Background
Walton, Alan was born on May 29, 1932 in Consett, County Durham, England. Son of Albert and Mary Walton.
Walton, Alan was born on May 29, 1932 in Consett, County Durham, England. Son of Albert and Mary Walton.
Bachelor of Science with honors, U. Durham, England, 1953; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Durham, England, 1956; Doctor of Science, U. Glasgow, Scotland, 1971.
Assistant science director, Isotopes Inc., Westwood, New Jersey, 1959-1964; senior lecturer, U. Glasgow, Scotland, 1965-1970; head chemical oceanography, Bedford Institute, Halifax, Nova Scoti, Canada, 1970-1978; director, International Laboratory of Marine Radioactivity, Monaco, 1979-1982, 86-90; special advisor, Fisheries and Oceans, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, 1982-1984; director general, Bayfield Laboratory, Burlington, Ontario, 1984-1985; director, Center Océanographique, Rimouski, Petroquest Energy, Canada, since 1990. Chairman marine standards program N.R.C., Ottawa, 1972-1980. Vice-chairman UNExpert Group Standards, Paris, since 1992.
Fellow Royal Society Chemical (United Kingdom).
Married Dorothy Foreman, August 18, 1956. Children: Deborah Anne, Karen Elizabeth, Susan Caryl.