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Kranz, Robert Leon was born on May 31, 1950 in Brooklyn. Son of Saul and Bernice Kranz.
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Robert Leon Kranz
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Robert Leon Kranz, American Geophysicist, educator. Achievements include research in rock fracture and deformation, microseismicity and microcracking in rocks; research applied to geothermalenergy extraction, geomechanics, mining and underground waste isolation.
M C. Member International Society for Rock Mechanics, American Geophysical Union, Acoustical Society American, Sigma Xi.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Physics, U. Florida, 1973; Master of Arts in Geology, Columbia University, 1975; Doctor of Philosophy in Geophysics, Columbia University, 1979.
Career
Assistant professor, University of Southern California, Columbia, 1981-1982; postdoctoral research associate, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical U., College Station, 1979-1981; assistant professor, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical U., College Station, 1982-1983; research associate, Los Alamos National Laboratory, 1983-1989; geophysicist, United States bureau of Mines, Denver, 1989-1996; adjunct associate professor, Colorado School Mines, Golden, since 1991.
Achievements
Membership
Member International Society for Rock Mechanics, American Geophysical Union, Acoustical Society American, Sigma Xi.
Connections
Married Paula R. Levin, July 24, 1988. 1 child, Rachel Leah.
