Difference between revisions of "Wesley E. LeMasurier"

190 bytes removed ,  22:54, 1 December 2019
added category
(added category)
Line 12: Line 12:
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==
Line 30: Line 30:
* [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]
[[Category: People]]