Background
Cottrell, Alan was born on July 17, 1919 in Birmingham, United Kingdom. Son of Albert and Elizabeth Cottrell.
Cottrell, Alan was born on July 17, 1919 in Birmingham, United Kingdom. Son of Albert and Elizabeth Cottrell.
Moseley Grammar School, University of Birmingham, University of Cambridge.
Lecturer in Metallurgy, University of Birmingham 1943-1949, Professor, of Physical Metallurgy 1949-1955. Deputy Head, Metallurgy Division, A.E.R.E., Harwell, Berks. 1955-1958; Goldsmiths’ Professor, of Metallurgy, Cambridge University 1958-1965.
Deputy Chief Scientific Adviser (Studies), Ministry of Defence 1965-1967, Chief Adviser 1967. Deputy Chief Scientific Adviser to H.M. Government 1968-1971, Chief Scientific Adviser 1971-1974. Master, Jesus College, Cambridge 1974-1986, Vice-Chancellor, Cambridge University 1977-1979.
Part-time; Director Fisons PLC 1979-1990. Executive Committee British Council 1974-1987, Advisory Council, Science Policy Foundation since 1976, United Kingdom Perm. Security Commission since 1981.
Honorary mem American Society for Metals 1972, Fellow 1974. Honorary; President 1964, 1976, 1977), Royal Swedish Academy, of Sciences 1970. Honorary Fellow Christ's College, Cambridge 1970 (Fellow 1958-1970), Honorary Fellow Jesus College, Cambridge 1986.
Honorary Fellow Institute of Metals 1989. Honorary Doctor of Science (Columbia) 1965, (Newcastle) 1967. (Liverpool) 1969, (Manchester) 1970, (Warwick) 1971, (Sussex) 1972, (Bath) 1973, (Strathclyde and Aston in Birmingham) 1975, (Cranfield Institute of Technology) 1975, (Oxford) 1979, (Essex) 1982, (Birmingham) 1983.
Honorary D.Eng (Technology University of Nova Scotia) 1984. Doctor of Science (Cambridge) 1976. Rosenhain.
UKAEA 1962-1965, 1983-1987. Advisory Council on Scientific Policy 1963-1964, Central Advisory Council for Science and Technology since 1967. The Metals Society 1977, Japan Institute of Metals 1981.
American Academy, of Arts and Sciences 1960.
Married Jean Elizabeth Harber in 1944.