North Haugh house the School of Physics and Astronomy and the School of Mathematics and Statistics.
Hikmat Abu Zayd depicted to the left of a former German minister
Gina Gabrielle Starr is an American academic administrator and interdisciplinary scholar. Born in Tallahassee, Florida in 1974, Starr began studying Emory University at the early age of 15, obtaining both her undergraduate and master’s degrees in Women’s Studies by 1993. Upon leaving Emory, Starr spent a year studying at the University of St Andrews under the prestigious Robert T. Jones Scholarship. Starr went on to obtain a PhD in English Literature from Harvard University in 1999, then undertook a postdoctoral fellowship at the California Institute of Technology where she explored techniques in cognitive neuroscience. In 2000, Starr joined the faculty at New York University. She became acting dean of the College of Arts and Sciences in 2011 and dean suo jure in 2013. Starr led various community development initiatives throughout the state of New York, such as co-founding a liberal arts prison education program and initiating a STEM preparation and transfer program in partnership with Manhattan community colleges. In 2017, Starr became the first woman and first African American to assume the post of President of Pomona College. She is currently serving as the tenth president of the Southern Californian Institution.
Victor Omololu Olunloyo is a Nigerian mathematician and politician, born in Ibadan, Nigeria in 1935. Olunloyo obtained his PhD in Mathematics from the University of St Andrews in 1961 with his thesis On the Numerical Determination of the Solutions of Eigenvalue Problems of the Sturm-Liouville Type. Upon returning to Nigeria, Olunloyo began his entry into politics. He was first appointed Commissioner for Economic Development of the Western Region and after holding various other governmental roles, became the chairman of the Western Nigerian Development Corporation. In 1983, Olunloyo ran for governor of Nigeria’s Oyo State, successfully defeating the incumbent and assuming office in October of that year. His term as governor was unfortunately cut short by a coup d’etat led by General Muhammadu Buhari that deposed the elected government just three months later. Olunloyo’s attempts to re-enter politics in the early 2000s resulted in his leaving the People’s Democratic Party, joining its rival Action Congress of Nigeria, reformed as the All Progressives Congress, Nigeria’s current ruling party.