Gerry McCormac
Sir Gerry McCormac | |
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| Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Stirling | |
| Assumed office 1 May 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Christine Hallett |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 August 1958 Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland |
| Spouse | Louise Gormley |
| Children | Three sons |
| Residence(s) | Stirling, Scotland |
| Alma mater | Ulster Polytechnic (BSc, PhD) |
| Profession | Physicist, academic administrator |
| Salary | £295,000 (2021–22) |
| Website | https://www.stir.ac.uk/about/senior-officers-of-the-university/gerry-mccormac/ |
Sir Francis Gerard McCormac, FRSE, FSA, FRSA, FHEA (born 1 August 1958) is the Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Stirling. He is a physicist whose specialist fields are space physics and carbon dating. He is a member of the advisory board of the International College for Liberal Arts at Yamanashi Gakuin University in Japan. Previous roles include Professor and Pro Vice-Chancellor at Queen's University Belfast and Vice-Chairman of Invest Northern Ireland. He chaired a review of teacher employment for the Scottish Government in 2011.