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Professor Hugh William Morgan FRSNZ

Hugh Willian Morgan (29 January 1944 – ) is a Welsh born microbiologist and Emeritus Professor who is recognised internationally for his research on thermophilic organisms.

commercialised an enzyme, DNA polymerase, that functions at high temperatures. The company he co-founded with colleague Roy Daniels was bought out by XXX

Biography Morgan was born in a hospital in Neath Wales to parents Carmen Molly Nelly Morgan (nee Wellstead) and Ivor Morgan. He is the second oldest child of five.

Early Years Neath Grammar School

University of Aberystwyth Wheer he met huis wife Patricia Rose CHristopher. They were married in August, 1966.

University of Strathclyde, Aberdeen, Scotland

University of Guelph in Canada - PhD with Charlie Cork. Thesis entitled:

Research

His research areas are in the fields of ecology and physiology of extremely thermophilic bacteria, fermentations by glycolytic anaerobes, polymer hydrolysis in thermophilic environments, and the phylogeny of thermophilic bacteria and their enzymes.

The Thermophile Research Unit at the University of Waikato. The Unit co-ordinates fundamental and applied research on thermophilic bacteria, genes and enzymes.

Pacific Enzymes Ltd, a joint collaboration with oil company Shell and the Universities of Waikato and Auckland, and in 2004, the formation of ZyGem Ltd.

From XXXX-XXXX, he was the Head of Department at the University’s School of Science and Technology. He went to part time in 2012? and retired in 2016?

Hugh Morgan joined the University of Waikato as a junior lecturer in 1970? In 19XX Hugh and his colleague Roy Daniels co-founded the Thermophile Research Unit.

From XXXX-XXXX, he was the Head of the Biological Sciences Department in the University’s School of Science and Technology.

He went to part time in 2012? and retired in 2016?

During his career, Morgan had X PhD students and X postdocs and published over XXX peer-reviewed publications.

He received research funding totalling more than $12 million NZD.

Morgan was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand in 2006.

References https://www.waikato.ac.nz/news-opinion/media/2018/waikato-university-professors-go-viral New species have been named Caldicellulosiruptor morganii. Isolating species that are able to convert cellulose to sugars and ferment the sugar molecules to ethanol at high temperatures is advantageous for the production of biofuels.

https://www.waikato.ac.nz/news-opinion/media/2016/academics-honoured-for-service-and-contributions-to-the-university