9,696
edits
Difference between revisions of "Wesley E. LeMasurier"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
→Work in Antarctica: added note about Mount Siple
Westarctica (talk | contribs) (added category) |
Westarctica (talk | contribs) (→Work in Antarctica: added note about Mount Siple) |
||
| (One intermediate revision by the same user not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
[[File:Wesley LeMasurier.png| | [[File:Wesley LeMasurier.png|350px|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. | '''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. | ||
| Line 6: | Line 6: | ||
==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. | ||
| Line 12: | Line 13: | ||
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== | ||