Background
Shoemaker, Eugene Merle was born on April 28, 1928 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of George Estel and Muriel May (Scott) Shoemaker.
Shoemaker, Eugene Merle was born on April 28, 1928 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of George Estel and Muriel May (Scott) Shoemaker.
Bachelor of Science, California Institute Technology, 1947; Master of Science, California Institute Technology, 1948; Master of Arts, Princeton University, 1954; Doctor of Philosophy, Princeton University, 1960; Doctor of Science, Arizona State College, 1965; Doctor of Science, Temple University, 1967; Doctor of Science, University Arizona, 1984.
Geologist, United States Geological Survey, 1948-1993; scientist emeritus, United States Geological Survey, 1993-1997; exploration uranium deposits and investigation salt structures Colorado and Utah, United States Geological Survey, 1948-1950; regional investigations geochemistry, volcanology and structure Colorado Plateau, United States Geological Survey, 1951-1956; research on structure and mechanics of meteorite impact and nuclear explosion craters, United States Geological Survey, 1957-1960; with E.C.T. Chao, discovered coesite, Meteor Crater, Arizona, United States Geological Survey, 1960; investigation structure and history of moon, United States Geological Survey, 1960-1973; established lunar geological time scale, methods of geological mapping of moon, United States Geological Survey, 1960; application television systems to investigation extraterrestrial geology, United States Geological Survey, 1961-1997; geology and paleomagnetism, Colorado Plateau, United States Geological Survey, 1969-1997; systematic search for planet-crossing asteroids and comets, United States Geological Survey, 1973-1994; with Christian Science Shoemaker and David Herbert Levy, discovered Periodic Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9, 1993; with Christian Science Shoemaker, discovered 46 Trojan asteroids, 1985-1994; geology of satellites of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune, 1978-1997; investigating role of large body impacts in evolution of life, 1981-1997; impact craters of Australia,, 1983-1997; organized branch of astrogeology, United States Geological Survey, 1961; co-investigator television experiment, Project Ranger, 1961-1965; chief scientist, center of astrogeology, United States Geological Survey, 1966-1968; principal investigator geological field investigations in Apollo lunar landing, 1965-1970; also television experiment Project Surveyor, 1963-1968; professor geology, California Institute Technology, 1969-1985; chairman division geological and planetary science, California Institute Technology, 1969-1972; science team leader, Clementine Mission to the Moon, 1993-1994; staff member, Lowell Observatory, Flagstaff, Arizona, 1993-1997.
Member NAS, International Astronomical Union, American Academy Arts and Sciences, Geological Society American (Day medal 1982, Gilbert award 1983), Mineral Society American, Society Economics Geologists, Geochem. Society, American Association Petroleum Geologists (Special award 1997), American Geophysical Union (Whipple award 1993, Bowie medal 1996), American Astronomical Society (Kuiper prize 1984), Meteoritical Society (Barringeraward 1984, Leonard medal 1985). Shoemaker Award with Christian Science Shoemaker, American Institute Professor Geological 1997.
James Craig Watson Medal, 1998.
Married Carolyn Jean Spellmann, August 18, 1951. Children: Christine Carol, Patrick Gene, Linda Susan.