AECL Research, Chalk River Nuclear Laboratories, 1974-
William Buyers went to grammar school in Aberdeen and studied physics at university there. He received the Rutherford Medal from the Royal Society of Canada, Dec 86, for his work in magnetic excitations and lattice vibrations in ordered and disordered materials, and for his determination of the structures of solids and liquids. Dr. Buyers has been Senior Scientist at the Chalk River nuclear research labs since 1974. He also likes tennis, skiing and music. He is director of the Cantando Singers.
B.Sc. 1959 U. of Aberdeen; PhD 1963. Nat. Rsch. Council Fellow AECL Chalk river 1965; AECL Rsch. Offr. 1966-; Manager Neutron and Solid State Physics Branch, AECL Chalk River 1985-91; Member of NSERC Grant Selection Committee, Physics, 1985-88. Member of Adv. Committee Solid State Div. Oak Ridge National Lab. Member of Canadian Liaison Committee IUPAP. Secretary, IUPAP Comn. on Magnetism. Mem., Candn. Assn. Physicists (Past Chrmn. Div. Condensed Matter Physics and Theoretical Physics). Ed. "Moment Formation in Solids" 1984. Author or co-author of over 180 scientific publications.
Sources: Canadian Who's Who 1993
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