Colin Bull (1928âÂÂ2010) was an English glaciology academic and polar explorer. He was the director of the Institute of Polar Studies who approved the first all-women scientific team to the Antarctic and was awarded the Polar Medal in 1954 and the US Antarctica Service Medal in 1968.
After a PhD titled ' The nature of electron traps in luminescent materials' at the University of Birmingham, Bull moved to the University of Cambridge, Victoria University of Wellington and finally Ohio State University.
Bull died on 7 September 2010 while on a ship en route to Alaska.
Bull's book collection is held as the 'Colin Bull Collection' at Victoria University of Wellington and his oral history at Ohio State University.