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Glen, John Wallington was born on November 6, 1927 in Putney, England. Son of Charles Wallington and Ethel May (Armour) Glen.
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John Wallington Glen, British physics educator. Fellow Institute Physics; member European Association Science Editors (president 1988-1991), American Physical Society, International Glaciological Society (vice president 1967-1973), Birmingham Association University Teachers (president 1981-1985, vice president 1985-1987, 92-93, honorary secretary 1987-1992).
Education
Bachelor, University Cambridge (England), 1949. Master of Arts, University Cambridge (England), 1953. Doctor of Philosophy, University Cambridge (England), 1953.
Doctor of Science, University Birmingham (England), 1981.
Career
Science officer, Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Harwell, 1953; fellow, Clare College, Cambridge, 1953-1956; lecturer, U. Birmingham, 1957-1968; senior lecturer, U. Birmingham, 1968-1972; reader in ice physics, U. Birmingham, 1973-1993. Visiting professor U. Washington, Seattle, 1970.
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Membership
Fellow Institute Physics. Member European Association Science Editors (president 1988-1991), American Physical Society, International Glaciological Society (vice president 1967-1973), Birmingham Association University Teachers (president 1981-1985, vice president 1985-1987, 92-93, honorary secretary 1987-1992).
Connections
Married Helen Margaret Simpson, July 16, 1960. Children: Laura Marion, James Milne Wallington.
Education
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1949
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1953
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1953
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1981