Background
Macdonald, Ken Craig was born on October 14, 1947 in San Francisco, California, United States.
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Ken Craig Macdonald
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Bachelor of Science in Engineering Physics, University of California Berkeley, 1970; Doctor of Philosophy in Marine Geophysics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology/Woods Hole, 1975.
Career
Cecil H. and Ida Green postdoctoral scholar, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, 1975-1976; assistant research geophysicist, lecturer, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, 1976-1980; associate professor, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1980-1983; professor, University of California, since 1983. Chief scientist on over 30 deep sea expeditions. Principal ALVIN diver onover 40 dives to the mid-ocean ridge.
Achievements
Membership
Member ALVIN Review Committee, 1979-1982. Member Ocean Science Board of NAS, 1980-1983, Lithosphere Panel Advanced Ocean Drilling Project, 1983-1985, Ocean Sciences Panel, National Science Foundation, 1984-1986, COSOD II planning committee. Member various RIDGE committees, RIDGE steering committee, 1987-1990.
Member National Science Foundation Ocean Sciences Strategic Planfor Research and Education Committee, 1993-1994, United States Geodynamics Comm., since 1997. Fellow American Geophysical Union, Geological Society American, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Psi.
Interests
Connections
M. Rachel Haymon, 1984.
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American
Awards
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Regents scholar University of California, Berkeley, 1966-1970, Mineral Technology scholar, 1967-1970, Cecil H. and Ida Green scholar Institute Geophysics and Planetary Physics/University of California, San Diego, 1975-1976. National Science Foundation Graduate fellow, 1970-1973;recipient American Association for the Advancement of Science Newcomb-Cleveland prize, 1980, Robert L. and Bettie P. Cody prize and medal Scripps Institution Oceanography, 1994. Named U. Hawaii SOEST Distinguished lecturer, 1990.Regents scholar University of California, Berkeley, 1966-1970, Mineral Technology scholar, 1967-1970, Cecil H. and Ida Green scholar Institute Geophysics and Planetary Physics/University of California, San Diego, 1975-1976. National Science Foundation Graduate fellow, 1970-1973;recipient American Association for the Advancement of Science Newcomb-Cleveland prize, 1980, Robert L. and Bettie P. Cody prize and medal Scripps Institution Oceanography, 1994. Named U. Hawaii SOEST Distinguished lecturer, 1990.