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	'''Wesley E. LeMasurier''' is an igneous petrologist/volcanologist who specializes in the study of Cenozoic volcanoes in the [[Marie Byrd Land]] region of [[Antarctica]]. He was responsible for geological research around many of [[Westarctica]]'s volcanic mountains.		'''Wesley E. LeMasurier''' is an igneous petrologist/volcanologist who specializes in the study of Cenozoic volcanoes in the [[Marie Byrd Land]] region of [[Antarctica]]. He was responsible for geological research around many of [[Westarctica]]'s volcanic mountains. [[Mount LeMasurier]] was named in his honor.

	==Education==		==Education==

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	From 1976 - 1978, while teaching at the University of Colorado, Boulder, LeMasurier was awarded a grant by the National Science Foundation and Office of Polar Programs to study the volcanic history of [[Marie Byrd Land]].		From 1976 - 1978, while teaching at the University of Colorado, Boulder, LeMasurier was awarded a grant by the National Science Foundation and Office of Polar Programs to study the volcanic history of [[Marie Byrd Land]].

	In 1990, after conducting a survey of [[Mount Berlin]], he declared the volcano to be "potentially active."		In 1990, after conducting a survey of [[Mount Berlin]], he declared the volcano to be "potentially active." Later, in 1994, during field work around [[Mount Siple]], Dr. LeMasurier knocked off a piece of rock from the mountain and sent it to Ruth Siple, the widow of [[Paul A. Siple]], for whom the mountain was named.

	==Legacy==		==Legacy==

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	'''Wesley E. LeMasurier''' is an igneous petrologist/volcanologist who specializes in the study of Cenozoic volcanoes in the [[Marie Byrd Land]] region of [[Antarctica]]. He was responsible for geological research around many of [[Westarctica]]'s volcanic mountains.		'''Wesley E. LeMasurier''' is an igneous petrologist/volcanologist who specializes in the study of Cenozoic volcanoes in the [[Marie Byrd Land]] region of [[Antarctica]]. He was responsible for geological research around many of [[Westarctica]]'s volcanic mountains.

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	==Work in Antarctica==		==Work in Antarctica==
			[[File:Ickes Mountains - Antarctica.png\|thumb\|350px\|Map of the Ickes Mountain - Mt. LeMasurier located in northern section]]
	Dr. LeMasurier's work includes studying the origin and evolution of Cenozoic volcanic rocks, the nature of the tectonic environment of volcanism, and the volcanic record of glacial history.		Dr. LeMasurier's work includes studying the origin and evolution of Cenozoic volcanic rocks, the nature of the tectonic environment of volcanism, and the volcanic record of glacial history.

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	From 1976 - 1978, while teaching at the University of Colorado, Boulder, LeMasurier was awarded a grant by the National Science Foundation and Office of Polar Programs to study the volcanic history of [[Marie Byrd Land]].		From 1976 - 1978, while teaching at the University of Colorado, Boulder, LeMasurier was awarded a grant by the National Science Foundation and Office of Polar Programs to study the volcanic history of [[Marie Byrd Land]].

	In 1990, after conducting a survey of [[Mount Berlin]], he declared the volcano to be "potentially active." While working in the field around [[Mount Siple]] in 1994, Dr. LeMasurier knocked off a piece of rock from the mountain and sent it to Ruth Siple, the widow of [[Paul A. Siple]], for whom the mountain was named.		In 1990, after conducting a survey of [[Mount Berlin]], he declared the volcano to be "potentially active."

	==Legacy==		==Legacy==
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	* [https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=7604396 National Science Foundation grant record]		* [https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=7604396 National Science Foundation grant record]
	* [https://instaar.colorado.edu/people/print/160/ Official biography sheet on Dr. LeMasurier]		* [https://instaar.colorado.edu/people/print/160/ Official biography sheet on Dr. LeMasurier]

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	From 1976 - 1978, while teaching at the University of Colorado, Boulder, LeMasurier was awarded a grant by the National Science Foundation and Office of Polar Programs to study the volcanic history of [[Marie Byrd Land]].		From 1976 - 1978, while teaching at the University of Colorado, Boulder, LeMasurier was awarded a grant by the National Science Foundation and Office of Polar Programs to study the volcanic history of [[Marie Byrd Land]].

	In 1990, after conducting a survey of [[Mount Berlin]], he declared the volcano to be "potentially active."		In 1990, after conducting a survey of [[Mount Berlin]], he declared the volcano to be "potentially active." While working in the field around [[Mount Siple]] in 1994, Dr. LeMasurier knocked off a piece of rock from the mountain and sent it to Ruth Siple, the widow of [[Paul A. Siple]], for whom the mountain was named.

	==Legacy==		==Legacy==

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[[File:Wesley LeMasurier.png|250px|thumb|Wesley LeMasurier, PhD]]
'''Wesley E. LeMasurier''' is an igneous petrologist/volcanologist who specializes in the study of Cenozoic volcanoes in the [[Marie Byrd Land]] region of [[Antarctica]]. He was responsible for geological research around many of [[Westarctica]]'s volcanic mountains.

==Education==
In 1952, LeMasurier attended Union College Schenectady, New York and received his B.S. degree in 1956. During his undergraduate studies, he was an Exchange Scholar at St. Andrews University in Fifeshire, Scotland from 1954-55. After receiving his B.S, LeMasurier attended the University of Colorado and completed his Master of Science degree in 1962. Dr. LeMasurier received his PhD in volcanology and igneous petrology in 1965 from Stanford University.

==Work in Antarctica==
Dr. LeMasurier's work includes studying the origin and evolution of Cenozoic volcanic rocks, the nature of the tectonic environment of volcanism, and the volcanic record of glacial history.

In 1968, as part of the Marie Byrd Land Survey II field survey team, Wesley LeMasurier conducted an in-depth geologic survey of [[Mount Takahe]]. During that survey, numerous samples of igneous rocks were collected, with most of them being pieces of basalt. LeMasurier noted that the [[Jaron Cliffs]] were inaccessible to the survey team, but were most likely composed of tuff breccia.

From 1976 - 1978, while teaching at the University of Colorado, Boulder, LeMasurier was awarded a grant by the National Science Foundation and Office of Polar Programs to study the volcanic history of [[Marie Byrd Land]].

In 1990, after conducting a survey of [[Mount Berlin]], he declared the volcano to be "potentially active."

==Legacy==
In 1971, [[Mount LeMasurier]] in [[Westarctica]] was named in honor of his contributions to Antarctic science. The same year, he was awarded the Antarctic Service Medal by the United States. He is currently retired and serves as Professor Emeritus of Geology at the University of Colorado at Denver.

==Awards==
* {{flagiconstart|Flag of United States.png}} Antarctic Service Medal, 1971
* {{flagiconstart|Flag of United States.png}} Meritorious Service Award, 1957

==Selected Publications==
* ''Volcanoes of the Antarctic Plate and Southern Oceans'' - Antarctic Research Series, vol. 48
* ''Dual origins for pantellerites, and other puzzles, at Mount Takahe volcano, Marie Byrd Land, West Antarctica''
* ''Shield volcanoes of Marie Byrd Land, West Antarctic rift: Oceanic island similarities, continental signature, and tectonic controls'' - Bulletin of Volcanology, 75: 726
* ''What supports the Marie Byrd Land Dome? An evaluation of potential uplift mechanisms in a continental rift system''

==External links==
* [https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=7604396 National Science Foundation grant record]
* [https://instaar.colorado.edu/people/print/160/ Official biography sheet on Dr. LeMasurier]