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8 March 2006

Christina Lochman-Balk (October 8, 1907 – March 8, 2006) was an American invertebrate paleontologist known for her research on Cambrian trilobites.

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Early life and education

She began her education at Smith College, where she earned a bachelor's degree and master's degree in geology in 1929 and 1931, respectively. She then moved to Johns Hopkins University, where she earned her Ph.D. in geology in 1933.

Career and research

Lochman-Balk began her teaching career while studying at Smith College, where she served as an instructor from 1929–1931. Her next appointment was at Mount Holyoke College, where she began as an instructor in 1935; she remained there until 1947 and had become an associate professor. Lochman-Balk then moved to the University of Chicago in 1947 with her husband, but was relegated to the position of lecturer. In 1954, she moved to the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology; she became a full professor and department chair in 1957. Lochman-Balk spent the remainder of her career in New Mexico, and retired in 1972.

An expert on Cambrian animals, particularly trilobites, Lochman-Balk studied stratigraphy and fossil deposits throughout the Western United States. She was a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the Geological Society of America.

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Christina Lochman-Balk Wikipedia