John Christopher Hardy

Background

Hardy, John Christopher was born on July 10, 1941 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Son of Noel Woodburn and Ethel May (Collins) Hardy.

Education

Bachelor of Science, McGill University, Montreal, 1961; Master of Science, McGill University, Montreal, 1963; Doctor of Philosophy (D.W. Ambridge prize 1965), McGill University, Montreal, 1965.

Career

National Research Council Canada postdoctoral fellow, Oxford (England) Nuc. Physics Laboratory, 1965-1967; Miller research fellow, Lawrence Radiation Laboratory, Berkeley, California, 1967-1969; staff physicist, Lawrence Radiation Laboratory, Berkeley, California, 1969-1970; associate research officer, Atomic Energy Canada Ltd., Chalk River, Ontario, 1970-1974; senior research officer, Atomic Energy Canada Ltd., Chalk River, Ontario, 1975-1983; head nuclear physics branch, Atomic Energy Canada Ltd., Chalk River, Ontario, 1983-1986; assistant vice president, Atomic Energy Canada Ltd., Chalk River, Ontario, 1986-1989; director TASCC division, Atomic Energy Canada Ltd., Chalk River, Ontario, 1989-1997; professor physics, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical U., College Station, since 1997. Science associate European Organization of Nuclear Research, Geneva, 1976-1977.

Achievements

• John Christopher Hardy has been listed as a noteworthy Physicist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Chairman board directors Deep River Science Academy, 1986-1997, trustee since 1997. Member of advisory board TRIUMF, 1992-1998. Member program advisory committees Oak Ridge National Laboratory, UNISOR, 1979-1985, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, Super HILAC, 1983-1986, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, HHIRL, 1991-1992, National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory, 1990-1993, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, Cyclotron, 1994-1999, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, HRIBF, since 1999.

Fellow Royal Society Canada (Rutherford medal in physics 1981, vice president Academy III 1992-1995, chairman fundraising committee 1994-1997), American Physical Society. Member Canada Association Physicists (Herzberg medal 1976). M C.

Connections

Married Lynn Helen Frederick, June 3, 1964 (divorced). Children: Ericka, Kirsten, Bruce, Alana. Married June Dennie, July 5, 1997.

Father:

Noel Woodburn Hardy

Mother:

Ethel May (Collins) Hardy

Spouse:

June Dennie

Spouse:

Lynn Helen Frederick

child:

Bruce Hardy

child:

Kirsten Hardy

child:

Ericka Hardy

child:

Alana Hardy