Donald Fraser (Geology)
Encyclopedia
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
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. 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.
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
, a Tutorial Fellow
Fellow
A fellow in the broadest sense is someone who is an equal or a comrade. The term fellow is also used to describe a person, particularly by those in the upper social classes. It is most often used in an academic context: a fellow is often part of an elite group of learned people who are awarded...
at Worcester College, Oxford
Worcester College, Oxford
Worcester College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. The college was founded in the eighteenth century, but its predecessor on the same site had been an institution of learning since the late thirteenth century...
, and in 2008-09 held the office of Senior Proctor
Proctor
Proctor, a variant of the word procurator, is a person who takes charge of, or acts for, another. The word proctor is frequently used to describe someone who oversees an exam or dormitory.The title is used in England in three principal senses:...
within the University.
He works on the origin of biological chirality
Chirality (chemistry)
A chiral molecule is a type of molecule that lacks an internal plane of symmetry and thus has a non-superimposable mirror image. The feature that is most often the cause of chirality in molecules is the presence of an asymmetric carbon atom....
, the development of early biomolecules and the origin of life. He was an opponent of Vice-Chancellor Dr John Hood's
John Hood
John Hood was Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford from 5 October 2004 until 30 September 2009. He was the first Vice-Chancellor to be elected from outside Oxford's academic body, and the first to have addressed the scholars' congregation via a webcast...
proposal for Governance
Governance
Governance is the act of governing. It relates to decisions that define expectations, grant power, or verify performance. It consists of either a separate process or part of management or leadership processes...
reform in Oxford. 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.