Ray Weldon Jackson

Background

Jackson, Ray Weldon was born on November 11, 1921 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Son of Ernest Whitfield and Barbara Grace (Budd) Jackson.

Education

Bachelor of Science, U. Toronto, 1944; Doctor of Philosophy, McGill University, Montreal, Canada, 1950; postgraduate, Yale University, 1951-1952.

Career

Research assistant, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, 1952-1954; senior engineer, Sprague Elec. Company, North Adams, Massachusetts, 1954-1956; laboratory research director, Radio Corporation of America laboratories, Montreal, Quebec., Canada, 1956-1964; visiting professor, McMaster U., Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, 1964-1965; science adviser, Privy Council Office Government of Canada, Ottawa, 1966-1969; science adviser, Science Council of Canada, Ottawa, 1969-1978, 80-86; visiting professor, Carleton U., Ottawa, 1978-1980; consultant, private practice, Ottawa, since 1986.

Achievements

• Ray Weldon Jackson has been listed as a noteworthy Science policy analyst, consultant by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Lieutenant Royal Canada Navy, 1943-1946, European Theatre of Operations. Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (life), Canada Association Physicists, World Future Society, Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married Ruth Fraser Comfort, April 7, 1951. Children: Suzanne, Martha, Kathren, Fraser.

Father:

Ernest Whitfield Jackson

Mother:

Barbara Grace (Budd) Jackson

Spouse:

Ruth Fraser Comfort

child:

Suzanne Jackson

child:

Martha Jackson

child:

Kathren Jackson

child:

Fraser Jackson