A professional biography - the the use of Science and Technology in the service of the peoples of the Caribbean.
It is time that Caribbean policymakers and people become familiar with the region’s installed Science and Technology capacity, recognise its potential to make significant contributions to meeting the development challenges of the day and inspire a region wide commitment and action that espouse the mantra of “Science and Technology for Caribbean transformation.
It offers an insider’s perspective of the process and environment that provided the author with the opportunity to lead the establishment of the Chemistry Department at the University of Guyana, the Institute of Applied Science and Technology in Guyana, and finally the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre in Belize. In describing these institutional developments,the reader is provided with insights into the status quo of national/regional science and technology infrastructure and details of the actual accomplishments of the Institute of Applied Science and Technology In Guyana and the regional Climate Change Centre in Belize, most of which is not in the public domain.
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Ulric Trotz
Born in Guyana, and a Scientist by training, Dr. Ulric Trotz commenced his University education in Edinburgh, and attained his Doctorate in Organic Chemistry at the University of Toronto, Canada.
His career experiences and achievements are wide and varied. He has worked as Director, Science & Technology Division, Commonwealth Secretariat, 1993 to 1997; as Secretary, Commonwealth Science Council and Science Adviser to the Commonwealth Secretary General, 1991-1997; Secretary-General, National Science Research Council (NSC), Guyana, 1979-1991; Dean, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Guyana 1976- 1979; Director, Institute of Applied Sciences and Technology in Guyana, 1980-1991; and Deputy Director & Science Adviser, Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre, Belize, 2005-2020. Dr Trotz was a review Editor for Chapter 16 on Small Island Development States (SIDS) in the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). In 1984 Dr. Trotz was awarded the Golden Arrow Of achievement by the Government Of Guyana “for long and dedicated service of a consistently high standard in the field of science and research.” In 2003 he was installed as an Honorary Distinguished Member of the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill for his work on climate change in the region.
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