Education
McMaster University.
McMaster University.
He served as seventh Vice-Chancellor and President of the University of New South Wales from July 2004 until June 2006. Prior to this appointment, Wainwright had been the Acting Vice-Chancellor of the University from mid-April 2004. Previously to that, Wainwright was Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research), an appointment he had held since January 2001.
Wainwright joined the University of New South Wales in 1974 as a lecturer in the School of Chemical Technology.
He holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Chemical Engineering from McMaster University, and a Doctor of Science for research into skeletal catalysts from the University of South Australia. In March 2007 he was awarded an honorary doctorate of science by the University of New South Wales.