Michael Grant Rochester

Background

Rochester, Michael Grant was born on November 22, 1932 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Son of Reginald Baillie Rochester and Ruth Ellen (Bonwick) Rochester Konrad.

Education

Bachelor with honors, U. Toronto, 1954; Master of Arts, U. Toronto, 1956; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Utah, 1959.

Career

Aerodynamicist, A. V. Roe Canada Ltd., Malton, Ontario, 1954-1955; lecturer geophysics, U. Toronto, 1959-1960; assistant professor, U. Toronto, 1960-1961; assistant professor, U. Waterloo, Ontario, 1961-1965; associate professor, U. Waterloo, 1965-1967; associate professor, Memorial U. Newfoundland, St. John's, Canada, 1967-1970; professor, Memorial U. Newfoundland, 1970-1998; university research professor, Memorial U. Newfoundland, since 1986; professor emeritus, Memorial U. Newfoundland, since 1998.

Achievements

• Michael Grant Rochester has been listed as a noteworthy Geophysics educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member, officer National Spiritual Assembly of Baha'is of Canada, 1963-1992. Fellow Royal Society Canada. Member International Union Geodesy and Geophysics (Canada national committee 1971-1975, 84-88), American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Geophysical Union, Canada Association Physicists, Canada Geophysical Union (Tuzo Wilson medal, 1986), International Astronomical Union (commission rotation of the Earth since 1973), Royal Astronomical Society London, Sigma Xi.

Interests

• Avocations: hiking, swimming, history.

Connections

Married Elizabeth Manser, May 9, 1958. Children— Susan, Fiona, John.

Father:

Reginald Baillie Rochester Konrad

Mother:

Ruth Ellen (Bonwick) Rochester Konrad

Spouse:

Elizabeth Manser