Background
Hermance, John Francis was born on January 9, 1939 in Kingston, New York, United States. Son of H. Louis and Mary R. Hermance.
consultant geophysics educator
Hermance, John Francis was born on January 9, 1939 in Kingston, New York, United States. Son of H. Louis and Mary R. Hermance.
Bachelor of Science, State University of New York, New Paltz, 1961; Master of Science, Syracuse University, 1964; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Toronto, 1967.
Research associate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1967-1968;
assistant professor, associate professor, professor department geological science, Brown U., Providence, since 1968. Director numerous geophysical field projects in Iceland, the Azores, the Yukon, Canada, major volcanic centers in western United States and N.E. United States. Visiting faculty fellow Petroleum Research Center, Bartlesville, Oklahoma, 1974.
Visiting senior research associate Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory, 1975-1976. Chairman thermal regimes panel National Academy Sciences Continental Science Drilling Committee, 1982-1985. Chairman workshop National Geomagnetic Initiative, National Research Council, NAS, 1992.
Member National Aeronautics and Space Administration/MAGSAT Investigator's Tem. Member Inter-Union Commision on the Lithosphere/CC-5. Executive Committee, board member Deep Observation and Sampling of the Earth's Continental Crust through Science Drilling, 19874-87.
Science advisory com.Long Valley Deep Exploration Well, Department of Energy/GTD and Sandia National laboratories, 1985-1994.
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Geophysical Union, Society Exploration Geophysicists (best presentation award annual meeting 1974), National Ground Water Association/Association Ground Water Scientists and Engineers, Society Environmental and Engineering Geophysicists.
Children: Scott, Travis.