Hal Helgeson
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Hal Helgeson | |
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Born | Harold C. Helgeson November 13, 1931 Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. |
Died | May 28, 2007 Berkeley, California, U.S. | (aged 75)
Education | Michigan State University (BS) Harvard University (PhD) |
Awards | Urey Medal V. M. Goldschmidt Award |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Geochemistry |
Institutions | Northwestern University University of California, Berkeley |
Doctoral advisor | Robert M. Garrels |
Doctoral students | Everett Shock |
Military career | |
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Years of service | 1954–1956 |
Unit | 497th Reconnaissance Technical Squadron |
Harold C. Helgeson (November 13, 1931 – May 28, 2007) was an American scientist and educator. A pioneering theoretical geochemist, he was a professor at the University of California, Berkeley.[1]
Early life
[edit]Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, he grew up in St. Paul. He received a B.S. in geology at Michigan State University in 1953. Helgeson went to Harvard University for graduate school, supervised by Robert M. Garrels. Helgeson received his Ph.D. in 1962.[1]
References
[edit]- Schulte, Mitch, 2000. A conversation with Harold Helgeson. The Geochemical News, January.
- Shock, Everett L. and Jan P. Amend, 2001. A tribute to Hal Helgeson on his 70th birthday. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, Vol. 65, page 3613.
- Sverjensky, Dimitri A. 2007, Obituary. Elements, August.
- ^ a b Sanders, Robert (11 June 2007). "Geochemist Harold Helgeson has died at 75". UC Berkeley News.