Background
Chaney, Ronald Claire was born on March 26, 1944 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States. Son of Clarence Emerson and Virginia Margaret (Klinger) Chaney.
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Ronald Claire Chaney
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Education
Bachelor of Science, California State University, Long Beach, 1969; Master of Science, California State University, 1970; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California at Los Angeles, 1978.
Career
Structural engineer, Fluor Corporation Ltd., Los Angeles, 1968-1970;
research engineer, University of California at Los Angeles, 1972-1974;
laboratory manager, Fugro Inc., Long Beach, 1974-1979;
associate professor, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, 1979-1981;
director Telonicher Marine Laboratory, Humboldt State University, Trinidad, California, 1984-1990, 96-;
professor, Humboldt State University, Arcata, California, since 1981. Geotechnology engineer LACO Associations, Eureka, California, since 1988. Panel member Humboldt County Solid Waste Appeals, Eureka, 1992-1996.
Member shipboard measurement panel Joint Oceanog. Institution, Washington, 1991-1996.
Achievements
Membership
Fellow American Society for Testing and Materials (Hogentogler award 1988, Std. Development award 1991, Outstanding Achievement award 1992, Dudley medal 1994, Award of Merit 1995, vice chairman D18), Seismological Society American, Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, Sigma Xi, Phi Kappa Phi.
Connections
Married Patricia Jane Robinson, August 11, 1984.
