Background
Betts, Donald Drysdale was born on May 16, 1929 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Son of Wallace Havelock and Mary (Drysdale) Betts.
Betts, Donald Drysdale was born on May 16, 1929 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Son of Wallace Havelock and Mary (Drysdale) Betts.
Bachelor of Science with first class honors, Dalhousie U., 1950;Master of Science, Dalhousie U., 1952;Doctor of Philosophy, McGill University, 1955.
National Research Council postdoctoral fellow, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, 1955-1956;assistant professor physics, U. Alberta, Edmonton, 1956-1961;associate professor, U. Alberta, Edmonton, 1961-1966;director Theoretical Physics Institute, U. Alberta, Edmonton, 1972-1978;professor physics, U. Alberta, Edmonton, 1966-1980;dean arts and science, Dalhousie, Halifax, Nova Scoti, Canada, 1980-1988;professor physics, Dalhousie, Halifax, 1980-1994;dean science, Dalhousie, Halifax, 1988-1990. Gordon Godfrey honorary visiting professor physics U. New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, since 1996.
President Friends of Canada Peace Research Institute, Edmonton, 1961-1962. Director Science for Peace, Toronto, Ontario, 1981-1986. Fellow Royal Society Canada.
Member Canada Association Physicists (president 1969-1970, Peter Kirkby medal for service to physics in Canada 1996), Science Technology and Engineering Association Canada (vice president 1970), Dalhousie Faculty Club (Halifax).
Married Vilma Florence Mapp, June 5, 1954 (divorced 1980). Children: Malcolm Robert, Slvia Margaret, Eric Kelvin, Douglas Russell. Married Patricia McWilliams, September 20, 1986.
Stepchildren: Andrew Robert McWilliams, Stewart David McWilliams.