University of The Bahamas (UB) announces the appointment of Dr. Danny Davis as the Assistant Vice President of Institutional Strengthening and Accreditation, Office of the Provost.

Dr. Davis has a Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada, and a Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Chemistry from Acadia University. Dr. Davis started his career in the pharmaceutical industry in 1984 and spent most of his formative working years as a chemist in the pharmaceutical industry in Grand Bahama. By the time he left industry for academia, Dr. Davis had advanced to the position of Head of the Analytical Chemistry Group and Project Leader for Technology Transfer. In this role he was responsible for the management of the introduction of new drug products. While at AlliedSignal/Honeywell, he was trained to the level of BlackBelt in the Six Sigma Process Improvement methodology and taught Six Sigma courses in Freeport, Grand Bahama; Morristown, New Jersey; and Buffalo, New York. 

Dr. Davis joined the University of The Bahamas in 2002 and taught chemistry for a number of years before serving as Registrar. As Registrar, he spearheaded transition of many manual legacy processes to the PowerCampus student data system, most notably the move to online registration and online grade submission. Dr. Davis also served as project manager for The College of The Bahamas’ transformation to University project that was funded by the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB).

The consummate scientist, Dr. Davis, is leading an air quality monitoring programme focused on particulate matter emissions associated with landfill fires in New Providence.