Denis Ian Gough

Background

Gough, Denis Ian was born on June 20, 1922 in Port Elizabeth, Cape, South Africa. Son of Frederick William and Ivy Catherine (Hingle) Gough. came to Canada, 1966.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Rhodes U., Grahamstown, Republic of South Africa, 1943; Master of Science, Rhodes U., Grahamstown, Republic of South Africa, 1947; Honorary Doctor of Science, Rhodes U., Grahamstown, Republic of South Africa, 1990; Doctor of Philosophy, University Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, Republic of South Africa, 1953.

Career

Research officer, National Physical Laboratory, Johannesburg, South Africa, 1947; senior research officer, National Physical Laboratory, Johannesburg, South Africa lecturer, University College Rhodesia, Salisbury, 1958; senior lecturer, University College Rhodesia, Salisbury associate professor geophysics, Southwest Center for Advanced Studies, Dallas, 1964-1966; professor geophysics, U. Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, 1966-1987; professor emeritus, U. Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, since 1987; director Institute Earth and Planetary Physics, U. Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, 1975-1980.

Achievements

• Denis Ian Gough has been listed as a noteworthy Geophysics educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow Royal Astronomical Society (Chapman medal 1988), American Geophysical Union. Geological Association Canada. Member Canada Geophysical Union (past president, J. Tuzo Wilsonmedal 1983), International Association Geomagnetism and Aeronomy (president 1983-1987), S. African Geophysical Association (Rudolf Krahmann medal 1989).

Interests

• Avocations: reading, music, poetry.

Connections

Married Winifred Irving Nelson, June 2, 1945. Children— Catherine Veronica, Stephen William Cyprian.

Father:

Frederick William Gough

Mother:

Ivy Catherine (Hingle) Gough

Spouse:

Winifred Irving Nelson