Background
Scott, Steven Donald was born on June 4, 1941 in Fort Frances, Ontario, Canada. Son of Donald West and Shirley Margaret Scott.
Scott, Steven Donald was born on June 4, 1941 in Fort Frances, Ontario, Canada. Son of Donald West and Shirley Margaret Scott.
Bachelor of Science, U. Western Ontario, London, Canada, 1963; Master of Science, U. Western Ontario, 1964; Doctor of Philosophy, Pennsylvania State University, State College, 1968.
Research associate, Pennsylvania State University, State College, 1968-1969;
assistant professor geology, U. Toronto, Ontario, 1969-1972;
associate professor, U. Toronto, Ontario, 1972-1979;
professor, U. Toronto, Ontario, since 1979;
chairman geological engineering, U. Toronto, Ontario, 1988-1997. Cross-appointed professor of University Bretagne Occidentale, Brest, France, since 1994. President 507999 Ontario Ltd., Toronto, since 1980, Canada Science Submersible Facility, Toronto, since 1995.
Director Canada Ocean Drilling Program, 1994-1999. Lecturer in field.
Fellow Royal Society Canada (convenor for earth science 1989-1990, Bancroft award 1990). Member Society Economic Geologists (member county 1986-1988, Lindgren award 1978, Silver medal 1995), Mineral Society American, Geological Association Canada (technical program chairman annual meeting 1991, Duncan R. Derry medal 1997), Mineral Association Canada (Past President's award 1988), International Marine Mineral Society (president 1994-1998).
Married Barbara Joan Armstrong, December 28, 1962. Children: Susan Joan, Donald Montgomery.