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Christopher N. K. Mooers (1935–2018)

by G. Mellor, M. Bowman and C. Collins 3 October 2018

This passionate physical oceanographer, a leader and catalyst in coastal studies, explored many facets of nearshore circulation and advanced the modeling and forecasting of coastal dynamics.

Jack Gosling at the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, Space Sciences Building, at the University of Colorado Boulder
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John T. “Jack” Gosling (1938–2018)

by D. N. Baker, B. Feldman, D. McComas, S. Schwartz and M. Thomsen 26 September 20184 May 2022

This prolific researcher helped us understand the interactions of the solar wind and coronal mass ejections with Earth’s magnetic field.

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Kevin Charles Antony Burke (1929–2018)

by A. M. C. Şengör 13 August 20187 March 2022

Burke, a master geologist, traveled the world to inform his studies on plate tectonics, soil formation, erosion, sedimentology, and a host of other topics, including other planets.

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Edward L. Chupp (1927–2017)

by J. M. Ryan and M. A. Lee 27 July 20187 March 2022

This pioneer in high-energy solar physics devised instruments for observing solar and cosmic ray emissions with which he detected, for the first time, nuclear gamma rays from solar flares.

A close-up of a painting of Fred Spilhaus, executive director of the American Geophysical Union from 1970 to 2009.
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A. F. “Fred” Spilhaus Jr. (1938–2018)

by J. C. Holoviak 13 July 201813 July 2018

AGU’s former executive director turned his zeal for defending scientific integrity and for advancing Earth and space research into a 40-year career that enriched scientific pursuits around the world.

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Ursula B. Marvin (1921–2018)

by J. Wood 10 July 201810 October 2021

This bold mineralogist and feminist bucked norms that deemed geology unsuited for women. She contributed to meteoritics, science history, and petrology, including the analysis of Apollo Moon rocks.

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Roger Lhermitte (1920–2016)

by E. Williams 22 May 201825 February 2022

This luminary in the field of weather radar did it all, from basic engineering to sophisticated analysis.

Harry Green II
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Harry W. Green II (1940–2017)

by P. C. Burnley, W.-P. Chen, L. F. Dobrzhinetskaya, Z.-M. Jin, H. Jung, R. Liebermann, M. Martins-Green, A. Schubnel, Y. Wang and J. Zhang 2 May 201811 January 2022

By keenly probing mantle rheology, interactions of deformations and phase transitions, and microscopic features, he made major contributions to petrology, mineralogy, and earthquake science.

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Stanley “Stan” Ruttenberg (1926–2017)

by E. Zipser 21 March 20185 January 2022

This talented geophysicist, with his love of music, played key roles in the International Geophysical Year (1957–1958) and many other research programs, as well as in organizing a major music festival.

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Joseph B. Walsh (1930–2017)

by C. H. Scholz, D. L. Goldsby, Y. Bernabé and B. Evans 6 March 2018

This world traveler and rugby enthusiast devised theories fundamental to such diverse fields as seismology, oil and gas exploration, and hydrology. He also designed the hull of the Alvin submersible.

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