Ronald Ian Currie
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Ronald Ian Currie
After early research into the analysis of plankton layers in the oceans using measurement of light penetration and audio signals, he was appointed director of the
Life
Born in
After a short time at the
In 1966 he returned to Scotland to become Director of the
- Fellow of the Institute of Biology
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
- Secretary of the Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research
- Secretary and President of the International Association of Biological Oceanography
- Secretary of the Challenger Societyfor Marine Science
- Committee Member on the Nature Conservancy Council
- Vice President of the Marine Conservation Society
Ron was created a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 1977 Silver Jubilee and Birthday Honours List in recognition of his contribution to marine science. Heriot Watt University further granted him an honorary professorship in 1979.[3]
A popular figure locally, Ron was for a time Chairman of the local Community Council, and did charitable work with the North British Hotels Trust and the Royal National Mission to Deep-Sea Fishermen.
He retired in 1987, and died in Oban on 19 February 1996.
Publications
- Organic Production in the Sea (1959)
- The Benguela Current (1960)
- Discovery: Britain’s Sea-going Research Laboratory (New Scientist 24 Jan 1963)
References
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