XXX RESEARCH COMMITTEES. 



RESEARCH COMMITTEES, Etc. 



APPOINTED BY THE GENERAL COMMITTEE, MEETING IN 



SOUTH AFRICA, 1929. 



Grants of money, if a7iy,from the Association for expenses connected 

 with researches are indicated in heavy type. 



SECTION A.— MATHEMATICAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES. 



Seismological Investigations. — Prof. H. H. Turner (Chairman), Mr. J. J. Shaw 

 {Secretary), Mr. C. Vernon Boys, Dr. J. E. Crombie, Dr. C. Davison, 

 Sir F. W. Dyson, Sir R. T. Glazebrook, Dr. H. Jeffreys, Prof. H. Lamb, Sir J. 

 Larmor, Prof. A. E. H. Love, Prof. H.M. Macdonald, Dr. A. Crichton Mitchell, 

 Mr. R. D. Oldham, Prof. H. C. Plummer, Rev. J. P. Rowland, S.J., Prof. R. A. 

 Sampson, Sir A. Schuster, Sir Napier Shaw, Sir G. T. Walker, Dr. F. J. W. 

 Whipple. £100 (Caird Fund grant). 



Tides.— Prof. H. Lamb (Chairman), Dr. A. T. Doodson (Secretary), Dr. G. R. 

 Goldsbrough, Dr. H. Jeffreys, Prof. J. Proudman, Prof. G. I. Taylor, Prof. 

 D'Arcy W. Thompson, Commander H. D. Warburg. 



Annual Tables of Constants and Numerical Data, chemical, physical, and technological. 

 — Sir E. Rutherford (Chairman), Prof. A. W. Porter (Secretary), Mr. Alfred 

 Egerton. £5. 



Calculation of Mathematical Tables. — Prof. J. W. Nicholson (Chairman), Prof. A. 

 Lodge (Vice-chairman), Dr. L. J. Comrie (Secretary), Dr. R. A. Fisher (General 

 Editor), Dr. J. R. Airey, Dr. A. T. Doodson, Dr. J. Henderson, Mr. J. 0. Irwin, 

 Prof. A. E. H. Love, Prof. E. H. Neville, Dr. A. J. Thompson, Dr. J. E. Tocher, 

 Mr. T. Whitwell, Dr. J. Wishart, Dr. Dorothy Wrinch. £30. 



SECTION B.— CHEMISTRY. 



To consider the possibilities of publishing a compilation of recent material on the 

 subject of Colloid Chemistry. — Prof. F. G. Dorman (Chairman), Dr. W. Clayton 

 (Secretary), Mr. E. Hatschek, Prof. W. C. McC. Lewis, Dr. E. K. Rideal, Sir R. 

 Robertson. 



Absorption Spectra and Chemical Constitution of Organic Compounds. — Prof. I. M. 

 Heilbron (Chairman), Prof. E. C. C. Baly (Secretary), Prof. A. W. Stewart. 



SECTION C— GEOLOGY. 



To excavate Critical Sections in the Palaeozoic Rocks of England and Wales. — Prof. 

 W. W. Watts (Chairman), Prof. W. G. Feamsides (Secretary), Mr. W. S. Bisat, 

 Dr. H. Bolton, Prof. W. S. Boulton, Mr. E. S. Cobbold, Prof. A. H. Cox, Mr. 

 E. E. L. Dixon, Dr. Gertrude Elles, Prof. E. J. Garwood, Prof. H. L. Hawkins, 

 Prof. V. C. Illing, Prof. 0. T. Jones, Prof. J. E. Marr, Dr. F. J. North, Mr. J. 

 Pringle, Dr. T. F. Sibly, Dr. W. K. Spencer, Dr. A. E. Trueman, Dr. F. S. Wallis. 

 £25. 



The Collection, Preservation, and Systematic Registration of Photographs of Geo- 

 logical Interest. — Prof. E. J. Garwood (Chairman), Prof. S. H. Reynolds (Secre- 

 tary), Mr. C. V. Crook, Mr. A. S. Reid, Prof. W. W. Watts, Mr. R. I. Welch. 



To investigate Critical Sections in the Tertiary Rocks of the London Area. To 

 tabulate and preserve records of new excavations in that area. — Prof. W. T. 

 Gordon (Chairman), Dr. S. W. Wooldridgo (Secretary), Miss M. C. Crosfield, Prof. 

 H. L. Hawkins, Prof. G. Hickling. £10. 



To consider the openmg up of Critical Sections in the Mesozoic Rocks of Yorkshire. — 

 Prof. P. F. Kendall (Chairman), Mr. M. Odling (Secretary), Prof. H. L. Hawkins, 

 Dr. Spath, Mr. J. W. Stather, Mr. H. C. Versey. 



