Background
Amand, Pierre St. was born on February 4, 1920 in Tacoma, Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Cyrias Z. and Mable (Berg) St. Amand.
Amand, Pierre St. was born on February 4, 1920 in Tacoma, Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Cyrias Z. and Mable (Berg) St. Amand.
Bachelor of Science in Physics, U. Alaska, 1948; Master of Science in Geophysics, California Institute Technology, 1951; Doctor of Philosophy in Geophysics and Geology, California Institute Technology, 1953; Doctor honoris causa, U. De Los Altos, Tepatitlan, Mexico, 1992.
Assistant director, Geophysical Laboratory, U. Alaska, also head ionospheric and seismologic investigations, 1946-1949;
physicist, United States Naval Ordnance Test Station, China Lake, California, 1950-1954;
head optics branch, United States Naval Ordnance Test Station, 1955-1958;
head earth and planetary science division, United States Ordnance Test Station, 1961-1978;
now consultant to technical director, head special projects office, United States Ordnance Test Station, 1978-1988;
foreign service with International Cooperation Administration as professor geological and geophysical, School Earth Sciences, U. Chile, 1958-1960;
originator theory rotational displacement, Pacific Ocean Basin. President Saint-Amand Science Services. Adjunct Professor McKay School Mines, U. Nevada, U. North Dakota.
Vice-president, director Covillea Corporation. Vice-president, director technical Muetal Corporation. Consultant World Bank, California Division Water Resources, American Potash & Chemical Company, Organization of American States.
Member United States Army airways communications system, Alaska and Canada,1942-1946. Consultant Mexican, Chilean, Argentine, Philipines, Canada, Rhodesian goverments. Member California Governor's Committee Geological Hazards.
Member committee magneticinstruments International Union Geodesy and Geophysical, 1954-1959, Disaster Preparation Common for Los Angeles. Charter member Senior Executive Svc. Led drought relief expeditions, India, The Philippines, Mexico, Okinawa, Japan.
Chairman board directors Ridgecrest Regional Hospital. Chairman, Board Of Directors Indian Wells Valley Airport District. Vice-president, director Indian Wells Valley Water District.
Vice president board directors Kern County Academy Decathlon. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, Geological Society American, Earthquake Engineer Research Institute. Member American Geophysical Union, Weather Modification Association, American Seismological Society, Sister Cities (Ridgecrest-Tepatitlan) Association (president), Rotary (past president, Paul Harris fellow), Footprinters International (member grand board, president), Sigma Xi.
Married Marie Pöss, December 5, 1945;children: Gene, Barbara, Denali, David.
