Emeritus Professor Bernard Leake BSc PhD (L’pool) DSc (Bristol) DSc (Glasgow) FRSE FGS

Ymchwil

I am still involved with mapping and unravelling the geological history of Connemara in Western Ireland and with examining the compositions of the early basic intrusions & extrusions in the Dalradian rocks of Scotland, Donegal & Connemara

Addysgu

Bywgraffiad

• Honorary Research Fellow, School of Earth & Ocean Sciences, Cardiff University (1997–present)
• Leverhulme Emeritus Research Fellow at Cardiff University (2000–2)
• Erskine Visiting Research Fellow in Geology, University of Canterbury, New Zealand (1999)
• Council Royal Society of Edinburgh (1988–90)
• Gledden Senior Visiting Research Fellow in Geology, University of Western Australia, (1985–6)
• Council Geological Society (1979–85; 1986–96; 2002–5) Vice-President (1980); Honorary Treasurer (1981–5), (1989–96); President (1986–8); Chairman Publications Board (1987–96)
• Natural Environment Research Council (1978–85) including Chairman of Visiting Group to the British Geological Survey (1981–5) and of the Isotope Facilities Programme (1981–5; 1987–91)
• Management Cttee of the Scottish Universities Research & Reactor Centre, East Kilbride (1974–92)
• Head of Geology Department then Geology & Applied Geology, (1974–92)
• Professor of Geology  & Keeper of the Geological Collections in the Hunterian Museum, Glasgow University (1974–97)
• Last sole editor of the Journal of the Geological Society (1972–4)
• Associate Editor Mineralogical Magazine (1970–82)
• International Mineralogical Association, Committee on Amphibole Nomenclature: Secretary (1968–79); Chairman (1982–2006)
• Reader in Geology Bristol University (1968-74)
• Research Associate University of California, Berkeley (1966)
• Council of Mineralogical Society (1965–8; 1978–80; 1996–2000) President (1999–2000)
• Assistant Lecturer (1957–9) & Lecturer (1959–68) in Geology, Bristol University
• Leverhulme Post doctoral Research Fellow, Liverpool University (1955–7)
• PhD Department of Geology, University of Liverpool with 6 months at Imperial College (1955)
• BSc Honours Geology, 1st class, University of Liverpool (1952).

Anrhydeddau a dyfarniadau

• Lyell Medal 1977
• Honorary Member of Mineralogical Society (2004)
• Liverpool Geological Society (2007)
• Geologists'Association & their Foulerton Award (2010)
• President of the Geological (1986–8) & Mineralogical Societies (1998–2000)
• Sodic amphibole leakeite named in 1992 by International Mineralogical Association

Aelodaethau proffesiynol

• Geological Societies of London, Edinburgh, Yorkshire, Liverpool, Norway, Finland India & America*
• Mineralogical Societies of Great Britain & Ireland; America; Canada; Switzerland
• American Geophysical Union.

All Life memberships except *

Safleoedd academaidd blaenorol

• Leverhulme PDRF Liverpool 1955–7
• Assistant Lecturer (1957–9), Lecturer (1959–68), Reader (1968–74) in Geology, University of Bristol
• Professor of Geology (1974–97), Head of Department (1974–92) and Honorary Keeper of the Geological Collections in the Hunterian Museum (1974–97), University of Glasgow

Pwyllgorau ac adolygu

 None in Cardiff except University Court 2002–13.