Background
MASON, Basil John was born on August 18, 1923 in Docking, Norfolk. Son of late John Robert and Olive Mason.
MASON, Basil John was born on August 18, 1923 in Docking, Norfolk. Son of late John Robert and Olive Mason.
Educated U. College, Nottingham. Shirley Research fellow U. Nottingham 1947. Assistant lecturer meteorology Imperial College, London, 1948-1949, lecturer, 1949.
Warren research fellow Royal Society, 1957. Visiting professor meteorology University of California, 1959-1960. Professor cloud physics Imperial College Science and Technology, U. London, 1961-1965.
Director-general meteorological office, 1965-1983. President Royal Meteorological Society, 1968-1970. Member Executive Committee World Meteorological Organisation, 1965-1975, 77-83.
Chairman.council U. Surrey, 1971-1975. Pro-chancellor U. Surrey, 1979-1985. Chancellor U. Manchester Institute Science and Technology, 1986-1996.
President Institute of Physics, 1976-1978. Treasurer, senior vice president Royal Society, 1976-1986. Director Fulmer Research Institute, 1976-1978.
President B.A.A.S., 1982-1983. Director Royal Society Project on Acidification of Surface Waters, 1983-1990. Member of advisory board.
Fellow, University of Nottingham 1947. Assistant lecturer in Meteorology, Imperial College, London 1948-1949, lecturer 1949. Warren Research Fellow, Royal Society 1957.
Visiting Professor, of Meteorology, University of California 1959-1960. Professor, of Cloud Physics, Imperial College, of Science and Technology, University of London 1961-1965. Director-General Meteorological Office 1965-1983, President Royal Meteorological Society 1968-1970.
Executive Committee World Meteorological Organization 1965-1975, 1977-1983. Chairman Council, University of Surrey 1971-1975. ProChancellor University of Surrey September 1979-1985.
President Institute of Physics 1976-1978. Treasure and Senior Vice-President Royal Society 1976-1986. Director Fulmer Research Institute 78.
President; Director Royal Society Project on Acidification of Surface Waters 1983-1990. President UMIST since 1986. Chairman ICSU/WMO Scientific Committee World Climate Research Prog., Co-ordinating Committee Marine Science and Technology since 1987.
President National Society for Clean Air since 1989. Honorary Fellow Imperial College, of Science and Technology 1974, UMIST 1979. Bakerian Lecture, Royal Society 1971.
Halley Lecture, Oxford University 1977. Lecturer, Linacre College, Oxford 1990. Rutherford Lecture, Royal Society 1990.
Honorary Doctor of Science (Nottingham) 1966, (Durham) 1970, (Strathclyde) 1975, (City University) 1980, (Sussex) 1983, (E. Anglia) 1988, (Plymouth Polytechnic) 1990. Hugh Robert Mill.
Member Academia Europaea, Norwegian Academy of Sciences and Letters (honorary), London Mathematics Society (Naylor prize and lectureship).
Married Doreen Sheila Jones, 1948. 2 children.