil (BSc Sus)Tutor in Medical <strong>St</strong>udiesWolfson FellowProfessor of Reproductive ScienceKobe Officer(Leave M08-T09)Peter R Franklin, MA (BA, PhD York)Tutor in MusicProfessor of MusicJohn Charles Smith, MATutor in French LinguisticsPenny A Handford, MA (BSc, PhDS’ton)Tutor in BiochemistryWolfson FellowProfessor of BiochemistryTimothy Cook, MA, DPhilFellow by Special ElectionRichard I Todd, MA, DPhil (MA Camb)Tutor in Material SciencesGoldsmiths’ FellowReader in MaterialsMarc Lackenby, MA (PhD Camb)Tutor in Pure MathematicsLeathersellers’ FellowProfessor of MathematicsEPSRC Advanced Research Fellow(Leave M08-T09)Marc E Mulholland, MA (BA, MA,PhD Belf)Tutor in HistoryDeanGavin Lowe, MA, MSc, DPhilTutor in Computer ScienceProfessor of Computer ScienceRichard M Berry, MA, DPhilTutor in PhysicsAshok I Handa, MA (MB, BS Lond),FRCSFellow by Special Election inMedicineTutor for GraduatesReader in SurgeryJames L Bennett, MA (BA Reading)Fellow by Special ElectionHome BursarDavid J Womersley, MA (PhD Camb)Warton Professor of EnglishLiteraturePresident of the Senior CommonRoomRichard J Carwardine, MA, DPhil,FBARhodes Professor of AmericanHistoryCressida E Chappell, MA (BA, MAHull)Fellow by Special ElectionAcademic RegistrarSecretary to the Governing BodyDavid R H Gillespie, MA, DPhilTutor in Engineering ScienceRolls-Royce Fellow(Leave H09-T09)Peter P Edwards, MA (BSc, PhDSalf), FRSProfessor of Inorganic ChemistryPatrick S Grant, MA, DPhil (BEngNott)Cookson Professor of MaterialsJustine N Pila, MA (BA, LLB, PhDMelb)Tutor in Law<strong>College</strong> CounselBart B van Es (BA, MPhil, PhD Camb)Tutor in EnglishMichael Sheppard, MA, DPhilFellow by Special ElectionEric Descheemaeker, DPhil (Lic,Maîtrise, DEA Paris-I Panthéon-Sorbonne, LLM Lond)Fellow by Special Election in LawJorge Quintanilla (Lic Salamanca,PhD Brist)Atlas Research Fellow in CondensedMatter TheoryTommaso Pizzari (BSc Aberd, PhDShef)Tutor in ZoologyByron W Byrne, MA, DPhil (BCom,BEng Western Australia)Tutor in Engineering ScienceTutor for AdmissionsW (Bill) I F David, MA, DPhilFellow by Special Election in PhysicsHelen J Scott, BCL, MA, MPhil, DPhil(BA, LLB Cape Town)Tutor in LawAndrew M Barry (BA Camb, DPhilSus)Tutor in GeographyReader in Geography(Leave M08)Thomas W Pickles, BA, M<strong>St</strong>, DPhilFellow by Special Election in HistoryPhilip M Ligrani, MA (BS Texas, MS,PhD <strong>St</strong>anford)Donald Schultz Professor ofTurbomachineryRichard M Bailey (BSc Leics, MSc,PhD Lond)Tutor in GeographyGaia Scerif (BSc <strong>St</strong> And, PhD Lond)Tutor in Psychology(Leave part M08-T09)Karl <strong>St</strong>ernberg, MAFellow by Special ElectionChristoph Reisinger (Dipl Linz,Dr phil Heidelberg)Tutor in MathematicsGiandomenico Iannetti (MD, PhDLa Sapienza Rome)Fellow by Special Election inMedicineTimothy J Bayne (BA Otago, PhDArizona)Tutor in PhilosophyRobert E Mabro, CBE, MA (BEngAlexandria, MSc Lond)Fellow by Special Election
CONTENTSContentsMaster’s Report 2<strong>College</strong> Life The life of a junior Dean 6Postcards to the Master 8Catz welcomes Kevin Spacey 10Conferences at Catz 13OXIP 16Catz|fivezero, 1962-2012 17Joshua Silver 19A Hodgepodge 20Finals Results & Prizes 2008 20Graduate Degrees & Diplomas 23Sports Review 25<strong>St</strong>udent Perspectives Claire Berthet 26Daniel Gallagher 27Aadya Shukla 28Logan Gerrity 29Nick Brodie 30Lucy Rowland 31Wallace Watson 32Alumni News Tom Phillips 34Bob Peirce 36Michelle Teasel 37David Mabberley 38David Baum 39Jack Douay 41News in brief 43Development Office contact details 44<strong>College</strong> time capsule clues & <strong>College</strong> events 2009 45Catz Fellows Andrew Bunker 46Colin Thompson 48Justine Pila 50Professor John Ockendon 52Dr Tommaso Pizzari 54Dan Howe 55Professor Michael Sullivan 56Gazette Lloyd <strong>St</strong>ocken 58William Woodruff 60Benazir Bhutto 62Denis Cosgrove 62Robin McCleery 65Eric Silver 66Clive Barnes 67Obituaries 68Admissions 2008 70ST CATHERINE’S COLLEGE 2008/1
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