College Record 2014
McLoughlin, Kate (VS 2009, MCR 2010–) Elected Fellow and Tutor in English, Harris Manchester College, Oxford. Meints, Kerstin (RMCR 1996–99, MCR 2001–) Appointed Professor in Developmental Psychology, University of Lincoln, in September 2013. Meri, Josef (GS 1995–99, MCR 2003) Appointed Allianz Visiting Professor of Islamic Studies at the Ludwig Maximilian- University of Munich, 2013–14. Recipient of 2014 Goldziher Award in Muslim-Jewish Relations from the Centre for Jewish-Christian-Muslim Relations at Merrimack College, USA. Meysami, Seyyed S (GS 2010–13) Appointed postdoctoral Research Assistant, Department of Materials, Oxford University, in September 2013. Mobasheri, Ali (GS1993–97) Appointed Adjunct Professor at King Abdul Aziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, in February 2013. Appointed to a Personal Chair in Musculoskeletal Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Bradford. Newton, Leonard (VF 1970, MCR 1974–78, MCR 1981–) Retired in October 2013 as Professor of Botany and appointed Emeritus Professor, Department of Plant Sciences at Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya. Peach, Kenneth (SF 2005–10, MCR 2010–) Appointed interim Dean of Faculty Affairs at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology. Pierrehumbert, Janet B (MCR 1995) Elected Fellow of the Cognitive Science Society. Appointed Edward Sapir Professor at the Linguistic Society of American Summer Institute, Ann Arbor, in 2013. Piper, James Austin (JRF 1973–75, MCR 2006–) Appointed a member of the Order of Australia for services to Higher Education in applied laser physics. Retired in 2013 from Macquarie University, NSW, as Deputy Vice-Chancellor. 126
Sallam, Hesham (GS 2006–09) Director of Mansoura University Vertebrate Paleontology Centre and Faculty member at the Department of Geology, Mansoura University, Egypt. Sellars, John (JRF 2004–7, MCR 2007–) Appointed Visiting Research Fellow in the Philosophy Department, King’s College London, 2014–17. Shapland, Joanna (GS 1972–76, MCR 1976–79, JRF 1979–83, RF 1983– 88, MCR 1988–) Edward Bramley Professor of Criminal Justice at Sheffield University, awarded the Outstanding Achievement Award by the British Society of Criminology in July 2013. Smith, James GS 1993–95, MCR 2009–) Appointed Senior Bioinformatician at the MRC Human Nutrition Research Elsie Widdowson Laboratory, Cambridge University. Appointed Affiliated lecturer at the Cambridge Computational Biology Institute, Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, Cambridge University. Storey, Ian Christopher ((VS 1990–96, MCR 1996–2005) Received the Distinguished Research Award for 2014 from Trent University, Ontario, Canada. Suarez, Mauricio (JRF 1995–96) Appointed Marie Curie Professorial Research Fellow at the Institute of Philosophy, School of Advanced Study, London University, from October 2013 until September 2015. Thomas, Noreen L (JRF 1979–82) Appointed Reader in Polymer Science, Department of Materials, Loughborough University. van der Blom, Henriette (RF 2009–13, MCR 2014–) Appointed lecturer in Classics at Glasgow University. Vitek, Vaclav (JRF 1969–74, MCR 1975, MCR 2007–10) Appointed Harold Pender Professor of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Pennsylvania, USA. Zimbler, Jarad (JRF 2009–12, RF 2012–13, MCR 2013–) Appointed Lecturer in Modern English Literature at Birmingham University, September 2013. 127
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Sallam, Hesham (GS 2006–09) Director of Mansoura University<br />
Vertebrate Paleontology Centre and Faculty member at<br />
the Department of Geology, Mansoura University, Egypt.<br />
Sellars, John<br />
(JRF 2004–7, MCR 2007–) Appointed Visiting Research<br />
Fellow in the Philosophy Department, King’s <strong>College</strong><br />
London, <strong>2014</strong>–17.<br />
Shapland, Joanna (GS 1972–76, MCR 1976–79, JRF 1979–83, RF 1983–<br />
88, MCR 1988–) Edward Bramley Professor of Criminal<br />
Justice at Sheffield University, awarded the Outstanding<br />
Achievement Award by the British Society of Criminology<br />
in July 2013.<br />
Smith, James GS 1993–95, MCR 2009–) Appointed Senior<br />
Bioinformatician at the MRC Human Nutrition Research<br />
Elsie Widdowson Laboratory, Cambridge University.<br />
Appointed Affiliated lecturer at the Cambridge<br />
Computational Biology Institute, Department of Applied<br />
Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, Cambridge<br />
University.<br />
Storey, Ian Christopher ((VS 1990–96, MCR 1996–2005) Received the<br />
Distinguished Research Award for <strong>2014</strong> from Trent<br />
University, Ontario, Canada.<br />
Suarez, Mauricio (JRF 1995–96) Appointed Marie Curie Professorial<br />
Research Fellow at the Institute of Philosophy, School of<br />
Advanced Study, London University, from October 2013<br />
until September 2015.<br />
Thomas, Noreen L (JRF 1979–82) Appointed Reader in Polymer Science,<br />
Department of Materials, Loughborough University.<br />
van der Blom, Henriette (RF 2009–13, MCR <strong>2014</strong>–) Appointed lecturer in Classics<br />
at Glasgow University.<br />
Vitek, Vaclav (JRF 1969–74, MCR 1975, MCR 2007–10) Appointed<br />
Harold Pender Professor of Engineering and Applied<br />
Science, University of Pennsylvania, USA.<br />
Zimbler, Jarad (JRF 2009–12, RF 2012–13, MCR 2013–) Appointed<br />
Lecturer in Modern English Literature at Birmingham<br />
University, September 2013.<br />
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