Background
Simkin, Thomas Edward was born on November 11, 1933 in Auburn, New York, United States. Son of William Edward and Ruth Helen (Commons) Simkin.
Simkin, Thomas Edward was born on November 11, 1933 in Auburn, New York, United States. Son of William Edward and Ruth Helen (Commons) Simkin.
Bachelor of Science, Swarthmore College, 1955; Doctor of Philosophy, Princeton University, 1965.
Instructor, State University of New York, Binghamton, 1964-1965; postdoctoral fellow, University of Chicago, 1965-1967; supervisor geology, Smithsonian Oceanographic Sorting Center, Washington, 1967-1971; curator, National Museum Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, since 1972; director Global Volcanism Program, National Museum Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington. Secretary for the Americas (science) Charles Darwin Foundation for Galapagos Isles, 1970-1990.
Member Arlington County (Virginia) Environmental Improvement Commission, 1981-1991. With United States Coast and Geodetic Survey, 1956-1958. Member American Geophysical Union, International Association Volcanology.
Married Sharon Marie Russell, July 3, 1965. Children: Shona Kathleen, Adam Javier.