Background
Simpson, John Joseph was born on May 26, 1939 in North Bay, Ontario, Canada. Son of John William and Teresa (Hagarty) Simpson.
Simpson, John Joseph was born on May 26, 1939 in North Bay, Ontario, Canada. Son of John William and Teresa (Hagarty) Simpson.
Bachelor of Science, U. Toronto, Ontario, 1961; Master of Arts, U. Toronto, Ontario, 1962; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Oxford, United Kingdom, 1966.
Research associate, U. Oxford, United Kingdom, 1965-1966; research associate, Weizmann Institute, Rehovot, Israel, 1966-1968; research associate, U. Toronto, Canada, 1968-1969; assistant professor, U. Guelph, Ontario, 1969-1973; associate professor, U. Guelph, Ontario, 1973-1980; professor, U. Guelph, Ontario, since 1980. Visiting research fellow Max Planck Institute, Heidelberg, Federal Republic Germany, 1973, Niels Bohr Institute, Copenhagen, 1975-1976. Science associate European Organization of Nuclear Research, Geneva, Switzerland, 1982-1983.
Fellow Royal Society Canada (Rutherford Memorial medal 1985), Canada Association Physicists.
Married Marianne Cornelia Van derVeen, July 5, 1968. Children: J. James R., Sarah J.