Charles Herbert Langmuir

Background

Langmuir, Charles Herbert was born on November 24, 1950 in Chalk River, Ontario, Canada. Son of David Bulkeley and Marianna (Lawrence) Langmuir. came to the United States, 1954.

Education

Bachelor, Harvard University, 1973; Master of Science, State University of New York, Stony Brook, 1978; Doctor of Philosophy, State University of New York, Stony Brook, 1980.

Career

From assistant to associate professor Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory, Columbia University, Palisades, New York, 1981-1988; professor, Columbia University, Palisades, New York, since 1988; Arthur D. Storke Memorial professor, Columbia University, Palisades, New York, 1989-1991. Visiting scientist Institute de Physique du Globe, Paris, 1989-1990. Member of advisory commission on ocean science National Science Foundation, 1990-1993.

Member lithosphere panel Joint Oceanographic Institutions for Deep Earth Sampling, 1984-1987. Chairman Conference on Science.Ocean Drilling II, Work Group on Mantle-Crust Interactions, 1986-1987;member steering committee Ridge Interdisciplinary Global Experiments, 1990-1993. Chairman coordinator committee Project French-American-Ridge Atlantic, 1989-1997.

Member steering committee Inter Ridge, 1992-1996.

Achievements

• Charles Herbert Langmuir has been listed as a noteworthy Geology educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American Geophysical Union (fellows committee since 1995, Bowen award 1996), Am.Acad. Arts & Sciences; member Geological Society American.

Connections

Married Diane Marie Langmuir, September 22, 1973 (divorced 1999). 1 child, Molly Kathryn.

Father:

David Bulkeley Langmuir

Mother:

Marianna (Lawrence) Langmuir

Spouse:

Diane Marie Langmuir

child:

Molly Kathryn Langmuir