Donald Fraser (geologist)

Professor Donald Gordon Fraser is Professor of Earth Sciences at Oxford University, a Tutorial Fellow at Worcester College, Oxford, and in 2008-09 held the office of Senior Proctor^[1] within the University.

He works on the origin of biological chirality, the development of early biomolecules and the origin of life. He was an opponent of Vice-Chancellor Dr John Hood's proposal for Governance reform in Oxford.^[2] He has been Chairman of the Faculty of Physical Sciences and in 2006 was elected unopposed as a member of the University's governing Council.^[3]

References

1. ^ "Key University Officers". http://www.ox.ac.uk/about_the_university/oxford_people/key_university_officers/index.html. Retrieved 2008-04-20. 
2. ^ Addley, Esther (2006-11-15). "Unquiet flows the dons' debate when reform of Oxford is on the agenda". Guardian. http://education.guardian.co.uk/administration/story/0,,1947942,00.html. Retrieved 2007-05-12. 
3. ^ "Uncontested Elections 23 November". http://www.admin.ox.ac.uk/elections/pastelect/mt06/231106/nominations/uncontested231106.shtml. Retrieved 2007-05-10. 

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