Ernest H. Muller

Background

Muller, Ernest H. was born on March 4, 1923 in Tabriz, Iran. Son of Hugo Arthur and Laura Barnett (McComb) Muller. (parents United States citizens).

Education

Bachelor, Wooster College, 1947; Master of Science, University of Illinois, 1949; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Illinois, 1952.

Career

Geologist, United States Geological Survey, Washington, 1947-1954; assistant professor geology, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1954-1959; associate professor, Syracuse University, New York, 1959-1963; professor, Syracuse University, New York, 1963-1989; interim department chairman geology, Syracuse University, New York, 1970-1971, 79-81; professor emeritus, Syracuse University, New York, since 1989. Seasonal geologist New York Geological Survey, 1956-1976. Geologist American Geography Society, Chile, 1959.

Research associate Natural History Museum, Rejkjavik, Iceland, 1968-1969. Visiting professor Alaska Pacific U., Anchorage, 1979. Erskine visiting professor U. Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand, 1974.

Member Bering Glacier (Alaska) Research Group, since 1988, New York Pleistocene Stratigraphy.

Achievements

• Ernest H. Muller has been listed as a noteworthy Geology educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

First lieutenant United States Army Air Force, 1943-1946. Fellow Geological Society American (geomorphology panel 1962-1964, 66-68, 75-77), American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member American Quaternary Association (counselor 1982-1986), Glaciological Society, National Association Geology Teachers, Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married Wanda Custis, April 7, 1951. Children: Ruth Anne, David Stewart, Katherine Lee.

Father:

Hugo Arthur Muller

Mother:

Laura Barnett (McComb) Muller

Spouse:

Wanda Custis

child:

Ruth Anne Muller

child:

David Stewart Muller

child:

Katherine Lee Muller