Background
Hall, David Oakley was born in 1935 in East London, South Africa, WORLD0.
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David Oakley Hall
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Degree in science with distinction, Kearsney College, South Africa, 1952; Bachelor of Science in Agriculture cum laude, U. Natal, South Africa, 1957; Master of Science in Subtropical Horticulture, University of California at Los Angeles, 1959; Doctor of Philosophy in Plant Physiology, University of California, Berkeley, 1963.
Career
Lecturer in plant science, reader in biology, U. London, King's College, 1964-1974;
professor biology, U. London, King's College, since 1974;
chairman school biological science academic committee, U. London, King's College, 1982-1985. Project leader for photobiology and photochemistry European Commission, Brussels, 1975-1990, biomass expert advisory, since 1988. Coordinator international research project and training courses United Nations Environment Programme, Nairobi, since 1977.
Executive Committee Biomass Users Network, Washington and Sao Paulo, since 1985. Member Royal Society Interdisciplinary Committee on Environmental Research, since 1988. Member science advising committee Supervisory Control Of Program Execution, since 1988, chairman, since 1993.
Resource person African Energy Policy Research Network, since 1989. Curriculum development committee Leadership Development Program, Rockefeller Foundation, 1991-1992. Research task leader IGBP/GCTE, since 1991.
Lead author IPCC Working Group II, since 1992. Member Executive Committee Environmental Low Foundation, since 1992, biomass advising committee ETSU, since 1993. Member Watt Committee on Energy, England, 1976-1982.
Member biomass panel, final synthesis panel United Nations Energy Conference, Nairobi, 1979-1981. Specialist advisor House of Lords European Communities Committee: F Energy Transport and Research, 1979-1981. Chairman, member International Photosynthesis Committee, 1974-1980.
Assessor Higher National Certificate/HND Quantitative Biology, 1970-1977. Consultant in field.
Achievements
Membership
Member International Solar Energy Society (chairman, treasurer United Kingdom section 1977-1991, director 1979-1982), International Photobiology Association (secretary general, vice president 1972-1992), Institute Biological, Bio-chemical Society.
