æz wˈɛl æz bˌiːɪŋ ɐ faʊndˈeɪʃən fˈɛloʊ ʌvðɪ ˌeɪˌeɪˈɛs, hiː wʌz ᵻlˈɛktᵻd ɪts sˈɛkɹətɹi fɔːɹ fˈɪzɪkəl sˈaɪənsᵻz fɔːɹ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti fˈoːɹ dˈæʃ fˈaɪv ænd ɪts pɹˈɛzɪdənt fɔːɹ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti nˈaɪn ʌntˈɪl hɪz dˈɛθ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti.
As well as being a Foundation Fellow of the AAS, he was elected its Secretary for Physical Sciences for 1954-5 and its president for 1969 until his death in 1970.