Background
Finney, John Leslie was born on March 31, 1943 in Stockport, England. Son of Leslie and Annie Finney.
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John Leslie Finney
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Bachelor in Natural Sciences, University Cambridge, 1964. Doctor of Philosophy in Crystallography, University London, 1968.
Career
Lecturer in crystallography Birkbeck College, University London, 1968-1977, reader in crystallography, 1977-1986, professor crystallography, 1986-1988. Chief scientist ISIS Facility, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Oxford, England, 1988-1993. Professor physics University College London, since 1993.
Science coordinator European Spallation Source, 1993—1996. Consultant Exxon, ICI, BP, Pharmacia, Merck, others. Advisory board United States Department Energy.
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Vice president Eurosci., Strasbourg, France, 2000—2002, honorary vice president, since 2002. Treasurer British Pugwash Group, London, 1999. Fellow: Royal Society Chemistry, Institute of Physics.
Member: Pugwash Conferences On Science And World Affairs (member council executive committee since 2008), American Crystallographic Association, British Biophysics Society, British Crystallographic Association (vice president 2004-2007), British Association for Advancement of Science.
