, ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁Helen ▁G lass ▁C own ie . ▁The ▁family ▁lived ▁at ▁ 6 ▁Fer ry hill ▁Terra ce . ▁He ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁Robert ▁Gordon ' s ▁College ▁then ▁studied ▁Science ▁at ▁Aber de en ▁University ▁gradu ating ▁MA ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 1 ▁and ▁a ▁further ▁B Sc ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 3 . ▁He ▁then ▁did ▁post grad uate ▁studies ▁at ▁Cambridge ▁University ▁gain ing ▁a ▁doctor ate ▁( Ph D ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 7 . ▁ ▁After ▁this ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Scient ific ▁and ▁Indust rial ▁Research ▁in ▁Aber de en ▁under ▁Sir ▁William ▁B ate ▁Hard y , ▁and ▁was ▁with ▁them ▁when ▁they ▁set ▁up ▁the ▁T orry ▁Research ▁Station ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 9 , ▁being ▁posted ▁as ▁its ▁first ▁Officer ▁in ▁Char ge ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁being ▁given ▁the ▁title ▁Director . ▁He ▁worked ▁to ▁investigate ▁improved ▁methods ▁of ▁handling ▁white ▁fish ▁catch es ▁at ▁sea , ▁and ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁to ▁emphas ise ▁the ▁importance ▁of ▁storing ▁fish ▁at ▁low ▁temper atures ▁and ▁of ▁quick ▁free zing , ▁leading ▁to ▁the ▁technique ▁of ▁free zing ▁fresh ly ▁caught ▁fish ▁at ▁sea ▁which ▁gained ▁commercial ▁accept ance ▁from ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁on wards . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁a ▁Fellow ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Society ▁of ▁Edinburgh . ▁His ▁propos ers ▁were ▁Sir ▁Edmund ▁H irst , ▁Donald