Norman Frederick Uren

Background

Uren, Norman Frederick was born on August 11, 1939 in Perth, Australia. Son of Reginald Leslie and Winifred Mary (Crowder) Uren.

Education

Bachelor of Science, U. Western Australia, 1960; diploma in Education, U. Western Australia, 1964; Postgraduate diploma, Western Australian Institute Technology, 1968; Master of Science, Western Australian Institute Technology, 1974; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Houston, 1989.

Career

Teacher, lecturer, Western Australian Education Department, 1961-1967; from lecturer to senior lecturer, head department geology and geophysics, Western Australian Institute of Technology, 1967-1987; senior lecturer, associate professor, head department exploration geophysics, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Australia, since 1990.

Achievements

• Norman Frederick Uren has been listed as a noteworthy Geophysicist educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow Australian Institute Physics, Australian Institute Mining and Metallurgy. Member Australian Society Exploration Geophysicists (federal president 1992-1993), Society Exploration Geophysicists (vice president 1995-1996), Geological Society Australia, Petroleum Exploration Society Australia, European Association Geoscientists and Engineer.

Interests

• Avocation: beer coaster collecting.

Connections

Married Lucyann Sanders, May 16, 1964. Children: David Frederick, Graeme William, Lucyann Mary. Married GiGi Kim Ewing, January 6, 1987.

Father:

Reginald Leslie Uren

Mother:

Winifred Mary (Crowder) Uren

Spouse:

GiGi Kim Ewing

Spouse:

Lucyann Sanders

child:

Lucyann Mary Uren

child:

Graeme William Uren

child:

David Frederick Uren