Low, Dr George Graeme Erick Biography 1991

LOW, Dr (George) Graeme Erick
CBE [Commander of the British Empire], 1989
Physicist: Managing Director, Site Operations, UK Atomic Energy Authority Technology
Born Palmerston North, 29 November 1928, son of George Eric Low and Evelyn Edith (née Gilman); married (1) Marion Townsend, daughter of Joe and Dora Townsend, 1952 (dissolved 1977); (2) Joan Kathleen Swinburne, daughter of Oswald and Kathleen Swinburne, 1985; two daughters
Education: Kiwitea Primary School; New Plymouth Boys’ High School: Canterbury University, BSc 1950 (Senior Scholar in Physics 1950), MSc 1952, University of Reading, England, PhD 1956, DSc 1970
Royal NZ Navy, Defence Scientific Corps, 1952-58 (Lieutenant) Royal NZ Navy, 1952-58, Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Harwell; Research Scientist 1958-70, Research Director 1970-83, Director 1986-87; Director, Atomic Energy Establishment, Winfrith, 1983-86; Board Member, UKAEA, 1986-; Member, Board of Directors, UK Nirex Ltd, 1988-; Member for Establishments, UKAEA, 1987-90; Managing Director, Sites Operations, AEA Technology (UKAEA) 1990
Recreations: reading, walking, family, friends
Address: Corporate Headquarters, AEA Technology, 11 Charles II Street, London SW1Y 4QP, United Kingdom; c/o PO Box 8356, Havelock North