Background
Weidner, Donald J. was born on April 26, 1945 in Dayton, Ohio, United States. Son of Virgil Raymond and Aletha Winifred Weidner.
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Donald J. Weidner
Donald J. Weidner, American Geophysicist educator. American Geophysical Union fellow, 1981; recipient James B. Macelwane award American Geophysical Union, 1981.
Education
Bachelor of Arts in Physics cum laude, Harvard, 1967;
Doctor of Philosophy in Geophysics, Massachusetts Institute Technology, 1972.
Career
Assistant professor, State University of New York, Stony Brook, New York, 1972-1977;
associate professor, State University of New York, Stony Brook, New York, 1977-1982;
professor geophysics, State University of New York, Stony Brook, New York, since 1982. Director Mineral Physics Institute, State University of New York, since 1988, Center for High Pressure Research, State University of New York, since 1991.
Achievements
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Donald J. Weidner has been listed as a noteworthy Geophysicist educator by Marquis Who's Who.
Connections
Married Deborah Mary Ray, April 13, 1968. Children: Raymond V., Jennifer L.
- Father:
- Virgil Raymond
- Mother:
- Aletha Winifred Weidner
- Spouse:
- Deborah Mary Ray
- child:
- Raymond V. Weidner
- child:
- Jennifer L. Weidner
