Background

McCave, I. Nicholas was born on February 3, 1941 in Prestwick, Scotland. Son of Thomas Theasby and Gwendoline Marguerite McCave.

Education

Bachelor, Oxford (England) University, 1963; Doctor of Science, Oxford (England) University, 1983; Doctor of Philosophy, Brown U., 1967.

Career

North Atlantic Treaty Organization research fellow, Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, Den Helder, 1967-1969; lecturer, U. East Anglia, Norwich, England, 1969-1976; reader, U. East Anglia, Norwich, England, 1976-1984; Woodwardian professor geology, U. Cambridge, England, since 1985; head department earth science, U. Cambridge, 1987-1998. Adjunct science Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, 1977-1987.

Achievements

• I. Nicholas McCave has been listed as a noteworthy Geology researcher by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

• book

  • DEEP OCEAN SEDIMENT TRANSPORT,VOL.II,HIGH ENERGY BENTHIC BOUNDARY LAYER EXPERIMENT:COLLECTED REPRINTS OF OFFICE OF NAVAL RESEARCH FUNDED STUDIES

Membership

Member The Science Committee on Oceanic Research, The International Council Science Unions (president 1992-1996), American Geophysical Union, European Union of Geophysical Society, others.

Connections

Married SusanCaroline Adams, April 3, 1972. Children: Thomas W., Robert New Testament, Geoffrey J., C. Elise.

Father:

Thomas Theasby McCave

Mother:

Gwendoline Marguerite McCave

Spouse:

SusanCaroline Adams

child:

Geoffrey J. McCave

child:

Robert New Testament McCave

child:

Thomas W. McCave

child:

C. Elise McCave