Background
DePaolo, Donald James was born on April 12, 1951 in Buffalo. Son of Dominic James and Lorraine Marie (Nassiff) Depositus.
DePaolo, Donald James was born on April 12, 1951 in Buffalo. Son of Dominic James and Lorraine Marie (Nassiff) Depositus.
Bachelor of Science in Geology, State University of New York, Binghamton, 1973; Doctor of Philosophy in Geology, California Institute Technology, 1978.
Assistant professor geology, University of California at Los Angeles, 1978-1981; associate professor, University of California at Los Angeles, 1981-1983; professor, University of California at Los Angeles, 1983-1988; professor geology, director Berkeley Center for Isotope Geochemistry, University of California, Berkeley, since 1988; senior faculty scientist Lawrence Berkeley laboratories, since 1988; department chairman geology and geophysics, University of California, Berkeley, 1990-1993. Member various research committees National Research Council, since 1983.
Fellow American Geophysical Union (chairman award committees, Macelwane award 1983), Mineral. Society American (award 1987). Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, Geological Society American (Clarke medal 1978), National Academy Sciences, Geochem.
Society (chairman awards committees).
Married Geraldine Sue Adler, April 14, 1973 (divorced October 1984). 1 child, Tara Michelle. Married Bonnye Lynn Ingram, August 24, 1985.
1 child, Daniel James.
