Background
Luth, William Clair was born on June 28, 1934 in Winterset, Iowa, United States. Son of William Henry Luth and Ora Anna (Klingaman) Sorenson.
Luth, William Clair was born on June 28, 1934 in Winterset, Iowa, United States. Son of William Henry Luth and Ora Anna (Klingaman) Sorenson.
Bachelor in Geology, University Iowa, 1958. Master of Science in Geology, University Iowa, 1960. Doctor of Philosophy in Geochemistry, Pennsylvania State University, 1963.
Research associate in geochemistry, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, 1963-1965; assistant professor geochemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1965-1968; associate professor geology, Stanford University, 1968-1977; professor of geology, Stanford University, 1977-1979; supervisor geophysics division, Sandia National Labs, Albuquerque, N. Mexico, 1979-1982; manager geosciences department, Sandia National Labs, Albuquerque, 1982-1990; manager geoscience research program, unites states department Energy, Washington, 1990-1995; acting director division engineering & geoscience, unites states department Energy, Washington, 1994-1995; director division engring and geoscience, unites states department Energy, Washington, 1996; retired, 1996. Geoscientist United States Energy Research and Development Administration/Department of Energy Washington, 1976-1978. Faculty sabbatical Sandia Laboratories, Albuquerque, N. Mexico, 1975, visiting staff member Los Alamos National Lab, 1978.
Served with United States Army, 1953-1956. Fellow: Mineralogical Society of America, Geological Society of America. Member: American Geophysical Union, Sigma Xi.
Married Betty L. Heubrock, August 23, 1953. Children: Linda Diane, Robert William, Sharon Jean.