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'''Johnson Robin ('Joe') Cann''' [[Fellows of the Royal Society|FRS]] (born 18 October 1937) is a British [[geologist]].


==Early life and education==
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'''Johnson Robin Cann''' [[Fellows of the Royal Society|FRS]] (born 18 October 1937) is a British [[geologist]].<ref>http://www.debretts.com/people/biographies/browse/c/10153/Johnson%20Robin%20(Joe)+CANN.aspx</ref>
Cann was educated at [[St Albans School, Hertfordshire]] and at [[St John's College, Cambridge]], where he gained a first class [[Bachelor of Arts|BA]] in 1959 and an [[Master of Arts|MA]] in 1961. He received a [[Doctor of Philosophy|PhD]] at the [[Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge|Department of Earth Sciences]] at [[University of Cambridge|Cambridge]] in 1962, where he studied with [[Cecil Edgar Tilley]]. He subsequently remained at St John's College as a [[Postdoctoral researcher|postdoctoral]] [[Research Fellow]], but also had periods of study in the [[United States]] [[Office of Naval Research]] and as a Senior Scientific Officer in the Department of [[Mineralogy]] at the [[Natural History Museum, London]].<ref name="Reporter">{{Cite web |url=http://reporter.leeds.ac.uk/474/cann.htm |title=University of Leeds &#124; for media &#124; the Reporter |access-date=2011-11-27 |archive-date=2016-03-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304023539/http://reporter.leeds.ac.uk/474/cann.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>


==Life==
==Academic career==
Cann's was appointed [[lecturer]] in the School of [[Environmental Science]] at the [[University of East Anglia]] (UEA) in 1965. He was promoted to [[Reader (academic rank)|Reader]] in 1973 but left shortly afterwards to become J B Simpson Professor of Geology at the [[Newcastle University|University of Newcastle upon Tyne]].<ref name="Reporter"/>
He graduated from [[St John's College, Cambridge]] with a [[first class]] BA in 1959, and an MA in 1961.
His earned a PhD at [[University of Cambridge Department of Earth Sciences]], where he studied with [[Cecil Edgar Tilley]], and a ScD in 1984.


Following a reorganisation of Earth Sciences in British universities resulting from the 1987 [[University Grants Committee (UK)|University Grants Committee]]'s report ''Strengthening University Earth Sciences'', Cann moved to the [[University of Leeds]] where he was Chairman of the School of Earth Sciences from 1989 to 1995.<ref name="Reporter"/> Whilst Professor at Leeds he also held a visiting position as an Adjunct Scientist at the [[Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution]] in the United States.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.whoi.edu/profile/jcann/|title = Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution}}</ref> In 1987 he instigated, and subsequently led, the [[Natural Environment Research Council]]'s [[British Mid-Ocean Ridge Initiative]] (BRIDGE), a major UK investigation of the creation of the Earth's crust in the deep oceans.
He was J B Simpson Professor of Geology at the [[Newcastle University|University of Newcastle upon Tyne]].

He was Chairman of the Department of Earth Sciences at [[University of Leeds]] from 1989 to 1995.<ref>http://reporter.leeds.ac.uk/474/cann.htm</ref>
==Honours==
For his contributions to research Cann was awarded the degree of [[Doctor of Science|ScD]] in 1984, the [[Murchison Medal]] of the [[Geological Society of London]] in 1990 and was elected [[Fellow of the Royal Society]] (FRS) in 1995.<ref name="Reporter"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.geolsoc.org.uk/About/History/Award-Winners-Since-1831/Murchison-Medal|title=The Geological Society of London}}</ref>


==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://hdl.handle.net/10068/485348 Strengthening University Earth Sciences: Report of the Earth Sciences Review]


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Latest revision as of 18:53, 17 January 2024

Johnson Cann
Born (1937-10-18) 18 October 1937 (age 86)
Alma materUniversity of Cambridge
Scientific career
InstitutionsUniversity of Leeds
Newcastle University
University of East Anglia
ThesisThe petrology of the S. Airde Beinn Plug, Northern Mull (1963)
Doctoral studentsJulian Pearce[1]

Johnson Robin ('Joe') Cann FRS (born 18 October 1937) is a British geologist.

Early life and education[edit]

Cann was educated at St Albans School, Hertfordshire and at St John's College, Cambridge, where he gained a first class BA in 1959 and an MA in 1961. He received a PhD at the Department of Earth Sciences at Cambridge in 1962, where he studied with Cecil Edgar Tilley. He subsequently remained at St John's College as a postdoctoral Research Fellow, but also had periods of study in the United States Office of Naval Research and as a Senior Scientific Officer in the Department of Mineralogy at the Natural History Museum, London.[2]

Academic career[edit]

Cann's was appointed lecturer in the School of Environmental Science at the University of East Anglia (UEA) in 1965. He was promoted to Reader in 1973 but left shortly afterwards to become J B Simpson Professor of Geology at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne.[2]

Following a reorganisation of Earth Sciences in British universities resulting from the 1987 University Grants Committee's report Strengthening University Earth Sciences, Cann moved to the University of Leeds where he was Chairman of the School of Earth Sciences from 1989 to 1995.[2] Whilst Professor at Leeds he also held a visiting position as an Adjunct Scientist at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in the United States.[3] In 1987 he instigated, and subsequently led, the Natural Environment Research Council's British Mid-Ocean Ridge Initiative (BRIDGE), a major UK investigation of the creation of the Earth's crust in the deep oceans.

Honours[edit]

For his contributions to research Cann was awarded the degree of ScD in 1984, the Murchison Medal of the Geological Society of London in 1990 and was elected Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) in 1995.[2][4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2014 Awards: Citations and Replies". Geological Society of London. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d "University of Leeds | for media | the Reporter". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2011-11-27.
  3. ^ "Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution".
  4. ^ "The Geological Society of London".

External links[edit]

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