Last updated on:
11/18/2011 |
Author: ProCon.org
Terry Engelder, PhD Biography
- Title:
- Professor of Geosciences at Pennsylvania State University
- Position:
- None Found to the question "Can Alternative Energy Effectively Replace Fossil Fuels?"
- Reasoning:
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None found as of Nov. 11, 2011
- Involvement and Affiliations:
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- Professor of Geosciences, Pennsylvania State University, 1990-present
- Visiting Professor, Universita di Perugia (Italy), 2004
- Visting Professor, Erherzog Johann Technical University (Austria), 1999
- Associate Professor of Geosciences, Pennsylvania State University, 1985-1990
- Senior Research Scientist, Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory of Columbia University, 1983-1985
- Senior Research Associate, Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory of Columbia University, 1979-1983
- Lecturer, Columbia University, 1979-1980
- Research Associate, Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory of Columbia University, 1974-1979
- Research Scientist, Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory of Columbia University, 1973-1974
- Research Assistant, Center for Tectonophysics, Texas A&M University, 1970-1973
- Geologist, Texaco Inc., 1968
- Hydrologist, United States Geological Survey, 1966-1967
- Geologist, Bradley Producing Co., 1965
- Education:
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- PhD, Geology, Texas A&M University, 1973
- MS, Geology, Yale University, 1972
- BS, Geology, Pennsylvania State University, 1968
- Other:
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- Dr. Engelder participated in a US earth science delegation to visit the Soviet Union immediately following Nixon-Brezhnev detente.
- Dr. Engelder helped Walter Alvarez collect the samples that led to the famous theory for dinosaur extinction by large meterorite impact.
- Member, Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, 2004
- Recipient, French-American Foundation Fellowship, 2001-2002
- Recipient, John and Cynthia Oualline Lecturer in Geological Sciences, University of Texas, 1993
- Recipient, Wilson Distinguished Teaching Award, Pennsylvania State University, 1992
- Recipient, Geological Society of America Fellowship, 1989
- Recipient, Fullbright Senior Fellowship, Macquarie University (Australia), 1984
- Member, Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society, 1965
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