William Maurice Ewing ( William Maurice "Doc" Ewing ; May 12, 1906, - May 4, 1974, Galveston, Texas ) - American geophysicist and oceanographer. Professor at Columbia University (1947-1972), member of the NAS of the USA (1948) and the American Philosophical Society (1959), foreign member of the Royal Society of London (1972). He was awarded the National Scientific Medal (1973) and a number of other highly prestigious and international awards.
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- 1 Biography
- 2 Awards
- 3 notes
- 4 References
Biography
He received bachelor's degrees with honors in mathematics and physics (1926), a master's degree (1927), and a doctor of philosophy (1931) in physics at Rice University .
In 1930-1940 he worked at Lichai University , then, together with his research team, he moved to the Oceanographic Institute in Woods Hole ( ). Since 1944, he worked at Columbia University: initially an associate professor, since 1947 a professor of geology, and then a professor of geology in 1959-1972.
Founder and first director of the (since 1949). The research vessel of this institution was named after him.
Since 1972, he worked at the .
Member of the NAS of the USA (1948), the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1951) and the American Philosophical Society (1959). Fello American Geophysical Union (1962). In 1938, 1953 and 1955 he was a Guggenheim scholarship holder. Honorary member of the , 1957), (1968) and the (1973). Foreign member of the Geological Society of London (1964) and the Royal Society of London (1972).
He was president of the American Geophysical Union (1956-1959) and the (1955-1957, vice president since 1952), vice president of the Geological Society of America (1953-1956).
He participated in more than fifty ocean expeditions.
The author of more than 340 scientific papers.
Rewards
- Arthur L. Day Medal of the Geological Society of America (1949)
- Alexander Agassiz Medal of the NAS of the USA (1954)
- (1955)
- (1957), highest award of the American Geophysical Union
- (1960)
- Callum Medal of the American Geographical Society (1961)
- John Carty Prize NAS NAS (1963)
- Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society (1964), the highest award of this society
- , Swedish Society for Anthropology and Geography (1965)
- , American Association of Petroleum Geologists (1968)
- Wollaston Medal (1969), highest award of the Geological Society of London
- National Science Medal (1973)
- Robert Earl McConnell Award, (1973)
- American Geophysical Union (1974)
- Penrose Medal (1974, posthumous), the highest scientific award of the American Geological Society
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Encyclopædia Britannica
- ↑ 1 2 SNAC - 2010.
- ↑ KNAW Past Members
- ↑ Solomon Guggenheim Museum - 1937.
- ↑ German National Library , Berlin State Library , Bavarian State Library , etc. Record # 116618345 // General Normative Control (GND) - 2012—2016.
Links
- Lamont-doherty earth observatory
- A Biographical Memoir by Edward Bullard