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{{short description|American planetary scientist (born 1931)}}
{{short description|American planetary scientist (born 1931)}}
'''Bruce William Hapke''' (born February 17, 1931) is a noted American [[planetary science|planetary scientist]]. An expert in bidirectional reflectance spectroscopy, Hapke has been described by some<ref>{{cite web |title=Profile: Charles Bachmann |url=https://www.cis.rit.edu/faculty-and-staff/profile/cmbpci |website=www.cis.rit.edu |publisher=Rochester Institute of Technology - Center for Imaging Science}}</ref>{{fv|date=May 2019}} as one of the fathers of planetary [[remote sensing]]. He was born in Racine, Wisconsin.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/whoswhoinfrontie0000unse|url-access=registration|quote=Hapke, bruce william 1931.|title=Who's who in Frontiers of Science and Technology|date=22 May 1985|publisher=Marquis Who's Who|via=Internet Archive}}</ref>
'''Bruce William Hapke''' (born February 17, 1931) is a noted American [[planetary science|planetary scientist]], currently a professor [[emeritus]] at the [[University of Pittsburgh]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geology.pitt.edu/people/emeriti.html|title=Emeritus Faculty|work=Department of Geology and Planetary Science - University of Pittsburgh|accessdate=6 December 2010}}</ref> and a specialst in bidirectional reflectance spectroscopy. <ref>{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/whoswhoinfrontie0000unse|url-access=registration|quote=Hapke, bruce william 1931.|title=Who's who in Frontiers of Science and Technology|date=22 May 1985|publisher=Marquis Who's Who|via=Internet Archive}}</ref>


== Career ==
== Career ==
Hapke earned his B.S. from the [[University of Wisconsin–Madison]] in 1953 in [[physics]]. He was awarded his Ph.D. in [[engineering physics]] from [[Cornell University]] in 1962.<ref name="DPS">{{cite web|url=http://dps.aas.org/prizes/2001|title=2001 Prize Winners - DPS|accessdate=6 December 2010}}</ref> Hapke was a Research Associate at the Center for Radiophysics and Space Research at Cornell University<ref name="DPS" /> from 1960-1967. In 1967, he became a professor in the Department of Geology and Planetary Science at the [[University of Pittsburgh]]. In the course of his long and distinguished career, Hapke has taken part in [[Mariner 10]], [[Viking program|Viking]] and [[Project Apollo|Apollo]] missions.<ref name="DPS" /> He is a past Chairman of the Division for Planetary Sciences of the [[American Astronomical Society]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pitt.edu/~harbert/faculty/faculty.html|title=Department of Geology and Planetary Science|work=University of Pittsburgh|accessdate=6 December 2010}}</ref> Dr. Hapke is currently a professor [[emeritus]] at the [[University of Pittsburgh]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geology.pitt.edu/people/emeriti.html|title=Emeritus Faculty|work=Department of Geology and Planetary Science - University of Pittsburgh|accessdate=6 December 2010}}</ref>
Born in Racine, Wisconsin, Hapke earned a B.S. in [[physics]] from the [[University of Wisconsin–Madison]] in 1953. He was awarded his Ph.D. in [[engineering physics]] from [[Cornell University]] in 1962.<ref name="DPS">{{cite web|url=http://dps.aas.org/prizes/2001|title=2001 Prize Winners - DPS|accessdate=6 December 2010}}</ref> Hapke was a Research Associate at the Center for Radiophysics and Space Research at Cornell University<ref name="DPS" /> from 1960-1967. In 1967, he became a professor in the Department of Geology and Planetary Science at the [[University of Pittsburgh]]. In the course of his long and distinguished career, Hapke has taken part in [[Mariner 10]], [[Viking program|Viking]] and [[Project Apollo|Apollo]] missions.<ref name="DPS" />
He is a past Chairman of the Division for Planetary Sciences of the [[American Astronomical Society]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pitt.edu/~harbert/faculty/faculty.html|title=Department of Geology and Planetary Science|work=University of Pittsburgh|accessdate=6 December 2010}}</ref> Dr. Hapke is currently a professor [[emeritus]] at the [[University of Pittsburgh]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geology.pitt.edu/people/emeriti.html|title=Emeritus Faculty|work=Department of Geology and Planetary Science - University of Pittsburgh|accessdate=6 December 2010}}</ref>


==Awards and honors==
==Awards and honors==
*Elected a Legacy Fellow of the [[American Astronomical Society]] in 2020. <ref> {{cite web|url=https://aas.org/grants-and-prizes/aas-fellows|title=AAS Fellows|publisher=AAS|accessdate=28 September 2020}} </ref>
*[[Hapkeite]], a lunar mineral, was named in his honor<ref>{{cite journal
*[[Hapkeite]], a lunar mineral, was named in his honor<ref>{{cite journal
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Bruce William Hapke (born February 17, 1931) is a noted American planetary scientist, currently a professor emeritus at the University of Pittsburgh[1] and a specialst in bidirectional reflectance spectroscopy. [2]

Career

Born in Racine, Wisconsin, Hapke earned a B.S. in physics from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1953. He was awarded his Ph.D. in engineering physics from Cornell University in 1962.[3] Hapke was a Research Associate at the Center for Radiophysics and Space Research at Cornell University[3] from 1960-1967. In 1967, he became a professor in the Department of Geology and Planetary Science at the University of Pittsburgh. In the course of his long and distinguished career, Hapke has taken part in Mariner 10, Viking and Apollo missions.[3]

He is a past Chairman of the Division for Planetary Sciences of the American Astronomical Society.[4] Dr. Hapke is currently a professor emeritus at the University of Pittsburgh.[5]

Awards and honors

References

  1. ^ "Emeritus Faculty". Department of Geology and Planetary Science - University of Pittsburgh. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
  2. ^ Who's who in Frontiers of Science and Technology. Marquis Who's Who. 22 May 1985 – via Internet Archive. Hapke, bruce william 1931.
  3. ^ a b c d e "2001 Prize Winners - DPS". Retrieved 6 December 2010.
  4. ^ "Department of Geology and Planetary Science". University of Pittsburgh. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
  5. ^ "Emeritus Faculty". Department of Geology and Planetary Science - University of Pittsburgh. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
  6. ^ "AAS Fellows". AAS. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  7. ^ Anand, Mahesh; Lawrence A. Taylor; Mikhail A. Nazarov; J. Shu; H.-K. Mao; Russell J. Hemley (May 4, 2004). "Space Weathering on Airless Planetary Bodies: Clues from the Lunar Mineral Hapkeite". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 101 (18). National Academy of Sciences: 6847–6851. Bibcode:2004PNAS..101.6847A. doi:10.1073/pnas.0401565101. JSTOR 3372016. PMC 406430. PMID 15118081.
  8. ^ "PSRD:: Discovery of hapkeite". Retrieved 6 December 2010.
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