▁ast ro phys ic ist ▁who ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁ 3 5 th ▁G res ham ▁Professor ▁of ▁Astronom y . ▁ ▁Life ▁▁ ▁Mor ison ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Fel ph am , ▁England . ▁ ▁He ▁attended ▁Ch ich ester ▁High ▁School ▁before ▁going ▁on ▁to ▁study ▁Physics , ▁Mathemat ics ▁and ▁Astronom y ▁at ▁H ert ford ▁College , ▁University ▁of ▁Oxford . ▁ ▁He ▁lives ▁in ▁Mac cles field , ▁England ▁with ▁his ▁wife ▁Jud y . ▁ ▁Career ▁and ▁recognition ▁ ▁J od rell ▁Bank ▁Centre ▁for ▁Ast ro physics ▁▁ ▁Mor ison ▁joined ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Manchester ' s ▁J od rell ▁Bank ▁Observ atory ▁as ▁a ▁research ▁student ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁before ▁becoming ▁a ▁staff ▁member ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 . ▁ ▁Initial ly ▁working ▁on ▁data ▁ac quisition ▁systems ▁for ▁the ▁observ atory ' s ▁own ▁instruments ▁including ▁the ▁Lov ell ▁and ▁M k ▁II ▁radio ▁teles cop es , ▁he ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁play ▁a ▁key ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁M ER LIN , ▁an ▁array ▁of ▁radio ▁teles cop es ▁with ▁a ▁resolution ▁in ▁the ▁radio ▁spectrum ▁compar able ▁to ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁Hub ble ▁Space ▁T eles cope ▁in ▁the ▁optical . ▁ ▁G res ham ▁College ▁▁ ▁On ▁ 1 ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁Mor ison ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁the ▁ 3 5 th ▁G res ham ▁Professor ▁of ▁Astronom y , ▁a ▁position ▁previously ▁held ▁by ▁Christopher ▁W ren . ▁He ▁followed ▁John