David Drewry | |
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| 7th Vice-ChancellorUniversity of Hull | |
| In office 1999–2009 | |
| Preceded by | David Dilks |
| Succeeded by | Calie Pistorius |
David John Drewry (born 22 September 1947, inGrimsby)[1][2] is aglaciologist andgeophysicist who was described in the conferring of an honorary degree byAnglia Ruskin University in 1998 as having an "outstanding reputation as an eminent scientist of international repute".[3] Drewry has also received several awards for his work. Since 1 July 2015 he is the vice-president of theEuropean University Association.
Drewry was educated at Havelock Grammar School (now theHavelock Academy) in Grimsby.[4] He then studied atQueen Mary College in east London, graduating with aBSc in Geography in 1969.[5][6] He then studied in Cambridge, residing atEmmanuel College, Cambridge, and completed aPhD on Glaciology and Geophysics in 1974 with thesis titledSub-ice relief and geology of East Antarctica.[5]
From 1978 to 1983, Drewry was a senior research assistant at theScott Polar Research Institute, and then assistant director of research in 1983.[7] He was director of the Scott Polar Research Institute from 1984 to 1987, and then director of theBritish Antarctic Survey from 1987 to 1994.[5] He is an honorary fellow of Emmanuel College, Cambridge.[8]
He became the vice-chancellor designate of theUniversity of Hull in November 1999, being designated to take over on the planned retirement of the previous incumbent,David Dilks, in January 2000.[9] On 1 September 2009, he was succeeded byCalie Pistorius, formerly the vice-chancellor of theUniversity of Pretoria.[10]
Drewry has received several awards and honours for his work.[3][5]
Drewry Ice Stream inEllsworth Land andMount Drewry in theQueen Alexandra Range are named after him.
Drewry is "married to Gillian Elizabeth and lives in East Yorkshire and London".[5]
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