Colin Bull
Colin Bull | |
|---|---|
| Born | Colin Bruce Bradley Bull 13 June 1928 |
| Died | 7 September 2010 (aged 82) Died at sea |
| Alma mater | University of Birmingham |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | glaciology, science administration |
| Institutions | University of Cambridge, Victoria University of Wellington, Ohio State University |
| Thesis | |
Colin Bull (1928–2010) was an English glaciology academic and polar explorer.[1] He was the director of the Institute of Polar Studies who approved the first all-women scientific team to the Antarctic and was awarded the Polar Medal in 1954 and the US Antarctica Service Medal in 1968.[2]
Academic career
After a PhD titled ' The nature of electron traps in luminescent materials' at the University of Birmingham, Bull moved to the University of Cambridge, Victoria University of Wellington and finally Ohio State University.[2]
Bull died on 7 September 2010 while on a ship en route to Alaska.[3]
Bull's book collection is held as the 'Colin Bull Collection' at Victoria University of Wellington[4] and his oral history at Ohio State University.[5]
Selected works
- Colin Bull; Michael E. Lipschutz (1983), Workshop on Antarctic Glaciology and Meteorite, LPI technical report, Houston: Lunar and Planetary Institute, OCLC 13852848, Wikidata Q97733269
- Colin Bull (1 August 1969). "The 1978–1980 surge of the Sherman Glacier, south-central Alaska". Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences. 6 (4): 841–843. Bibcode:1969CaJES...6..841B. doi:10.1139/E69-084. ISSN 1480-3313. Wikidata Q109566146.
- J. M. Palais; I. M. Whillans; C. Bull (1982). "Snow Stratigraphic Studies At Dome C, East Antarctica: An Investigation Of Depositional and Diagenetic Processes". Annals of Glaciology. 3: 239–242. Bibcode:1982AnGla...3..239P. doi:10.1017/S0260305500002846. ISSN 0260-3055. Wikidata Q109903264.
- Lonnie G. Thompson; Wayne L. Hamilton; Colin Bull (1975). "Climatological, Implications of Microparticle Concentrations in the Ice Core From "Byrd" Station, Western Antarctica". Journal of Glaciology. 14 (72): 433–444. doi:10.3189/S0022143000021948. ISSN 0022-1430. Wikidata Q138297267.
References
- ^ "Colin Bull". Victoria University of Wellington. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
- ^ a b Charles Swithinbank (5 November 2010). "Colin Bull". Polar Record. 47 (3): 287–288. doi:10.1017/S0032247410000525. ISSN 0032-2474. Wikidata Q137927480.
- ^ "Scientist Colin Bull, latter-day polar adventurer, dies". The Seattle Times. 8 October 2010. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
- ^ "Colin Bull". Victoria University of Wellington. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
- ^ Bull, Colin (27 June 2007). "Interview of Colin Bull by Brian Shoemaker". The Ohio State University – Knowledge Bank. Retrieved 22 February 2026.