Frank Hawthorne
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Frank Christopher Hawthorne (born 1946) is a Canadian mineralogist and crystallographer.
Born in Bristol, England, he received a Bachelor of Science degree from Imperial College London in 1968 and a Associateship of the Royal School of Mines (ARSM). In 1973, he received a Ph.D. from McMaster University.
From 1973 to 1975, he was a Post-Doctoral Fellow in the Department of Geological Science at the University of Manitoba. He was a research associate from 1975 to 1980 and University Research Fellow from 1980 to 1985. In 1985, he was appointed an Associate Professor and in 1986 he was appointed a Professor of Crystallography and Mineralogy. He currently holds the Canada Research Chair in Crystallography and Mineralogy.
[edit] Honours
- Frankhawthorneite is named after him
- He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada
- in 1991, he was awarded Geological Association of Canada's W.W. Hutchison Medal
- in 1993, the Royal Society of Canada awarded him the Willet G. Miller Medal
- In 1996, he was awarded the Geological Association of Canada's highest honour, the Logan Medal
- In 2006, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada
