Rorke Bardon Bryan

Background

Bryan, Rorke Bardon was born on September 30, 1939 in Dublin, Ireland.

Education

Bachelor in Natural Sciences with honors, Trinity College, Dublin, 1961; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Sheffield, 1967.

Career

Senior meteorologist, glaciologist, British Antarctic Survey, Adelaide Island, 1961-1964; junior research fellow department geography, U. Sheffield, 1964-1967; from. assistant professor to associate professor department geography, U. Alberta, Canada, 1967-1974; associate professor department geography/environmental science, U. Toronto, Canada, 1974-1976; professor, U. Toronto, Canada, since 1976. Visiting professor department physical geography U. Uppsala, Sweden, 1972-1973, department geography Trinity College, 1979-1980. Visiting research scientist Canada Council Research Fellow, 1975-1976, Experimental Geomorphology Laboratory Katholeike U., Leuven, 1982, physical geography faculty U. Amsterdam, 1986.

Guest professor department physical geography Hebrew U., Jerusalem, 1978, chairman science committee Simonette Ecological Reserve University Alberta, 1972-1974. Chairman Scarborough Campus division social science U. Toronto, 1981-1986, associate department chairman geography, 1988-1992, chairman presidential/provostial committee international exchange, 1987-1990, dean faculty forestry, since 1994, founder, programme director cooperative programme international development studies, 1984-1989, member provostial committee review delivery environmental programmes, 1990-1991, chairman taskforce environmental science programmes Scarborough Campus, 1991-1992, member county provostial advisory county environmental programmes, 1992-1993, faculty forestry, since 1993.

Achievements

• Rorke Bardon Bryan has been listed as a notable Soil scientist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member International Geography Union (commission field experimentation geomorphology, chairman task force sheetwash processes), Ontario Association Geomorphologists(president).