Ronald M. Clowes, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Ronald M. Clowes

Canadian geophysicist

Date of Birth: 18-Mar-1942

Place of Birth: Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Profession: geologist

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Ronald M.
Clowes, CM is a professor specializing in seismic and other geophysical studies of the Earth's lithosphere.
For his work he has been appointed a member of the Order of Canada. He completed three degrees while attending the University of Alberta; B.Sc.
(1964), M.Sc.
(1966), Ph.D.
(1969).
In 1969–1970, Clowes completed an NRC postdoctoral fellowship at Australian National University.
He became a professor at the University of British Columbia 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 and tectonics.