President, Teledetection International, since 1982
Morley was born in Toronto, Ontario. He studied at the University of Toronto and became an engineer and scientist. He proposed the theory of magnetic imprinting of ocean floors by earth's reversing magnetic field in 1963, which led to the Theory of Plate Techtonics. He was the instigator of the Aeromagnetic Survey Plan and Resource Satellite Planning for Canada, and became director general of the Canadian Centre for Remote Sensing. He received the McCurdy medal and is a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.
PhD, U. of Toronto, 1952. Founding dir., Inst. for Space & Terrestrial Science 1987-88; Adjunct Prof. Fac. of Sci. CRESS/York U. 1985-87; Founding Dir., Exploration Geophysics Div., Geol. Survey of Can. 1957-69; instigated Fed./Prov. Aeromagnetic Survey Plan for Can. 1962; instigated plans for Resource Satellite Planning for Can. 1970, then founding Dir. Gen. Can. Centre for Remote Sensing, Dept. Energy, Mines & Resources; Counsellor (Scientific), Can. High Commission, London, Eng. 1980-82; ed. "Mining Geophysics" 1967; "Economic Geology Series"; many papers on geophys. exploration and remote sensing. Hon. DSc York U. 1974; past Pres., Can. Aeronautics & Space Inst. (McCurdy Medal 1974); Fellow, Roy. Soc. Can; Founding Pres., Can. Remote Sensing Soc.; Gov., Imperial Coll. of Sci. 1980-82; Soc. Exploration Geophysicists.
Sources: Canadian Who's Who, 1993
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