Paul Michael Thompson

Background

Thompson, Paul Michael was born on December 11, 1959 in Whitstable, Kent, England. Son of Neville and Shirley Anne Thompson.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Biology, University of York, England, 1982. Doctor of Philosophy in Zoology, University of Aberdeen, Scotland, 1987.

Career

Director University of Aberdeeen Lighthouse Field Station, Cromarty, Scotland, since 1990. Reader in zoology University of Aberdeen, Scotland, since 2002. Advisory board member seal and specialist group International Union for Conservation of Nature, Gland, Switzerland, since 1991.

Regional board member Scottish Natural Heritage, Inverness, Scotland, 1991—1997. Council member Natural Environment Research Council Special Committee on Seals, Swindon, England, since 1993. Science advisory board member Scottish Natural Heritage, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1995—1997.

Science advisor Moray Firth Special Area of Conservation Management Group, Inverness, Scotland, since 2001. Council member Scottish Association for Marine Sciences, Oban, Scotland, since 2002.

Achievements

• Paul Michael Thompson has been listed as a noteworthy zoologist, researcher by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member of British Ecological Society, Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour (council member 1986-1989), Society for Marine Mammalogy.

Connections

Married Sarah Jane Jackson, May 25, 1987. Children: Michael Andrew, Stewart, Laura Ailsa.

Father:

Neville Thompson

Mother:

Shirley Anne Thompson

Spouse:

Sarah Jane Jackson

child:

Stewart Thompson

child:

Michael Andrew Thompson

child:

Laura Ailsa Thompson