Alan Howard Ward

Alan Howard Ward
Born(1925-07-28)28 July 1925
Died2 December 2021(2021-12-02) (aged 96)
Alma materUniversity of Birmingham
Known forNuclear physics
SpouseElizabeth Honor Ward
Children4
AwardsOBE
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics
InstitutionsFinsen Institute
University of Ghana
University of Zambia
University of Swaziland
Open University
ThesisDirectional-correlation in radioactivity (1949)
Doctoral advisorMark Oliphant

Alan Howard Ward OBE (28 July 1925 – 2 December 2021) was a Physicist who influenced science education in Africa and contributed to the understanding of the impacts of radioactive chemicals on human health.