Walter Alvarez

Background

Alvarez, Walter was born on October 3, 1940 in Berkeley, California, United States. Son of Luis Walter and Geraldine (Smithwick) Alvarez.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Carleton College, 1962; Doctor of Philosophy, Princton U., 1967.

Career

Geologist, American Overseas Petroleum Ltd., The Hague, Netherlands, 1967-1968; geologist, American Overseas Petroleum Ltd., Tripoli, Libya, 1968-1970; North Atlantic Treaty Organization postdoctoral fellow, British School Archaeology, Rome, 1970-1971; research associate, Lamont-Doherty Geological, Observatory, Columbia University, Palisades, New York, 1971-1977; from assistant professor to professor geology, University of California, Berkeley, since 1977.

Achievements

• Walter Alvarez has been listed as a noteworthy Geology educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member NAS.

Connections

Married Mildred Gearhart Millner, May 8, 1965.

Father:

Luis Walter Alvarez

Mother:

Geraldine (Smithwick) Alvarez

Spouse:

Mildred Gearhart Millner