Background
Girdler, Ronald William was born on August 2, 1930 in Reading, Berkshire, England. Son of George William and Annie Louisa (Sinkins) Girdler.
educator research geophysicist
Girdler, Ronald William was born on August 2, 1930 in Reading, Berkshire, England. Son of George William and Annie Louisa (Sinkins) Girdler.
Bachelor of Science, Reading University, 1955. Doctor of Philosophy, Cambridge (England) University, 1958.
Research associate Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory, Columbia University, New York City, 1958-1960. Imperial Chemical Industries fellow in geophysics Durham (England) University, 1960-1963. Lecturer physics Newcastle (England) University, 1963-1966, senior research fellow, 1966-1970, reader in geophysics, 1970-1994, professor geophysics, 1994-1995, professor emeritus, since 1995.
National Research Council senior resident research associate, senior visiting scientist National Aeronautics and Space Administration/Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland, 1988-1989. Conselho National de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Technológico visiting professor National Observatory, Rio de Janeiro, 1990-1991. Visiting professor, Weeks lecturer department geology and geophysics University Wisconsin, Madison, 1995.
Honorary professor department geological science University Durham, England, since 1996. Distinguished visiting scholar United States Geological Survey, Menlo Park, California, 1996-1997. Member Inter-Union Commission on Geodynamics, International Upper Mantle Committee, various science committees, England.
Member Deep Sea Drilling Project, 1972. Principal scientist R/V Shackleton Research Cruises, Gulf of Aden, Red Sea, 1975, 79. Visiting scientist National Aeronautics and Space Administration/Goddard, 1998.
Visiting resident lecturer Warsaw University, Poland, 1998. Distinguished visiting scholar United States Geological Surv., Menlo Park, California, 1999, 2000.
Member Fellow Royal Astronomical Society (life). Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Geophysical Union (life), Society Exploration Geophysics (life), Mathematics Association (life), Seismological Society of America.