Background

Barker, Philip George was born on April 21, 1944 in Pontypool, Wales. Son of Joshua and Ada Maud (Bruntly) Barker.

Education

Son of Joshua and Ada Maud (Bruntly) B.;m. Jennifer Wright, October 5, 1970 (division 1983). Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, U. Wales, 1965, Doctor of Philosophy, 1968.

Career

Chartered engineer, registered chemist. Strategic Research Centre research fellow University Wales, Swansea, 1968—1970. Computer consultant BHC Chemicals, Port Talbot, Wales, 1970—1971.

Lecturer computer science Teesside Polytechnic, Middlesbrough, England, 1971—1973, principal lecturer computer science, 1979—1987, reader applied computing and information technology, 1987—1991, professor applied computing, since 1991. Lecturer computing University Durham, England, 1973—1979. Director Programming Language One Ltd., Milton Keynes, England, 1976—1982, Interactive Systems Research Group, Middlesbrough, since 1978.

Founder, member North England Human Computer Interaction Research Consortium.

Achievements

• Philip George Barker has been listed as a notable science educator, researcher, engineer, chemist, author by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Computers in Analytical Chemistry (Pergamon Series in Analytical Chemistry)

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  • Introducing Computer Assisted Learning
  • Basic Principles of Human/Computer Interface Design

Membership

Fellow: Royal Society Chemistry, British Computer Society (secretary 1976-1979). Member: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Long Distance Walkers Association, Association Computing Machinery, IVC Club, Stockton Rambling Club.

Connections

Married Jennifer Wright, October 5, 1970 (divorced 1983). Married Alix Grabham, October 25, 1989. Children: Stephanie Lauren, Hannah Rachel.

Father:

Joshua Barker

Mother:

Ada Maud (Bruntly) Barker

Spouse:

Jennifer Wright

Spouse:

Alix Grabham

child:

Hannah Rachel Barker

child:

Stephanie Lauren Barker