Ursula B. Marvin
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| Born | August 20, 1921 |
| Occupation | Planetary geologist, author |
Ursula Bailey Marvin (born August 20, 1921)[1] is an American planetary geologist and author who worked for the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory.[2] She won the 1997 Lifetime Achievement Award from Women in Science and Engineering.[3] In 1986, the Geological Society of America awarded her their History of Geology Award. She also won the 2005 Sue Tyler Friedman Medal,[4] and Antarctica's Marvin Nunatak is named in her honor. In 2012, The Meteoritical Society awarded her the Service Award[5][6] in part for her work recording the oral history of meteoriticists.[7][8] Asteroid (4309) Marvin was named after Ursula Marvin.
Life and career
Marvin was born in Vermont. She earned a bachelor's degree in history from Tufts University in 1943. She then attended Harvard University-Radcliffe, earning a master's degree in geology in 1946. In 1952, she married geologist Thomas Crockett Marvin (June 28, 1916 – July 1, 2012). She was appointed to a permanent research staff position at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory in 1961 and received a Ph.D. in Geology from Harvard in 1969.[7]
She authored the 1973 book Continental Drift: Evolution of a Concept.[9] Her key contributions in planetary science concentrated on studies of meteorites and lunar samples. Her publications include analysis of oxidation products of Sputnik 4 to determine mineralogical alteration over exposure time with applications to iron meteorites.[10] She was also involved with numerous studies of returned samples from the Apollo 12,[11] Apollo 15,[12] Apollo 16[13][14] missions. Additionally she was involved in analysis of samples from Russian Lunar sample return missions Luna 16[15] and Luna 20.[16]
She traveled to Antarctica for three of the early ANSMET surveys[17] and analyzed of the first Lunar meteorite, Allan Hills A81005.[18]
She served as a trustee at Tufts University from 1975 to 1985 and is an emerita trustee of the university.[19]
References
- ↑ R.R. Bowker Co (2009). American Men & Women of Science. Thomson/Gale ISBN 9781414433059
- ↑ ABC-CLIO American Women of Science Since 1900 ISBN 9781598841589
- ↑ Staff report (July 1997). Ursula Marving honoers by 'WISE' award for lifetime achievement in science. The CfA Almanac
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