H.E WRIGHT,
Dept. Geology and Geophysics,
University of Minnesota,
310 Pillsbury Dr.
Minneapolis MN 55455
Tel. 612-624-5215
Fax 612-625-3819
e-mail hew@maroon.tc.umn.edu
Education:
- B.A. 1939 Harvard College, Magna cum Laude. Geology
- M.A. 1941 Harvard University, Geology
- Ph.D . 1943 Harvard University, Geology
Positions:
- 1946-1947 Instructor, Brown University
- 1947-1951 Assistant Professorof Geology, Universityof Minnesota
- 1951-1959 Associate Professor of Geology, University of Minnesota
- 1959-1974 Professor ot Geology, University of Minnesota
- 1974-1988 Regents~ Professorof Geology, Ecology, and Botany, University of M innesota
- 988- Regents' Professor Emeritus
- 1963-1990 Direcctor, Limnological Research Center, University of Minnesota
Honors and Awards:
- Wenner-Gren Fellow, 1951,1954-55
- Guggenheim Fellow, 1954-1955
- D.Sc. (Hon.), Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland, 1966
- National Academy of Sciences, 1977
- Pomerance Award of the Archaeological Institute of America, 1984
- Ph.D. (Hon.), Lund University, Sweden, 1987
- Archaeological Geology Division Award, Geologial Society of America, 1989
- Science Achievement Award, Science Museum of Minnesota, 1990.
- Distinguished Career Award, Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division,
- Geological Society of America, 1992
- Fryxell Award for Interdisciplinary Studies, Society of American Archaeology,, 1993
- DSc (Hon.), University of Minnesota, 1996
- Distinguished Career Award, American Quaternary Association, 1996
E-mail Herb at hew@maroon.tc.umn.edu
Last updated January 15th, 1997.
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