Background
Turekian, Karl Karekin was born on October 25, 1927 in New York City. Son of Vaughan Thomas and Victoria (Guleserian) Turekian.
Turekian, Karl Karekin was born on October 25, 1927 in New York City. Son of Vaughan Thomas and Victoria (Guleserian) Turekian.
AB, Wheaton (Illinois) College, 1949; Master of Arts, Columbia University, 1951; Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1955; Doctor of Science (honorary), State University of New York, Stony Brook, 1989.
Lecturer geology, Columbia University, 1953-1954;
research associate Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University, 1954-1956;
faculty, assistant professor, Yale University, 1956-1961;
associate professor, Yale University, 1961-1965;
professor geology and geophysics, Yale University, 1965-1972;
Henry Barnard Davis professor geology and geophysics, Yale University, 1972-1985;
Benjamin Silliman professor, Yale University, since 1985;
department chairman, Yale University, 1982-1988;
curator meteorites, archaeology county, director Center for the Study of Global Change, Yale University
chairman studies in the environment, 1992-1993;
acting director, Yale Institute for Biospheric Studies, since 1999. Consultant President's Commission Marine Science Engineering and Resources, 1967-1968. Oceanography panel National Science Foundation, 1968-1970.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration exobiology panel American Institute Biological Scientists, 1966-1969. Member NAS-National Research Council climate research board, 1977-1980, ocean science board, 1979-1982, ocean studies board, 1989-1992, 98-, board on global change, 1992-1995, Commission Physical Sciences, Mathematics Resources, 1986-1990, Commission Geophysical Society, Environment, Resources, 1990-1992, Committee Global Change Research, 1994-1998. Member group experts science aspects Marine Pollution United Nations, 1971-1973.
Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1945-1946. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, Geological Society American, Meteoritical Society, American Geophysical Union (Maurice Ewing medal 1997), American Academy Arts and Sciences. Member NAS, American Chemical Society, Geochem.
Society (president 1975-1976, V.M. Goldschmidt medal 1989), Sigma Xi (president Yale chapter 1961-1962).
Married Arax Roxanne Hagopian, April 22, 1962. Children: Karla Ann, Vaughan Charles.