Background
Cronk, Caspar was born on April 21, 1935 in West Newton, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Corydon Patten and Gertrude Martha (Greene) Cronk.
Cronk, Caspar was born on April 21, 1935 in West Newton, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Corydon Patten and Gertrude Martha (Greene) Cronk.
Bachelor in Geology, Harvard University, 1957; Doctor of Philosophy in Geology, Ohio State University, 1968.
Research geophysics, Gulf Oil Research Center, Harmarville, Pennsylvania, 1967-1969;
geophysicist, Gulf Oil, Houston and Seoul, Republic of Korea, 1969-1973;
assistant professor, Western Michigan U., Kalamazoo, 1973-1978;
senior geophysicist, Phillips Petroleum, London, 1978-1982;
senior geophysicist, Hamilton Brothers Oil & Gas Ltd., London, 1982-1984;
private practice geophysical consultant, London and Dublin, Ireland, 1984-1987;
chief geophysicist, Panoco, A.G., Tunis, Tunisia, 1987-1988;
private practice geophysical consultant, London, since 1989. Member expedition Harvard Mountaineering Club, Cordillera Vilcanota, Peru, 1957. Glaciologist Wilkes Station, Antarctica, 1958-1959.
Member American Himalayan Expedition Western Nepal, 1959.
With United States Army, 1960. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Geophysical Union, American Association Petroleum Geologists, Society Exploration Geophysicists, European Association Exploration Geophysicists, Petroleum Exploration Society Great Britain, Geological Society London, Glaciological Society.
Married Jean Hayes Coe, December 17, 1960. Children: Kimberly, Kristen, Tasha.