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Chappell, John Michael Arthur (1940 - )
 
Geoscientist
Born: 24 April 1940
John Michael A. 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 discovering and analysis the prehistoric interactions between climate, the biota and humans.
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URL: The home page for this entity is located at http://wwwrses.anu.edu.au/environment/eePages/Academics_Page.html

Chronology
1962Bachelor of Science (BSc) completed at the University of Auckland, New Zealand
1964 - 1965Geologist with the New Zealand Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (NZDSIR) (six months)
1965Master of Science (MSc) completed at the University of Auckland
1967 - 1973Lecturer in the Geography Department of the Australian National University in Canberra
1970 - 1971Assistant Professor of Geography at McGill University in Montreal, Canada
1973Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) completed at the Australian National University
1974 - 1976Senior Lecturer in Geography at the Australian National University
1977 - 1979Reader in Geology at the Australian National University
1979 - 1989Professorial Fellow in the Department of Biogeography and Geomorphology at the Research School of Pacific Studies (RSPacS), Australian National University
c. 1990 - c. 2000Head of the Department of Biogeography and Geomorphology
1992 - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (FAA)
c. 2001 - Professor at the Research School of Earth Sciences, Australian National University.

 
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