Background
Chase, Richard Lionel St. Lucian was born on December 25, 1933 in Perth, Australia. Son of Conrad Lucien Doughty and Vera Mabel (Saw) Chase.
geology and oceanography educator
Chase, Richard Lionel St. Lucian was born on December 25, 1933 in Perth, Australia. Son of Conrad Lucien Doughty and Vera Mabel (Saw) Chase.
Bachelor of Science with honors, U. Western Australia, 1956; Doctor of Philosophy, Princeton University, 1963.
Geologist, Geosurveys of Australia, Adelaide, 1956-1957; senior assistant geologist, Ministere des Mines, Quebec, Canada, 1959; geologist, Ministerio de Minas, Venezuela, 1960-1961; postdoctoral fellow, Woods Hole (Massachusetts) Oceanographic Institution, 1963-1964; assistant scientist, 1964-1968; assistant professor, U. B.C., Vancouver, 1968-1973; associate professor, U. B.C., 1973-1978; professor department geological science, U. B.C., 1978-1996; professor department earth and ocean science, U. B.C., since 1996; acting head department geological science, U. B.C., 1990-1991.
Member American Geophysical Union, Geological Society American.
Married Mary Malcolm Nafe, August 28, 1965. Children: Sarah, Samuel, Elijah.
