Background
II, Charles William Finkl was born on September 19, 1941 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Charles William and Marian L. (Hamilton) F.
II, Charles William Finkl was born on September 19, 1941 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Charles William and Marian L. (Hamilton) F.
Bachelor of Science, Oregon State University, 1964; Master of Science, Oregon State University, 1966; Doctor of Philosophy, University Western Australia, 1971.
Instructor natural resources, Oregon State University, 1967;
demonstrator, U. Western Australia, Perth, 1968;
staff geochemist for S.E. Asia, International Nickel Australia Proprietary Ltd., U. Western Australia, Perth, 1970-1974;
chief editor Encyclopedia, Earth Science, New York City, 1974-1987;
director Institute Coastal Studies, Nova. U., Port Everglades, Florida, 1979-1983;
president, Resource Management & Mineral Exploration Cons., Inc., Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 1974-1985;
president, Information Management Corporation (Julius Meister & Company), Fort Lauderdale, 1985-1987;
executive director, vice president, Coastal Edition and Research Foundation, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1983-1989;
president, Coastal Edition and Research Foundation, Charlottesville, since 1990;
professor department geology, Florida Atlantic U., Boca Raton, since 1983;
president, Earth Systems Analysis, Inc., 1995-1997.
Member IGU survey and mapping and sub-commission on morphotectonics, 1983-1995. Executive Board directors International Geological Correlation Program project 274 onQuaternary Coastal Evolution, 1989-1993. Member Executive Board Skagen Odde Project Museum for Coastal Geomorphology, Denmark, since 1989.
Member marine advisory board committee Broward County Board Commissioners, 1990-1996. Radio and television appearances.
Fellow Association Exploration Geochemists, Geological Association Canada. Member American Society of Civil Engineers, American Geophysical Union, American Geography Society, American Mathematics Society, American Quaternary Association American Littoral Society, American Society Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, American Shore and Beach Preservation Association, Australasian Institute Mining and Metallurgy, Canada Geophysical Union, Council Editors of Learned Jours., Coastal Society, Deutsche Bodenkundlichen Gesellschaft, Deutsche Geologische Vereininung, European Association Earth Science Editors, Estuarine and Coastal Sciences Association, Florida Academy Science, Geological Society American, Geological Society Australia, Geological Society South Africa, International Society Reef Studies, International Soil Science Society, International Geographical Union (member neotectohics, commission on rapid geomorphological hazards working group, corresponding member working group on paleosols, commission on coastal systems), International Union Geological Sciences (member project 317, paleoweathering records and paleosurfaces), Mineral. Association Canada, Nature Conservancy, Soil Science Society American, Society Economics Paleontologists and Mineralogists, Society Scholarly Publication, Society Mining Engineers American Institute of Mining, Metallurgy, and Petroleum Engineers, Florida Academy Sciences, Society Wetland Scientists (certified professional wetland scientist), American Institute Professional Geologists (certified professional geological scientist), American Registry Certified Professionals in Agronomy Crops and Soils (certified professional soil scientist), Soil and Water Conservation Society, International Society For Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Disasters, Gamma Theta Upsilon.
Married Charlene Bristol, May 16, 1965 (divorced). Children: Jonathan William Frederick, Amanda Marie.