Background
Papike, James Joseph was born on February 11, 1937 in Virginia, Minnesota, United States. Son of Joseph John and Sistine Marie (Tassi) Papike.
Science institute director geology educator
Papike, James Joseph was born on February 11, 1937 in Virginia, Minnesota, United States. Son of Joseph John and Sistine Marie (Tassi) Papike.
Bachelor of Science in Geological Engineering with high honors, South Dakot School Mines and Technology, 1959; Doctor of Philosophy in Geology, University of Minnesota, 1964.
Research geologist, United States Geological Survey, Washington, 1964-1969; associate professor department earth and space science, State University of New York, Stony Brook, 1969-1971; professor, State University of New York, Stony Brook, 1971-1982; department chairman, State University of New York, Stony Brook, 1971-1974; professor department geology and geological engineering, South Dakot School Mines and Technology, Rapid City, 1982-1987; director Institute for Study Mineral Deposits, South Dakot School Mines and Technology, Rapid City, 1982-1990; director Engineering and Mining Experiment Station, South Dakot School Mines and Technology, Rapid City, 1984-1990; distinguished professor, South Dakot School Mines and Technology, Rapid City, 1987-1990; Regents' professor department geology, director Institute Meteoritics,, U. New Mexico, Albuquerque, since 1990. Member of advisory committee for earth science National Science Foundation, 1985-1989, Continental Science Drilling Review Group, Department Energy, 1986-1987, Lunar and Planetary Sample Team,1990-, Lunar Outpost Site Selection Committee, 1990-1991, organizing committee for FORUM for Continental Science Drilling, since 1990, advising committee Institute Geophysics and Planetary Physics, Los Alamos National Laboratory, since 1991. Chairman curation and analysis planning team for extraterrestrial materials National Aeronautics and Space Administration, since 1997, member Mars expedition strategy group, since 1997, member Mars sample handling requirements panel, since 1997, member cosmochemistry management and operations working group, since 1998.
Fellow Geological Society American, Mineral. Society American (life, Modern Sciences and Arts medal 1974, past member county, president 1995), Society Economics Geologists (member county). Member Am.Geophys. Union (past secretary), Geochem.
Society (vice president 1988-1989, president 1989-1991), Meteoritical Society, Mineral. Association Canada.
Married Pauline Grace Maras, September 6, 1958. Children: Coleen, Coreen, Jimmy, Heather.
