Background
Fallis, Alexander Graham was born on August 20, 1940 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Son of A. Murray and A. Ruth (Bostock) Fallis.
Fallis, Alexander Graham was born on August 20, 1940 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Son of A. Murray and A. Ruth (Bostock) Fallis.
Bachelor of Science with honors, U. Toronto, 1963; Master of Arts, U. Toronto, 1964; Doctor of Philosophy, University Toronto, 1967.
National Research Council postdoctoral fellow, University of Oxford, England, 1967-1969; assistant professor, Memorial U. Newfoundland, St. John's, Canada, 1969-1974; associate professor, Memorial U. Newfoundland, St. John's, 1974-1978; professor of chemistry, Memorial U. Newfoundland, St. John's, 1978-1988; professor of chemistry, U. Ottawa, since 1988. Chairman science program III, North America Chemical Congress, Toronto, 1984-1988. Director Ottawa Carleton Chemistry Institute, 1990-1993.
Fellow Chemical Institute Canada (councillor 1979-1982, director technical affairs 1983-1984, Chairman, Board Of Directors 1984-1987, Basic Sciences Research award Ottawa Life Sciences Council 1996, Sanders-Matthey award for breast cancer research since 1997), Royal Society Chemistry, National Science and Engineering Research Council Canada Chemistry (grants committee 1986-1988, 90-91). Member American Chemical Society, The Research Associate Centre Club.
Married Wanda Lee Wiley, October 7, 1967. Children: Graham M., Laura Dawn.