Background
Thórdarson, Thorvaldur was born on February 16, 1958 in Reykjavik, Iceland. Son of Thórdur and Halla S. (Haraldsson) Thórdarson.
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Thorvaldur Thórdarson
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Bachelor of Science, U. Iceland, 1984; Bachelor of Science with honors, U. Iceland, 1987; Master of Science, University Texas, 1990; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Hawaii, 1995.
Career
Teacher, various public schools, Iceland, 1978-1980; researcher, Nordic Volcanological Institute, Reykjavik, Iceland, 1985-1989; research scientist, Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences, Taupo, New Zealand, 1994-1996; research scientist, Division of Exploration and Mining Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Perth, Australia, since 1996.
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Member American Geophysical Union, Geological Society of Iceland, Geological Society of New Zealand, International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior.
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Married Carol Whitney Jones, June 3, 1995. 1 child, Jón Thórir.
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Global Change research fellow National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1990-1994. Quaternary and Volcanology Research grant Icelandic Science Foundation, 1994-1996, Flood Basalts Research grantNSF, since 1993, many more.Global Change research fellow National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1990-1994. Quaternary and Volcanology Research grant Icelandic Science Foundation, 1994-1996, Flood Basalts Research grantNSF, since 1993, many more.