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Associate Professor Ora Renagi Ph.D. OL is the Vice-Chancellor of the PNG University of Technology. He was appointed to the position on 4th April 2019 after serving as Deputy Vice-Chancellor from May 2014 to February 2018. He acted as VC from February 2018 to April 2019. Dr. Renagi is a physicist by profession and graduated from the University of Papua New Guinea in 1984. He studied for his Master's and Ph.D. at James Cook University, Australia. His master's thesis was on the subject of environmental physics and focused on backscattering technology. He modified an instrument to measure siltation rates. He then went on to study for his doctorate writing a thesis on transport patterns of sediment discharged from the Markham River into the inner Huon Gulf. His Ph.D. research has led to areas in deep-sea sediment transport studies, and marine slope failures triggered by earthquakes affecting the stability of data cables placed on the seabed. His research area also includes the impact of Deep Sea Tailings Placement (DSTP) on the seabed and the surrounding environment.

Apart from science and technology, he also experienced numerous challenges as a leader in the higher education sector and has expressed his concerns in the many speeches he has given.