Charles David Curtis (born 1939) is a

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who has served as president of the

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from 1992 to 1994. He is an emeritus professor of

geochemistry Geochemistry is the science that uses the tools and principles of chemistry to explain the mechanisms behind major geological systems such as the Earth's crust and its oceans. The realm of geochemistry extends beyond the Earth, encompassing the e ...

at the

University of Manchester The University of Manchester is a public university, public research university in Manchester, England. The main campus is south of Manchester city centre, Manchester City Centre on Wilmslow Road, Oxford Road. The University of Manchester is c ...

. Curtis read chemistry and geochemistry at

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and the

University of Sheffield The University of Sheffield (informally Sheffield University or TUOS) is a public university, public research university in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. Its history traces back to the foundation of Sheffield Medical School in 1828, Fir ...

. Curtis was chair of the Radioactive Waste Management Advisory Committee until 2004. He has been the Head of Research and Development Strategy, Radioactive Waste Management Directorate,

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(formerly Nirex) since 2007, and is a non-executive director of Dounreay Site Restoration Limited.

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Academics of the University of Manchester Alumni of Imperial College London Alumni of the University of Sheffield British geologists 1939 births Living people Presidents of the Geological Society of London {{UK-geologist-stub