The annual Tuzo Wilson Lecture commemorates the life and work of J. Tuzo Wilson (1908-1993), one of the great earth scientists of his time, and one of the founders of Geophysics in Canada. Wilson made decisive contributions to the revolution in the Earth Sciences brought about by the establishment of the plate tectonics paradigm in the '60s and '70s. In his later career, he served as Principal of Erindale College and the first director of the Ontario Science Centre.
The J. Tuzo Wilson Professorship in Geophysics was established in 1995 in his honour.
The next J. Tuzo Wilson Lecture will be held in 2021.
Subscribe to an e-mail list for information on upcoming Wilson lecture events.
The Tuzo Wilson lecture is free and open to the public.
The Tuzo Wilson Lecture
The life of John Tuzo Wilson
John Tuzo Wilson CC OBE FRS FRSE FRSC was fascinated by the study of the earth convinced always that ‘beneath all the chaotic wealth of detail in a geological map lies an elegant, orderly simplicity.’ He himself had the wonderful capacity to assimilate and retain the detail, while arriving intuitively at simple yet elegant models.
John Tuzo Wilson: a man who moved mountains.
The J. Tuzo Wilson Professorship
The J. Tuzo Wilson Professor in Geophysics is appointed for a five year term. The Professor delivers the annual public J. Tuzo Wilson Lecture in the first year of their appointment and thereafter arranges speakers for the Lecture.
J. Tuzo Wilson Lecture Series
All the lectures from 1995 to today selectively containing posters and video presentations.