Paul Moughan

Paul James Moughan is a New Zealand scientist specialising in mammalian protein metabolism and its application to human nutrition and health.

Scientific career Moughan completed his PhD at Massey University in 1984. He was subsequently appointed as an academic in 1985 at Massey University, with his research focussing on digestive physiology and intermediary metabolism. In 1995, he was awarded Massey University's highest qualification, Doctor of Science (DSc), based on his published works. He was also honoured with the Silver Medal of Honour from Wageningen University

In 1990, Moughan established Massey University's Monogastric Research Centre. He was appointed as Foundation Professor in Monogastric Biology at Massey University, in 1993 and a Personal Chair in 1996. When the University restructured, he formed a new multi-disciplinary Institute of Food, Nutrition and Human Health that spanned the three Massey University campuses. a centre of research excellence (CoRE). In 2005, he was appointed Distinguished Professor at Massey University. In 2018, he was appointed as Riddet Institute Fellow Laureate

Moughan has made contributions in the fields of digestive physiology, nutrient metabolism, the development of nutrient bio-availability assays, and food chemistry. His work has found wide application in human and animal nutrition, food science and in matters relevant to global food security and sustainable food production

Honours and distinctions New Zealand University (UGC) Scholarship Honorary Research Fellow, New Zealand Dairy Research Institute, 1995 Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 1997 Muriel Bell Lectureship of the New Zealand Nutrition Society, 1997 All Tech Medal of Excellence, USA 2001 Honorary fellow, Centre for Nutritional Modelling, University of Guelph, Canada, 2006 JM Bell Distinguished Lecture, University of Saskatchewan, Canada 2008 Massey University Research Medal, 2011 Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge England 2011 NZ Prime Minister's Science Prize, 2012 Honorary Doctor of Science, University of Guelph, Canada, 2014 Wageningen University, Supreme Silver Medal of Honour, 2019 Fellow of the New Zealand Institute of Food Science and Technology 2020

In the 2026 New Year Honours, Moughan was appointed a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to science.