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Name
  
Konrad Krauskopf


Role
  
Geologist

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Died
  
May 4, 2003, Stanford, California, United States

Education
  
University of California, Berkeley (1934)

Awards
  
Guggenheim Fellowship for Natural Sciences, US & Canada, Arthur L. Day Medal

Books
  
Introduction to geochemistry, The Physical Universe, Loose Leaf for The Physical, Study Guide for The Physi, Combo Package: The Physi

Dr. Konrad Bates Krauskopf (November 30, 1910 – May 4, 2003) was an American geologist, a pioneer in geochemistry, noted for his work in radioactive waste disposal. Krauskopf led expeditions to Mexico, Norway, the Sierra and the Pacific Northwest. Krauskopf was a geology professor at Stanford University, a member of the National Academy of Sciences. He also was a recipient of the following awards, honors and distinctions:

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  • 1959 elected a member in the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1967 elected a member in the American Philosophical Society
  • 1961 the Arthur L. Day Medal of the Geological Society of America
  • 1964 president of the American Geological Institute
  • 1967 president of the Geological Society of America
  • 1970 president of the Geochemical Society
  • 1982 V. M. Goldschmidt Award from the American Geochemical Society
  • 1984 Ian Campbell Medal from the American Geological Society
  • 1994 Distinguished Public Service Award, the Mineralogical Society of America
  • 2000 Legendary Geoscientist Award from the American Geological Institute

    • Chronology

  • 1910: born on November 30, Madison, Wisconsin
  • 1931: A.B. in chemistry,the University of Wisconsin–Madison
  • 1934: Ph.D. in chemistry, the University of California, Berkeley
  • 1939-1976: faculty, Stanford University
  • 1976-2003: professor emeritus, Stanford University
  • 2003: died on May 4 in his Stanford University campus home.

    • References

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