George Albert Thompson

Background

Thompson, George Albert was born on June 5, 1919 in Swissvale, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of George Albert Senior and Maude Alice (Harkness) Thompson.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Pennsylvania State University, 1941; Master of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1942; Doctor of Philosophy, Stanford University, 1949.

Career

Geologist, geophysicist, United States Geological Survey, Menlo Park, California, 1942-1949; assistant professor, Stanford (California) U., 1949-1955; associate professor, Stanford (California) U., 1955-1960; professor geophysics, Stanford (California) U., since 1960; chairman geophysics department, Stanford (California) U., 1967-1986; chairman geology department, Stanford (California) U., 1979-1982; Otto N. Miller professor earth science, Stanford (California) U., 1980-1989; dean school earth science, Stanford (California) U., 1987-1989. Part-time geologist United States Geological Survey, Menlo Park, 1949-1976. Consultant advising committee on reactor safeguards Nuclear Regulation Commission, Washington, 1974-1994.

Member board earth science National Research Council, 1986-1988, vice chairman Yucca Mountain Hydrology-tectonics panel National Research Council, 1990-1992. Member Executive Committee Inc. Research Institute for Seismology, Washington, 1990-1992.

Member senior external events rev.com. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 1989-1993. Member Council on Continental Science Drilling, 1990-1994.

Consultant Los Alamos National Laboratory on volcano-tectonic processes, 1993-1996, S.W. Research Institute, 1993. Chair commission to review science issues National Research Council, Ward Valley, California, 1994-1995. Member panel on probabalistic volcanic hazard analysis Geomatrix Cons., Inc., 1995-1996.

Achievements

• George Albert Thompson has been listed as a noteworthy geophysicist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, Geological Society of America (council member 1983-1986, George P. Woollard award 1983, vice president 1995, president 1996, Penrose Medal, 2008), American Geophysical Union. Member National Academy of Sciences (chair geology section 2000-2003), Seismological Society of America, Society Exploration Geophysicists.

Interests

• Avocation: forestry.

Connections

Married Anita Kimmell, July 20, 1944. Children: Albert J., Dan A., David C.

Father:

George Albert Senior Thompson

Mother:

Maude Alice (Harkness) Thompson

Spouse:

Anita Kimmell

child:

Albert J. Thompson

child:

David C. Thompson

child:

Dan A. Thompson