Biographical entry Chappell, John Michael Arthur (1940 - )

Summary

John Chappell is Professor of Geomorphology and Quanternary Research at the Research School of Earth Sciences at the Australian National University. His research interests include the influence of global climate changes on fluctuations in sea levels; measuring erosion, soil production and landscape evolution; and the prehistoric interactions between climate, the biota and humans.

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1962

Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc) completed at the University of Auckland, New Zealand

1964 - 1965

Career position - Geologist with the New Zealand Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (NZDSIR) (six months)

1965

Education - Master of Science (MSc) completed at the University of Auckland

1967 - 1973

Career position - Lecturer in the Geography Department of the Australian National University in Canberra

1970 - 1971

Career position - Assistant Professor of Geography at McGill University in Montreal, Canada

1973

Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) completed at the Australian National University

1974 - 1976

Career position - Senior Lecturer in Geography at the Australian National University

1977 - 1979

Career position - Reader in Geology at the Australian National University

1979 - 1989

Career position - Professorial Fellow in the Department of Biogeography and Geomorphology at the Research School of Pacific Studies (RSPacS), Australian National University

c. 1990 - c. 2000

Career position - Head of the Department of Biogeography and Geomorphology

1992 -

Award - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (FAA)

c. 2001 -

Career position - Professor at the Research School of Earth Sciences, Australian National University.

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• National Library of Australia, 'Chappell, J', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1082733. Details