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March 14, 2024
melosh, june, 1947, september, 2020, american, geophysicist, specialising, impact, cratering, earned, degree, physics, from, princeton, university, doctoral, degree, physics, geology, from, caltech, 1972, thesis, concerned, quarks, melosh, research, interests,. H Jay Melosh June 23 1947 September 11 2020 1 was an American geophysicist specialising in impact cratering He earned a degree in physics from Princeton University and a doctoral degree in physics and geology from Caltech in 1972 2 His PhD thesis concerned quarks 3 4 Melosh s research interests include impact craters planetary tectonics and the physics of earthquakes and landslides His recent research includes studies of the giant impact origin of the Moon the Chicxulub impact that is thought to have extinguished most dinosaurs and studies of ejection of rocks from their parent bodies He was active in astrobiological studies that relate chiefly to the exchange of microorganisms between the terrestrial planets a process known as panspermia or transpermia 5 H Jay MeloshBorn 1947 06 23 June 23 1947Paterson New JerseyDiedSeptember 11 2020 2020 09 11 aged 73 CitizenshipUnited StatesEducationPrincetonCaltechKnown forImpact Cratering StudiesAwardsBarringer MedalG K Gilbert AwardScientific careerFieldsGeophysicsInstitutionsPurdue UniversityWebsiteeaps purdue edu people faculty pagesMelosh was a member of the American Geophysical Union Geological Society of America Meteoritical Society American Astronomical Society Division of Planetary Sciences and the American Association for the Advancement of Science 2 He was the recipient of the Barringer Medal of the Meteoritical Society for his work on the physics of impact and of the G K Gilbert Award from the Geological Society of America He was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 2003 6 Contents 1 Awards and honors 2 Publications 3 References 4 External linksAwards and honors editAsteroid 8216 Melosh is named in his honor The American Geophysical Union 2008 Harry H Hess Medal for outstanding achievements in research in the constitution and evolution of Earth and sister planets 7 Publications editH J Melosh 1989 Impact cratering A geologic process Oxford University Press Bibcode 1989icgp book M ISBN 0 19 510463 3 LCCN 88 5353 OCLC 17649090 OL 7387860M Wikidata Q105670571 Planetary Surface Processes Cambridge University Press 2011 ISBN 0 52 151418 5 References edit H Jay Melosh a b Curriculum Vitae PDF Purdue University Retrieved June 24 2016 Melosh H Jay 1973 Quarks currents and constituents phd California Institute of Technology doi 10 7907 102C A509 Retrieved September 16 2020 Melosh H J 1974 Quarks Currents and constituents PDF Physical Review D 9 4 1095 1112 Bibcode 1974PhRvD 9 1095M doi 10 1103 PhysRevD 9 1095 Retrieved September 16 2020 Swapping Rocks Exchange of Surface Material Among the Planets Australian Spaceguard Survey Retrieved June 23 2016 U A News usurped 2008 Harry H Hess Medal Winner American Geophysical Union Retrieved June 23 2016 External links editHomepage of H Jay Melosh Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title H Jay Melosh amp oldid 1192305291, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
