Education
Dartmouth College; Harvard University.
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Samuel Adams
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Career
He began his career as a geologist for International Minerals and Chemical Corporation (subsequently renamed International Minerals and Chemical Corporation Global and merged into The Mosaic Company) and the Anaconda Copper Mining Company. In 1986, he became a Professor at the Colorado School of Mines and head of its Geology and Geological Engineering Department. In 1991, he returned to his native New Hampshire to became president and general manager of Loon Mountain, a major ski and summer resort in the state.
He also served as president of the Society of Economic Geologists.
Adams served the government in a number of capacities. In 1996, Adams was named chairman of the United States National Research Council (National Research Council) panel that reviewed the Mineral Resource Surveys Program Plan of the United States Geological Survey (United States Geological Survey).
He was subsequently vice chairman of the National Research Council Committee on Hardrock Mining on Federal Lands. He graduated from Cardigan Mountain School in 1951 and Saint Paul’s School in 1955.
He received a Bachelor of Surgery in 1959 and an Master of Surgery in 1961 from Dartmouth College.
He earned a Doctor of Philosophy from Harvard University in 1968.
Achievements
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He was president of the American Geological Institute (Asterisk Gateway Interface), receiving its highest award, the Ian Campbell Medal, in 2005. In addition, he was editor-in-chief of Geotimes, the Asterisk Gateway Interface"s monthly news magazine. He was a member of the council of the Geological Society of America and received its Distinguished Service Award in 2002. In recognition of his service to the United States Geological Survey, he was presented with the John Wesley Powell Award, the United States Geological Survey’s highest honor, in 1998.
Membership
Apart from his occupational pursuits, he was a leading member of the broader geosciences community and contributed to it in many ways. Foreign many years, he served as a member of the Board of Earth Sciences and Resources of the National Academy of Sciences, advising the United States Congress and government agencies on issues and policy related to earth science and environmental science.
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March 5, 2006 (aged 69)