G. Michael Bancroft

G. Michael Mike Bancroft, FRSC, is a Canadian chemist and emeritus professor at the University of Western Ontario. One of the worlds leading experts in Mssbauer spectroscopy, he is also known as one of the driving forces behind the development of synchrotron science in Canada, becoming the first director of the Canadian Light Source synchrotron after a 30year Odyssey.

Bancroft was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, the son of an accountant, but grew up in Winnipeg, Manitoba where he attended Kelvin High School. He graduated from the University of Manitoba in 1963, subsequently earning an MSc in chemistry from the same institution. Later that year he went to the University of Cambridge, England to study for a PhD at Corpus Christi College. He worked under the supervision of A.G. Maddock on the development of Mssbauer spectroscopy, obtaining his PhD in 1967. Over a 20year period Bancroft would become one of the worlds leading experts in Mssbauer spectroscopy, publishing more than 80 papers, a major review and an authoritative textbook in the field.

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