George Alexander Doumani

Background

George Alexander Doumani was born on April 16, 1929 in Acre, Palestine (now Israel). He is a son of Alexander A. Doumani and Victoria Doumani.

Education

In 1956 George Alexander Doumani received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California, Berkeley, and a Master of Arts degree in 1957. In 1985 he obtained a Doctor of philosophy degree from Pacific Western University.

Career

George Alexander Doumani was a lead laboratory tester and petroleum inspector at the Arabian American Oil Co. in Ras Tanura, Saudi Arabia. He served as an exploitation engineer at Shell Oil Co. in Bakersfield, California. Doumani worked as an engineering geologist at Hersey Inspection Bureau in Oakland, California.

From 1958 to 1960 he was a geologist, glaciologist, and geophysicist at the Arctic Institute of North America in Byrd Station, Antarctica. From 1960 to 1963 George was a research associate in earth sciences at the Institute of Polar Studies at Ohio State University. From 1963 to 1966 Doumani served as a head of Cold Regions Bibliography at Section Science and Technology Division at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. and a scientific adviser to the United States Congress from 1966 to 1975.

From 1975 to 1977 he was a president of organization with offices in Washington and in Beirut, Lebanon, at the Adar Corp. in Washington, D.C. From 1977 to 1979 he was a president of Technology Transfer International Corp., Washington, D.C. From 1979 to 1985 Doumani served as a vice-president for technology transfer at Human Resources Management, Inc. in Washington, D.C. From 1985 to 1988 he was a director for Yemen at the United States Peace Corps in Washington, D.C. From 1988 to 1990 George Doumani was a director of Office of Technology Policy at the United States Department of Energy in Washington, D.C.

From 1990 to 1991 he served as a director of Earth and Environmental Sciences Program at the Directorate for Education and Human Resources at the National Science Foundation in Washington, D.C. In 1995 he was appointed a senior environmental protection specialist at the United States Environmental Protection Agency in Washington, D.C. George Alexander Doumani is an independent consultant, lecturer and public speaker. He is a guest on radio and television programs in the United States and abroad, including Voice of America programs.

Achievements

• George Alexander Doumani is best known for his service as a geologist and explorer. The Board of Geographic Names named Doumani Peak and Mount Doumani in Antarctica after him. In 1961 Doumani was awarded Antarctic Service Medal by the United States Department of Defense and was decorated Knight of the National Order of the Cedars of Lebanon.

Works

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  • Ocean Wealth: Policy and Potential 1973
  • The Frigid Mistress: Life and Exploration in Antarctica 1999

Membership

George Alexander Doumani is a life member of the International Freelance Photographers Organization and Sigma Xi. He is also a member of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists, the American Polar Society, the Union of Concerned Scientists, the Geological Society of Washington and Cosmos Club.

Connections

On June 14, 1985 George Alexander Doumani married Anne R. Davenport. They have three children: Alexandra, Victor, Aziza.

Father:

Alexander A. Doumani

Mother:

Victoria Doumani

Spouse:

Anne R. Davenport

Daughter:

Alexandra Doumani

Son:

Victor Doumani

Daughter:

Aziza Doumani

References

• Contemporary Authors
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