A Brief History of the CGU
On October 24, 1945, the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) convened the first meeting of an Associate Committee to advise it on the needs of geophysics, with J. Tuzo Wilson as the Committee Chair. In 1946, this committee was amalgamated with the Canadian Committee for the IUGG to form the Associate Committee of Geodesy and Geophysics (ACGG) of the NRC, with activities of Canadian geophysicists coordinated by a number of ACGG subcommittees. In 1974, the ACGG was replaced by a professional society called “The Canadian Geophysical Union, a joined Division of the Geological Association of Canada (GAC) and the Canadian Association of Physicists (CAP)”; J.T. Wilson was its first president.
The Canadian Geophysical Union became an independent organization in 1988, but geophysicists can still join us through CAP or the Geophysics Division of GAC.
Past Presidents
People who have helped lead the CGU over the last 50 years:
No. | CGU President | Years | Affiliation |
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25 | Julian Lowman | 2021-2023 | University of Toronto Scarborough |
24 | Carl Mitchell | 2019-2021 | University of Toronto Scarborough |
23 | Richard Petrone | 2017-2019 | University of Waterloo |
22 | Claire Samson | 2015-2017 | Carleton University |
21 | Brian Branfireun | 2013-2015 | University of Western Ontario |
20 | Gail Atkinson | 2011-2013 | University of Western Ontario |
19 | Spiros Pagiatakis | 2009-2011 | York University |
18 | John Pomeroy | 2007-2009 | University of Saskatchewan |
17 | Gary Jarvis | 2005-2007 | York University |
16 | Philip Marsh | 2003-2005 | Environment Canada |
15 | David W.S. Eaton | 2001-2003 | University of Western Ontario |
14 | Terry D. Prowse | 1999-2001 | Environment Canada |
13 | Larry A. Mayer | 1997-99 | University of New Brunswick |
12 | Roy D. Hyndman | 1995-97 | Natural Resources Canada |
11 | Garry K. Clarke | 1993-95 | University of British Columbia |
10 | W.R. (Dick) Peltier | 1991-93 | University of Toronto |
9 | D.E. (Doug) Smylie | 1989-91 | York University |
8 | Petr Vaníček | 1987-89 | University of New Brunswick |
7 | David J. Dunlop | 1985-87 | University of Toronto |
6 | Zoltan Hajnal | 1983-85 | University of Saskatchewan |
5 | M.J. Keen | 1981-83 | Energy and Mine Resources Canada |
4 | R.D. (Don) Russell | 1979-81 | University of British Columbia |
3 | D.W. (Dave) Strangway | 1977-79 | University of Toronto |
2 | D.I. (Ian) Gough | 1975-77 | University of Alberta |
1 | J. Tuzo Wilson | Feb.1974-75 | Ontario Science Centre |
| J. Maybank,E. Blanchard,J. Roy, J.A. Jacobs, A.E. Beck, M.J. Keen, and Petr Vaníček | 21-Feb-74 | Founding Members |