Title:

Professor of Geology, Emeritus

Affiliation:

California Institute of Technology

Pasadena,California 91125 USA

Gender:

Male

Year Deceased:

2004

Award Discipline:

Physical Sciences

Award Year:

1989

Citation:

"For his research that has illuminated the nature and origin of the forms and formation processes of planetary surfaces and for teachnig two generations of scientists and laymen to appreciate them; for his recruitment and leadership of a successful multidisciplinary department of earth and planetary scientists who have agined world recognition."

Presented by President Bush at a White House Ceremony on October 18, 1989.