Laureates of the Japan Prize

Dr. Peter Shaw Ashton
2007 (23rd) Japan Prize Laureate
- Field
- Science and Technology of Harmonious Co-Existence
- Achievement
- Contribution to the conservation of tropical forest
- Commemorative Lecture
- Fifty years of decline yet fifty years of discovery: Science towards the sustainment of biodiversity
Nationality: | UK |
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Date of Birth: | June 27 1934 |
Academic Degrees: | |
1956 | B.A., Cambridge University |
1960 | M.A., Cambridge University |
1962 | Ph.D., Cambridge University |
Professional Career: | |
1957-1962 | Forest Botanist to the Brunei Government |
1962-1966 | Forest Botanist to the Sarawak Government |
1966-1972 | Lecturer, Aberdeen University |
1972-1978 | Senior Lecturer in botany, Aberdeen University |
1978-1987 | Director, The Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University; and Arnold Professor of Botany, Harvard University |
1978-1991 | Professor of Dendrology, Harvard University |
1990-2000 | Faculty Fellow, Harvard Institute for International Development, Harvard University |
1991-1999 | Charles Bullard Professor of Forestry, Harvard University |
1998-Present | Faculty Fellow, Center for International Development, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University |
1999-2004 | Charles Bullard Research Professor of Forestry, Harvard University |
2004-Present | Charles Bullard Professor of Forestry, emeritus Harvard University |
Title: | Charles Bullard Professor of Forestry |
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( At the time of receipt of the Prize )