Background
Reeburgh, William Scott was born on February 25, 1940 in Port Arthur, Texas, United States. Son of Scott Leverett and Helen Hamilton (Focht) Reeburgh.
Reeburgh, William Scott was born on February 25, 1940 in Port Arthur, Texas, United States. Son of Scott Leverett and Helen Hamilton (Focht) Reeburgh.
Bachelor of Science, University Oklahoma, 1961. Master of Arts, Johns Hopkins University, 1964. Doctor of Philosophy, Johns Hopkins University, 1967.
Research staff assistant, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, 1967-1968; assistant professor marine geochemistry, U. Alaska, Fairbanks, 1968-1972; associate professor, U. Alaska, Fairbanks, 1972-1977; professor, U. Alaska, Fairbanks, 1977-1993; director graduate programs, U. Alaska, Fairbanks, 1983-1986; professor geosciences, University of California, Irvine, since 1993. Adjunct professor State University of New York, Stony Brook, since 1977.
Active Boy Scouts American. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Society Limnology and Oceanography, American Geophysical Union, American Society Microbiology, Geochemical Society, American Chemical Society, Phi Kappa Phi, Sigma Xi, Phi Lambda Upsilon.
Married Carelyn Elizabeth Yerkes, June 22, 1963. Children: Scott Louis, Nancy Elizabeth, Peter William.