Profile

B.Sc. (Hons.) (1963) University of Bristol
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

Scholarly Contributions

For list of publications, see Journal Publications (post-1988) or Selected Earlier Papers
To access review of career contributions, see Arnfield 2006