Academic
In 1940, he joined the physics department of the University of British Columbia as an assistant professor. From 1961 to 1970, he was the head of the department. From 1970 to 1979, he was the Dean of Science. He was a member of the University of British Columbia Senate for three periods: 1950 to 1954, 1961 to 1963, and 1969 to 1979.
He was the president of the Canadian Association of Physicists from 1962 to 1963.
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