Dr H F Willis, new Chief of Royal Naval scientific service

Nov. 11, 1954 - New Chief of the Royal Naval Scientific service: The Admiralty announces that Dr H F Willis has been appointed Chief of the Royal Naval Scientific Service in succession to W R J Cook, C.B. who has joined the staff of the Atomic Energy Authority. Born in Cardiff in 1909, Dr Willis was until recently Superintendent of the Admiralty Research Laboratory. He is a distinguished mathematician and physicist, a Fellow of the University of Wales, and a Doctor of Philosophy of Cambridge University. He entered the service of the Admiralty in 1938 and has been responsible, both as group leader and as a theoretician, for much valuable and original scientific work. Graduating from University College, Cardiff, he went on to Trinity College, Cambridge, and in 1935 joined the staff of the British Cotton Research Association, Manchester. His first appointment after joining Admiralty service was concerned with anti-submarine research at Portland and afterwards at Fairlie, Scotland. He remained on these duties until his appointment in May 1945, to the Admiralty Research Laboratory, of which he became Superintendent in February, 1953. Photo shows Dr H F Willis at his home at Hampton, Middlesex today

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