Ronald M. Clowes,
CM is a professor specializing in
seismic
Seismology (; from Ancient Greek σεισμός (''seismós'') meaning "earthquake" and -λογία (''-logía'') meaning "study of") is the scientific study of earthquakes (or generally, quakes) and the generation and propagation of elastic ...
and other
geophysical
Geophysics () is a subject of natural science concerned with the physical processes and properties of Earth and its surrounding space environment, and the use of quantitative methods for their analysis. Geophysicists conduct investigations acros ...
studies of the Earth's
lithosphere
A lithosphere () is the rigid, outermost rocky shell of a terrestrial planet or natural satellite. On Earth, it is composed of the crust and the lithospheric mantle, the topmost portion of the upper mantle that behaves elastically on time ...
. For his work he has been appointed a member of the
Order of Canada
The Order of Canada () is a Canadian state order, national order and the second-highest Award, honour for merit in the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada, after the Order of Merit.
To coincide with the Canadian Centennial, ce ...
.
He completed three degrees while attending the
University of Alberta
The University of Alberta (also known as U of A or UAlberta, ) is a public research university located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It was founded in 1908 by Alexander Cameron Rutherford, the first premier of Alberta, and Henry Marshall Tory, t ...
; B.Sc. (1964), M.Sc. (1966), Ph.D. (1969). In 1969–1970, Clowes completed an NRC postdoctoral fellowship at
Australian National University
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. He became a professor at the
University of British Columbia
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in 1970. In 1987, he became the director of
Lithoprobe,
a national geoscience research project. Clowes continues to teach at UBC as a professor in the Department of Earth and Ocean Sciences. His research, with colleagues and students, focuses on seismic and other geophysical studies of the Earth’s lithosphere; and relation of the results to
geology
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and
tectonics
Tectonics ( via Latin ) are the processes that result in the structure and properties of the Earth's crust and its evolution through time. The field of ''planetary tectonics'' extends the concept to other planets and moons.
These processes ...
.
Awards
*2005-
Logan Medal
:::''There is also a Logan Medal of the arts, awarded by the Chicago Arts Institute.''
The Logan Medal is the highest award of the Geological Association of Canada. Named after Sir William Edmond Logan, noted 19th-century Canadian geologist. It i ...
,
Geological Association of Canada
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’s highest honour
*2004–2006- Canada Council Killam Research Fellowship
*2002-
Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal
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*1998- Member, Order of Canada
*1998-
J. Tuzo Wilson Medal,
Canadian Geophysical Union
The Canadian Geophysical Union () (CGU) is a society dedicated to the study of Earth and its space environment, including the Sun and solar system.
History
The organization began in 1945 as an Associate Committee of the National Research Council ...
*1997- Distinguished Lecturer Award, The
Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum
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*1995- Honorary member, Canadian Society of Exploration Geophysicists
*1995- Distinguished fellow, Geological Association of Canada
*1994- Fellow,
Royal Society of Canada
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*1993- George P. Woollard Award,
Geological Society of America
The Geological Society of America (GSA) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the advancement of the geosciences.
History
The society was founded in Ithaca, New York, in 1888 by Alexander Winchell, John J. Stevenson, Charles H. Hi ...
*1988-
Past President`s Medal, Geological Association of Canada
*1987-88- Canada Council Killam Research Fellowship (declined);
*1966, 1981- Best Paper Award, Canadian Society of Exploration Geophysicists
*1968- Best Paper Award, Geophysics
External links
University of British Columbia Faculty Bio Abstract - Comparison of lithospheric structures across the Alaskan and Canadian Cordillera
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Clowes, Ronald M.
Living people
Canadian geologists
Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada
Members of the Order of Canada
Wilson Medal recipients
University of Alberta alumni
Academic staff of the University of British Columbia
Logan Medal recipients
Year of birth missing (living people)