Background
Wallace, Robert Earl was born on July 16, 1916 in New York City. Son of Clarence Earl and Harriet (Wheeler) Wallace.
Wallace, Robert Earl was born on July 16, 1916 in New York City. Son of Clarence Earl and Harriet (Wheeler) Wallace.
Bachelor of Science, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 1938. Master of Science, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, 1940. Doctor of Philosophy, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, 1946.
Geologist, United States Geological Survey, various locations, 1942-1998; regional geologist, United States Geological Survey, Menlo Park, California, 1970-1974; chief scientist Office of Earthquakes, Volcanoes and Engineering, United States Geological Survey, Menlo Park, 1974-1987; emeritus, United States Geological Survey, Menlo Park, 1987-1998; assistant and associate professor, Washington State College, Pullman, 1946-1951. Member of advisory panel National Earthquake Prediction Evaluation Council, 1980-1990,Stanford University School Earth Science, 1972-1982. Member engineering criteria review board San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission, chairman 1981-1992.
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, Geological Society of America (chairman cordillidan section 1967-1968, Career Contribution award Structural Geology and Tectonics, 2002), Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (honorary 1999), California Academy of Sciences (honorary). Member Seismological Society of America (medalist 1989).
Married Gertrude Kivela, March 19, 1945. 1 child: Alan R.