Luciano Bruno Ronca

Background

Ronca, Luciano Bruno was born on April 26, 1935 in Trieste, Italy. Son of Hugo Luciano and Olympia (Leeb) Ronca. came to the United States, 1957, naturalized, 1966.

Education

Graduate, Lyceum-Gymnasium, Trieste, 1953; graduate, U. Padua, Italy, 1957; Master of Science (Fulbright scholar), U. Kansas, 1959; Doctor of Philosophy, University Kansas, 1963.

Career

Research associate geophysics, U. Kansas, 1962-1964; general physical scientist, Armed Forces Cambridge Research laboratories, Bedford, Massachusetts, 1964-1967; senior scientist, Boeing Science Research laboratories, Seattle, 1967-1970; professor geology, Wayne State University, Detroit, 1971-1995; professor emeritus, since 1995; professor emeritus, Koc School, Istanbul, Turkey, since 1995. Member U. Kansas Antarctic Expedition, 1960-1961. Researcher U. Bern, Switzerland, 1961-1962.

Visiting scientist Brookhaven National Labs, Upton, New York, 1966, Lunar Science Institute, Houston, 1970-1971. National Academy Sciences visiting scientist Vernadsky Institute, Moscow, 1976, 79-80, 84-85.

Achievements

• Mount Ronca in Antarctica is named after him.

Membership

Fellow Geological Society American, International Association Planetologists (treasurer 1975-1978), American Geophysics Union, Antarctican Society, American Polar Society, Michigan Basin Geological Society.

Connections

Married Melissa A. Wing, May 6, 1989. Children by previous marriage: Melinda, Erika, Roxane.

Father:

Hugo Luciano Ronca

Mother:

Olympia (Leeb) Ronca

Spouse:

Melissa A. Wing