Michael Philip Mortell

Background

Mortell, Michael Philip was born on February 9, 1941 in Cork, Ireland. Son of Philip and Constance (Wilson) Mortell.

Education

Bachelor of Science, University College Cork. Master of Science, University College Cork, 1963. Master of Science, California Institute of Technology.

Doctor of Philosophy, California Institute of Technology, 1967. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Dublin University. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Queen's University, Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Doctor of Laws (honorary), University Limerick, Ireland.

Career

Assistant professor Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, 1967-1972, associate professor. Lecturer University College Cork, 1972-1979, registrar, part-time professor, 1979-1989, president, 1989—1999, professor applied mathematics, 1999—2006, president emeritus, 2006. Visiting professor University British Columbia, Vancouver, 1976-1977, University Queensland, Australia, 1979.

Rotating vice chancellor National University Ireland, Dublin, 1989, since 1993. Chairman conference head of Irish universities, 1989, 96. Visiting associate California Institute of Technology, 1999-2000.

Visiting scholar Courant Institute, New York University, 2000.

Achievements

• Michael Philip Mortell has been listed as a noteworthy Academic administrator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Royal Irish Academy.

Connections

Married Patricia Yule, 1967. Children: Deirdre, Siobhan.