Background
STRANGWAY, David was born on June 7, 1934 in Simcoe, Ontario.
geophysicist university president
STRANGWAY, David was born on June 7, 1934 in Simcoe, Ontario.
Bachelor in Physics and Geology, University Toronto, 1956. Master of Arts in Physics, University Toronto, 1958. Doctor of Philosophy, University Toronto, 1960.
DLittS (honorary), Victoria University, University Toronto, 1986. Doctor of Science (honorary), Memorial University Newfoundland, 1986. Doctor of Science (honorary), McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 1989.
Doctor of Science (honorary), Ritsumeikan University, Japan, 1990. D.Ag.Sc. (honorary), Tokyo University Agriculture, 1991. Doctor of Science (honorary), University Toronto, 1994.
Senior geophysicist Dominion Gulf Company Ltd., Toronto, 1956. Chief geophysicist Ventures Ltd., 1956-1957, senior geophysicist, summer 1958. Research geophysicist Kennecott Copper Corporation, Denver, 1960-1961.
Assistant professor geology University Colorado, Boulder, 1961-1964. Assistant professor geophysics Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1965-1968. Member faculty University Toronto, 1968-1985, professor physics, 1971-1985, chairman department geology, 1972-1980, vice president, provost, 1980-1983, president, 1983-1984, University British Columbia, 1985-1997.
Chief geophysics branch Johnson Space Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Houston, 1970-1972, chief physics branch, 1972-1973, acting chief planetary and earth science division, 1973. Visiting professor geology University Houston, 1971-1973. Interim director Lunar Science Institute, Houston, 1973.
Visiting committee geological science Brown University, 1974-1976, Memorial University St. John's Newfoundland, 1974-1979, Princeton University, 1981-1986. Vice president Canada Geosci. Council, 1977; chairman proposal evaluation program Universities Space Research Associates, 1977-1978, Ontario Geosci.
Research Fund, 1978-1981. Pahlavi lecturer Government Iran, 1978. Consultant to government and industry, member numerous government and science advisory and investigative panels.
Honorary professor Changchun College Geology, People's Republic China, 1985, Guilin College Geology, China, 1987, University Autonoma de Guadalajara, Mexico, 1996. Fellow Green College Oxford University, England. Honorary advisor Urasenke Foundation, Kyoto, Japan.
Honorary alumnus University British Columbia. Board directors MacMillan Bloedel Ltd., British Columbia Gas Ltd., Corporation-Higher Education Forum. Chair National Museum of Science and Technology, 1996.
Fellow Royal Astronomical Society, Royal Society of Canada, Geological Association Canada (distinguished fellow, president 1978-1979, Logan Gold medal 1984). Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, Society Exploration Geophysicists (Virgil Kauffman Gold medal 1974), Canada Geophysical Union (chairman 1977-1979, J. Tuzo Wilson medal 1987), American Geophysical Union (planetology section 1978-1982), European Association Exploration Geophysicists, Society Geomagnetism and Geolectricity (Japan), Canada Geosci. Council (president 1980), Canada Society Exploration Geophysicists, Society Exploration Geophysics (honorary), Canada-Japan Society (founding director), International House Japan, Inc.
Married Alice N. Gow in 1957.