Background

Olhoeft, Gary Roy was born on February 15, 1949 in Akron, Ohio, United States. Son of Roy Carl and Helen Frances (Landefeld) Olhoeft.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1972; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1975.

Career

Research technician, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1967-1972; electrical engineer, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Mediterranean Shipping Company, Houston, 1971; scientist, Lockheed Electronics Company division Lockheed Corporation, Houston, 1972-1973; research engineer, U. Toronto, 1973-1975; research geophysicist, United States Geological Survey, Denver, since 1975. Consultant Keneccott Copper, Lexington, Massachusetts, 1970-1972. Member chief geologist's science advising committee United States Geological Survey, 1984-1987, national committee rock mechanics National Research Council/NAS, 1983-1986, other science advisory committees.

Achievements

• Gary Roy Olhoeft has been listed as a noteworthy Research geophysicist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, American Society for Testing and Materials, American Geophysical Union (Best Review award 1984), Association Groundwater Scientists and Engineers, Society Exploration Geophysics (associate editor Geophysics 1984-1987, Best Presentation award 1972), Royal Society Chemistry, Society Professional Well Log Analysts (associate editor The Log Analyst, since 1988).

Interests

• Avocation: skiing.

Connections

Married Jean Carolyn Kane, September 2, 1972.

Father:

Roy Carl Olhoeft

Mother:

Helen Frances (Landefeld) Olhoeft

Spouse:

Jean Carolyn Kane