Paul F. Kerr

Paul Francis Kerr
Born(1897-02-12)12 February 1897
Hemet, California
Died27 February 1981(1981-02-27) (aged 84)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materStanford University
OccupationProfessor of Mineralogy

Dr. Paul F. Kerr (12 February 1897 – 27 February 1981), was a Professor of Mineralogy at Columbia University. During the second World War, he was tasked with locating and procuring supplies of uranium for the Manhattan Project.[1] Kerr had an academic interest in the geology of tungsten, uranium and clay minerals. He pioneered the use of X-rays in the process of mineral identification and is considered to be one of the fathers of applied mineralogy. At Columbia University he was instrumental in the founding of the Lamont–Doherty Earth Observatory.[2]

  1. ^ Holmes, R.J. (1965, October). Paul Francis Kerr. American Mineralogist, 50(10), 1519–1531. PDF
  2. ^ Kopp, O.C. (1984). Memorial of Paul Francis Kerr. American Mineralogist, 69(5–6), 586–587. PDF