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Joseph B. Walsh (1930–2017)

by C. H. Scholz, D. L. Goldsby, Y. Bernabé and B. Evans 6 March 20183 October 2022

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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Douglas D. Davis (1940–2016)

by J. Crawford, G. Chen and A. R. Ravishankara 16 February 201819 September 2022

In labs on the ground and aboard aircraft, Davis shed light on chemical processes in the atmosphere and showed how humans contributed to these processes.

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Richard J. O’Connell (1941–2015)

by M. Manga and T. W. Becker 17 November 201716 November 2021

This son of a Montana sheriff discovered the fundamental rules underlying complex geophysical phenomena, and he taught others to do the same.

Tim Cohn
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Timothy A. Cohn (1957–2017)

by R. M. Hirsch 23 June 2017

Cohn emphasized the use of hydrologic science for the public good, to protect ordinary citizens from flood and pollution hazards and to reduce losses from natural disasters.

Auroral physicist Dave Evans relaxes in his garden in Boulder, Colo
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David S. Evans (1936–2016)

by T. E. Moore and T. Fuller-Rowell 25 May 2017

Evans, a pioneer of auroral physics, changed the way scientists thought about the aurora and magnetic fields and guided a new generation of researchers.

Gerald Wasserburg in front of the Lunatic I mass spectrometer with the Allende meteorite and a lunar rock on the table beside him
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Gerald J. Wasserburg (1927–2016)

by S. B. Jacobsen, D. A. Papanastassiou and D. J. DePaolo 3 May 201727 January 2022

A leading geochemist who became well known for creating the first high-precision mass spectrometer, called Lunatic I, that measured isotope ratios in lunar samples from the Apollo missions.

Vera Rubin at the Carnegie Institution for Science.
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Vera Rubin (1928–2016)

by M. Scott 29 March 201726 January 2022

A luminary's luminary, Rubin shed light on the existence of dark matter, blazed a trail for women in science, and inspired and guided subsequent generations of scientists.

The late Lee Allison (right) and exploration geologist Peter Megaw (left) on the set of the Arizona Mining Review.
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Merle Lee Allison (1948–2016)

by S. M. Richard and D. J. Hills 14 February 20178 November 2021

A dynamic geologist with a knack for organizing people, he served as state geologist in three different states and pioneered global efforts to develop cyberinfrastructure for the Earth sciences.

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Andrew G. Slater (1971–2016)

by M. P. Clark, D. Lawrence and A. P. Barrett 8 February 201718 February 2022

Andrew "Drew" Slater, land modeler extraordinaire, died on 9 September 2016. He was 44 years old.

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Adam M. Dziewonski (1936–2016)

by B. Romanowicz 14 September 201610 March 2022

Adam Dziewonski, a towering figure in solid Earth geophysics and a pioneer of global seismic tomography, passed away on 1 March 2016. He was 79.

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