Charles Remington Goldman

Background

Goldman, Charles Remington was born on November 9, 1930 in Urbana, Illinois, United States. Son of Marcus Selden and Olive (Remington) Goldman.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, University Illinois, 1952; Master of Sciences, University Illinois, 1955; Doctor of Philosophy, University Michigan, 1958.

Career

Assistant aquatic biologist, Illinois Natural History Survey, 1954-1955; teaching fellow fisheries, University of Michigan, 1955-1958; fishery research biologist, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Alaska., 1957-1958; member of faculty, University of California at Davis, since 1958; professor zoology, University of California at Davis, 1966-1971; director Institute Ecology, University of California at Davis, 1966-1969; professor limnology, division environmental studies, University of California at Davis, since 1971; chairperson division environmental studies, University of California at Davis, since 1988; director, Tahoe Research Group, 1988-1992; chairperson, Man and Biosphere Freshwater program (MAB-5), 1988-1989. Consultant hydroelectric and water pollution to government and industry, United States, Africa, S. American, Center American, Australia and New Zealand, since 1959. Consultant United Nations Purari River Dam project, Pupua New Guinea, 1974, Niger River Dam Project, Nigeria, Africa, 1977-1978, Parana River Flood Control, Argentina, 1979,El Cajon dam project, Honduras, 1979-1984.

Member California Assembly Science and Technology Advisory Council, 1970-1973, California Solid Waste Management Board, 1973-1977. University of California representative Organisation Tropical Studies, since 1977, member-at-large, 1985-1986. National Science Foundation and National Academy Sciences on coastal pollutions problems, Taiwan, 1974.

Member Science Committee on Problems of Environmental, National Research Council committees, 1979-1987. Chairman fresh water resources directorate United States National Committee for Man and the Biosphere.

Achievements

• Charles Remington Goldman has been listed as a notable Environmental scientist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Freshwater crayfish--V: Papers from the Fifth International Symposium on Freshwater Crayfish, Davis, California, USA, 1981

    (Symposium on Freshwater Crayfish.)

  • Limnology by Alexander Horne (1994-01-01)

Membership

Served to captain United States Air Force, 1952-1954. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, California Academy Sciences (federal delegate to Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics on water pollution1973). Member American Society Limnology and Oceanography (editorial board 1964-1967), Ecological Society American (editorial board 1966-1968), member-at-large 1972-1973, vice president 1972-1974), International Society Theoretical and Applied Limnology (national representative).

Honorary member Culver chapter Cum Laude Society (Man of Year 1991, Earl A. Chiles award, 1992, University of California Research Lecture, 1993, University of California Davis Public Svc. award, 1993).

Connections

Married Shirley Ann Aldous, April 4, 1953 (divorced June 1975). Children: Christopher Selden (deceased), Margaret Blanche, Olivia Remington, Ann Aldous. Married Evelyne de Amezaga, May 12, 1977.

Father:

Marcus Selden Goldman

Mother:

Olive (Remington) Goldman

Spouse:

Shirley Ann Aldous

Spouse:

Evelyne de Amezaga

child:

Margaret Blanche Goldman

child:

Ann Aldous Goldman

child:

Christopher Selden Goldman (deceased)

child:

Olivia Remington Goldman