B.Sc. (Hons.) (1963) University of Bristol
M.A. (1964) McMaster University
Ph.D. (1967) McMaster University
D.Sc. h.c. (2005) Łódź University
M.A. (1964) McMaster University
Ph.D. (1967) McMaster University
D.Sc. h.c. (2005) Łódź University
Awards
- Order of Canada, 2008
- Helmut E. Landsberg Award, American Meteorological Society, 2006
- Massey Medal, Royal Canadian Geographical Society, 2005
- Luke Howard Award, International Association for Urban Climate, 2004
- Fellow, American Meteorological Society, elected 2004
- Fellow, Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society, 2003
- Patterson Medal, Meteorological Service of Canada, 2002
- Award for Outstanding Achievement in Biometeorology, American Meteorological Society, 2002
- Fellow, Royal Society of Canada, 1991
- Fellow, Royal Canadian Geographical Society, 1991
- Fellow, Guggenheim Foundation, New York, NY, 1990
- Killam Research Prize, Killam Foundation, 1988
- Award for Scholarly Distinction, Canadian Association of Geographers, 1986
- Killam Senior Research Fellowship, University of British Columbia, 1982
- President’s Prize, Canadian Meteorological Society, 1972
Employment
- University of British Columbia, Assist. Prof., 1970-71; Assoc. Prof., 1971-78; Professor, 1978-2006; Head, 1991-96; Emeritus Prof. of Geography 2007-
- McGill University, Montréal, PQ, Assistant Professor, 1967-70
- Accredited Consultant, Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society, 1987-
Professional Service
- President, International Association for Urban Climate, 2001-03;
- World Meteorological Organization – Expert Team on Training in Urban Climatology, 2003-
- World Meteorological Organization – Expert Team on Surface Technology and Measurement Techniques, 2002-
- Grant Review Committee, Canada Foundation for Climate & Atmospheric Sciences, Member 2000-02; Chair 2002-03
- Editor-in-Chief, Atmosphere-Ocean, 1977-80
- Board of International Journal of Climatology, 1980-87
- Board of Boundary-Layer Meteorology, 1986-97
- Board of Progress in Physical Geography, 1987-
- Associate Editor, Atmospheric Environment, 1987-99
- Editor, Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 1998-2007
- Associate Editor, Encyclopedia of Hydrological Sciences, 2002-05
- Associate Editor, Encyclopedia of Weather and Climate, 2004-05
Scholarly Contributions
For list of publications, see Journal Publications (post-1988) or Selected Earlier Papers
To access review of career contributions, see Arnfield 2006