Background
Whitham, Kenneth was born on November 6, 1927 in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England. Son of Joseph and Evelyn (Murphy) Whitham. emigrated to Canada, 1948.
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Kenneth Whitham
Edit Profilescience and technology consultant
Education
Bachelor of Arts with honors, Cambridge U., England, 1948; Master of Arts, Cambridge U., England, 1952; Master of Arts, Toronto U., 1949; Doctor of Philosophy, Toronto U., 1951.
Career
Research scientist, Dominion Observatory, Ottawa, Ontario, 1951-1959, 60-64; member, United Nations Technology Assistance Administration, Nairobi, Kenya, 1959-1960; director division seismology and geothermal studies, Earth Physics Branch, Department Energy, Mines and Resources, Ottawa, 1964-1973; director general, Earth Physics Branch, Department Energy, Mines and Resources, Ottawa, 1973-1980; assistant deputy minister conservation and non-petroleum energy, Earth Physics Branch, Department Energy, Mines and Resources, Ottawa, 1980-1981; assistant deputy minister research and technical, Earth Physics Branch, Department Energy, Mines and Resources, Ottawa, 1981-1987; chief science advisor, Earth Physics Branch, Department Energy, Mines and Resources, Ottawa, 1987; consultant in science and technical, Ottawa, since 1987.
Achievements
Membership
Fellow Royal Society Canada.
Connections
Married Joan Dorothy Glasspool, November, 1953. Children— Melanie Judith, Katherine Hilary, Stephanie Frances.
