John Scales Avery, Lebanese, British Chemistry educator. Co-recipient (with other Pugwash Conference members) Nobel Peace Prize, 1995; named fellow Royal Society European Programme, 1968-1970. Member Danish Academy Sciences and Letters (foreign member), Royal Institution Great Britain, Sigma Xi.
Background
Avery, John Scales was born on May 26, 1933 in Beirut, Lebanon. Son of Bennett Franklin and Margaret Ann (Scales) Avery. parents United States citizens.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1954. Master of Science in Physics, University Chicago, 1955. Doctor of Philosophy in Theoretical Chemistry, University London, 1965.
D.I.C., Imperial College of Science & Technology, London, 1965.
Career
Physicist National Bureau Standards, Washington, 1951-1959 summers. Visiting research scholar Cambridge (England) University, 1957-1958. Teaching assistant University Chicago, 1959-1961.
Temporary lecturer Edinburgh (Scotland) University, 1961-1962. Lecturer Imperial College, University London, 1963-1973. Associate professor University Copenhagen, 1973—2003, professor emeritus, since 2003.
Technology expert World Health Organization European Regional Office, 1988-1995. Contact person for Denmark Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs, since 1990. Chairman Danish Peace Academy, since 2004.
Achievements
John Scales Avery has been listed as a noteworthy Chemistry educator by Marquis Who's Who.
Membership
Member Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters (foreign member), Royal Institution Great Britain, Sigma Xi.
Interests
Avocations: painting, music, cycling.
Connections
Married Inger Anne Margit Granath, 1960 (divorced 1972). Children: Helen, Jens, Cecilia. Married Birthe Margit Christensen, October, 28, 1976.
