Background
Kullerud, Gunnar was born on November 12, 1921 in Odda, Norway. Son of Finn and Clara Sofie (Kindberg) Kullerud. came to the United States, 1948.
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Gunnar Kullerud
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Doctor of Philosophy in Mining, Technology U. Norway, 1947; Doctor of Science in Geochemistry, U. Oslo, 1954; Doctor of Science (honoris causa), Norwegian Institute Technology, 1982.
Career
Instructor, then research associate, University of Chicago, 1948-1952;
research associate, U. Oslo, 1952-1954;
senior staff member geochemistry, Geophysical Laboratory, Carnegie Institution, 1954-1971;
professor department geoscience, Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana, 1970-1989;
head department, Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana, 1970-1976. Adjunct Professor Lehigh (Pennsylvania) U., 1962-1971. Visiting professor U. Heidelberg, Germany, 1964-1970, 85, Technology U. Norway, 1972, 74, 83, Charles U., Prague, Czechoslovakia, 1973, U. Oslo, 1976, 78, Cheng Kung U., Taiwan, Republic of China, 1982-1983.
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation visiting research fellow, Australia, 1974, 83;consultant Los Alamos (New Mexico) National Laboratory, 1983. Consultant Geological Survey Norway, 1984, 86, 87, 88. Consultant professor Texas Tech U., 1968-1971.
Honorary collaborator, division meteorites Smithsonian Institution, 1964-1971. Board directors Earth Sciences Inc. Member committee chemical solar system Space Science Board, 1964-1970.
Member Argonne (Illinois) National Laboratory Advisory Board, 1975.
Achievements
Membership
Served with Royal Norwegian Air Force, also Royal Air Force, 1943-1945. Fellow Geological Society American, American Mineral. Society, Washington Academy Sciences.
Member National Academy Science (Norway), Society Economics Geologists, Geochem. Society, Meteoritical Society, Society Applied Geology, American Geophysical Union, Royal Society Norway, Geological Society Norway, Geological Society Finland, Cosmos Club.
Connections
Married Arrilla Joan Reading, March 29, 1947 (deceased March 1981). Children: Finn Jon, Björn Kent, Kari Lynn, Marit Sue, Ingrid Diana. Married Ruth E. Foster.
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October 21, 1989 (aged 67) -
Resting place
Indiana, United States -
Nationality
Norwegian -
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