William Walden Rubey
William Walden Rubey (born December 19, 1898 in Moberly , Missouri , † April 12, 1974 in Santa Monica , California ) was an American geologist .
Life
Rubey attended the University of Missouri , from which he graduated in 1920 with the degree of Artium Baccalaureus . In the same year he married Susan Elsie Manovill and joined the United States Geological Survey (USGS). His studies completed , he at the Johns Hopkins University and Yale University .
During World War II , he served as the US Army's scientific liaison officer for the geological service. Between 1949 and 1950 he was President of the Geological Society of America , and between 1951 and 1954 the Chairman of the National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences . In 1952 he was elected to the American Philosophical Society and in 1953 to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences . In 1960 he was appointed to serve in the National Science Foundation by the President of the United States . In the same year he received the post of professor of geology and geophysics at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where he would stay until 1966 and where he would be called back repeatedly in the following years. In addition, he held other meritorious positions and offices.
After leaving the USGS, he joined the Lunar Science Institute in 1968 and was involved there until 1971 in the scientific investigation of the lunar rock samples obtained as part of the Apollo program .
Rubey died of cancer . During his career, he has made many and varied contributions to geology , including studies of the hydrology of running waters , the geology of West Wyoming , the energy of earthquake waves , ore formation from thrust faults , the growth of continents , the origins of the earth's atmosphere and oceans as well for the development of earth-like planets.
Awards and honors
- Member of the National Academy of Sciences
- National Medal of Science , 1965.
- Penrose Medal from the Geological Society of America, 1963.
- Four honorary academic degrees, including three honorary doctorates
- Dorsa Rubey , a mountain ridge on the moon , is named after him.
literature
- WG Ernst, DT Griggs, Leon Knopoff and LB Slichter: "William Walden Rubey", University of California: In Memoriam. March 1976.
Web links
- UCLA's National Medal of Science Winner, William Walden Rubey. ( Memento of March 29, 2005 on the Internet Archive ) Short biography at the University of California, Los Angeles
Individual evidence
- ^ Member History: William W. Rubey. American Philosophical Society, accessed December 1, 2018 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rubey, William Walden |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Rubey, William |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American geologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 19, 1898 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Moberly , Missouri |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 12, 1974 |
| Place of death | Santa Monica , California |