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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> |
'''Johnson Robin ('Joe') 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> |
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==Life== |
==Life== |
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Joe Cann graduated from [[St John's College, Cambridge]], with a first class BA in 1959, and an MA in 1961. |
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He earned a PhD at the [[University of Cambridge Department of Earth Sciences]] in 1962, where he studied with [[Cecil Edgar Tilley]]. His postdoctoral studies saw him remain at St John's College as a Research Fellow but also saw periods of study in the US [[Office of Naval Research]] and as a Senior Scientific Officer in the Department of Mineralogy at the [[Natural History Museum, London]].<ref name="Reporter">http://reporter.leeds.ac.uk/474/cann.htm</ref> |
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He was J B Simpson Professor of Geology at the [[Newcastle University|University of Newcastle upon Tyne]]. |
His academic teaching career began when he was appointed to a lectureship in the School of Environmental Sciences at the [[University of East Anglia]] (UEA) in 1965. He was promoted to [[Reader (academic rank)|Reader]] in 1973 but left shortly after to take the position of J B Simpson Professor of Geology at the [[Newcastle University|University of Newcastle upon Tyne]].<ref name="Reporter"/> |
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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> |
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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'' he moved to the [[University of Leeds]] where he was Chairman of the School of Earth Sciences from 1989 to 1995. While Professor at Leeds he also held a visiting position as an Adjunct Scientist at the [[Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution]] in the United States.<ref>http://www.whoi.edu/profile/jcann/</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. For his contributions to research he was awarded an [[ScD]] in 1984 and was elected FRS in 1995.<ref name="Reporter"/> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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==External links== |
==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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| NAME = Cann, Johnson |
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| ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Joe Cann |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = British geologist |
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| DATE OF BIRTH = 18 October 1937 |
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Revision as of 13:13, 16 October 2015
Johnson Robin ('Joe') Cann FRS (born 18 October 1937) is a British geologist.[1]
Life
Joe Cann graduated from St John's College, Cambridge, with a first class BA in 1959, and an MA in 1961. He earned a PhD at the University of Cambridge Department of Earth Sciences in 1962, where he studied with Cecil Edgar Tilley. His postdoctoral studies saw him remain at St John's College as a Research Fellow but also saw periods of study in the US Office of Naval Research and as a Senior Scientific Officer in the Department of Mineralogy at the Natural History Museum, London.[2]
His academic teaching career began when he was appointed to a lectureship in the School of Environmental Sciences at the University of East Anglia (UEA) in 1965. He was promoted to Reader in 1973 but left shortly after to take the position of 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 he moved to the University of Leeds where he was Chairman of the School of Earth Sciences from 1989 to 1995. While 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. For his contributions to research he was awarded an ScD in 1984 and was elected FRS in 1995.[2]
References
External links
Strengthening University Earth Sciences: Report of the Earth Sciences Review