| 词条 | Gordon P. Eaton |
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| name = Gordon P. Eaton | image = Gordon_Eaton_USGS.png | caption = Eaton as Director of USGS, 1994–1997 | order = 12th | title = Director of the United States Geological Survey | term_start = {{Start date|1994}} | term_end = {{End date|1997}} | predecessor = Dallas Lynn Peck | successor = Charles G. Groat | order1 = 12th | title1 = President of Iowa State University | term_start1 = 1986 | term_end1 = 1990 | predecessor1 = W. Robert Parks | successor1 = Martin C. Jischke | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1929|03|09}} | birth_place = Dayton, Ohio, USA | residence = Bryan, Texas, USA | nationality = American | module = | field = Geology, Geophysics | work_institutions = {{ublist|Wesleyan University|University of California, Riverside|Lamont-Doherty|Texas A&M University|Iowa State University|U.S. Geological Survey}} | alma_mater = Wesleyan University California Institute of Technology | thesis_title = Miocene volcanic activity in the Los Angeles Basin and vicinity | thesis_url = https://search.proquest.com/docview/302028246/ | thesis_year = 1957 | doctoral_advisor = James A Noble | academic_advisors = | doctoral_students = | notable_students = | known_for = | influences = | influenced = | awards = 2016 Michel T. Halbouty Medal | footnotes = }} Gordon Pryor Eaton (born March 9, 1929) is an American geologist. Eaton was born in Dayton, Ohio. He currently resides in Bryan, Texas, with his wife, Virginia. They have two grown children. Life and careerDr. Eaton graduated from Wesleyan University, with high Honors, High Distinction and Phi Beta Kappa and Sigma Xi recognition, with a B.A. in Geology in 1951; received an M.S. in Geology from the California Institute of Technology in 1953; and a Ph.D. in Geology and Geophysics in 1957 from the California Institute of Technology.[1] At Wesleyan he was a member of Delta Upsilon Fraternity. Dr. Eaton held a number of academic positions. Eaton taught as his alma mater from 1955–1959. From 1959 to 1967, he was an assistant professor, associate professor, and chair of the Department of Geological Sciences at University of California, Riverside. From 1986 to 1990, Eaton served as President of Iowa State University.[2] On March 24, 1994, Dr. Gordon P. Eaton became the 12th Director of the U.S. Geological Survey. From October 1990 to March 1994, he served as the Director of Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University in Palisades, New York. From 1986 to 1990, Dr. Eaton was President of the Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa. From 1967 to 1981, he held various positions with the U.S. Geological Survey, including Associate Chief Geologist, Reston, Virginia and Scientist-in-charge, Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii. Dr. Eaton is a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the Geological Society of America, and the American Geophysical Union. He is listed in Who's Who in America, Who's Who in the Midwest, Who's Who in the World, Who's Who in Science and Engineering, and American Men and Women of Science. He was a member of committee on the formation of the National Biological Survey, National Research Council. He has also served on the Board on Earth Sciences and Resources and the Ocean Studies Board of the National Research Council.[3] Awards and honors
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References1. ^{{cite thesis |url=https://search.proquest.com/docview/302028246/ |title=Miocene volcanic activity in the Los Angeles Basin and vicinity |date=1957 |publisher=California Institute of Technology |type=Ph.D. |last=Eaton |first=Gordon Pryor |via=ProQuest |subscription=yes |oclc=437060358}} 2. ^{{cite web|title=Gordon P. Eaton - Curriculum Vitae |url=http://www.usgs.gov/newsroom/special/director/eaton2.html |publisher=U.S. Geological Survey |accessdate=July 16, 2014 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140726114806/http://www.usgs.gov/newsroom/special/director/eaton2.html |archivedate=July 26, 2014 |df= }} 3. ^http://www.usgs.gov/newsroom/special/director/eaton.html accessed February 19, 2009 Other sources
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title=President of Iowa State University | before=W. Robert Parks | after= Martin C. Jischke | years= 1986–1990 }}{{s-gov}}{{Succession box | before = Dallas Lynn Peck | title = Director of the United States Geological Survey | years = 1994–1997 | after = Charles G. Groat }}{{s-end}}{{Authority control}}{{USGS Directors}}{{Iowa State University presidents}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Eaton, Gordon P.}} 9 : American geologists|Presidents of Iowa State University|Wesleyan University alumni|California Institute of Technology alumni|Columbia University faculty|United States Geological Survey personnel|1929 births|Living people|People from Dayton, Ohio |
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