Robert McNeill Alexander#
| Sadly, this member passed away. | |
| Membership Number: | 1732 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION |
| Elected: | 1996 |
| Main Country of Residence: | UNITED KINGDOM |
Robert McNeill Alexander passed away March 21, 2016.
Positions Held
- 1999 Emeritus Professor, Univ. Leeds, UK
- 1992 - 1999 Secretary, Zoological Society of London
- 1969 - 1999 Professor, Zoology, Univ. Leeds, UK
- 1958 - 1969 Lecturer, Univ. College of North Wales, Bangor, UK
- 1959 Ph.D. Zoology, Univ. Cambridge
Fields of Scholarship
- Biomechanics
- Animal locomotion
- Walking
- Running
- Jumping
- Tendon elasticity
Honours and Awards
- 1969 Scientific Medal, Zoological Society of London
- 1979 Linnean Medal, Linnean Society
- 1987 Fellow of the Royal Society
- 1991 Muybridge Medal, International Society for Biomechanics
- 1996 Member, Academia Europaea
- 2000 Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
- 2001 Foreign Honorary Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- 2002 Honorary DSc, Univ. of Aberdeen
- 2003 Honorary Doctorate, Wageningen University
- 2003 Honorary Fellow, Zoological Society of London
- 2003 Borelli Award, American Society for Biomechanics
