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Gaines, Alec Frederick was born on November 5, 1950 in Ceska Leipa, Bohemia, Czech Republic. Son of Oliver Edward and Deborah Gaines.
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Alec Frederick Gaines
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Alec Frederick Gaines, Turkish civil engineer, educator. Grantee, National Research Council, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, United Nations Agencies, British Council. Member United Nations Association, Edinburgh, Scotland, since 1998, member bi-national committee monitoring cultural interchange between Britain and Turkey; Member of Royal Society Chemistry, United Nations Association Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Education
Bachelor of Science Chemistry, University London, 1951. Master of Science Theoretical Chemistry, University London, 1954. Doctor of Philosophy Coal Sciences, University London, 1962.
Doctor (honorary), Chiang Mai University, 1989.
Career
Lecturer Chiang Mai University, Thailand, 1966—1970. Senior lecturer Halettepe University, Ankara, Turkey, 1970—1978, Cukurova University, Adana, Turkey, 1978—1979. Director Coal Research Institute University Aston, Birmingham, England, 1980—1985.
Researcher Birkbeck and Imperial Colleges University London, 1985—1990. Head Chemical Oceanography Middle East Technology University, Turkey, 1990—1998. Visiting scientist Civil Engineering Strathclyde University, Glasgow, Scotland, since 2000.
Consultant Marmara Research Center, Gebze, Turkey, 1990—2000. Visiting professor Queen's University Belfast, Northern Ireland, 1984, University Bologna, Italy, 1996, 98.
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Membership
Member United Nations Association, Edinburgh, Scotland, since 1998, member bi-national committee monitoring cultural interchange between Britain and Turkey. Member of Royal Society Chemistry, United Nations Association Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
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Married Gillian Mary Lewsey. Children: Jessica G., Jeremy G., Adam.
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Education
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1951
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1954
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1962
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1989
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1966 - 1970
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1970 - 1978
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1978 - 1979
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1980 - 1985
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1985 - 1990
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1990 - 1998