Background
Atwater, Tanya Maria was born on August 27, 1942 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Daughter of Eugene and Elizabeth Ruth Atwater.
Atwater, Tanya Maria was born on August 27, 1942 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Daughter of Eugene and Elizabeth Ruth Atwater.
Student, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1960-1963; Bachelor, University of California, Berkeley, 1965; Doctor of Philosophy, Scripps Institute Oceanography, 1972.
Visiting earthquake researcher, U. Chile, 1966;
research associate, Stanford University, 1970-1971;
assistant professor, Scripps Institute Oceanography, 1972-1973;
United States-Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics Academy Sciences exchange scientist, 1973;
assistant professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1974-1979;
associate professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1979-1980;
research associate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1980-1981;
professor department geoscience, University of California, Santa Barbara, since 1980. Chairperson ocean margin drilling Ocean Crust Planning Advisory Committee. Member public advising committee on law of sea unites states department State, 1979-1983.
Member tectonics panel Ocean Drilling Project, 1990-1993. Sigma Xi lecturer, 1975-1976.
Fellow American Geophysical Union (fellows committee 1980-1981, 94-95, Ewing award subcommittee 1980., McElwane award subcommittee 1994), Geological Society American (Penrose Conference committee 1978-1980). Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, Association Women in Science, American Geological Institute, National Academy Sciences, Phi Beta Kappa, Eta Kappa Nu.
1 child, Alyosha Molnar.