Ursula Marvin

Ursula B. Marvin
Marvin in 1978
Born
Ursula Bailey

(1921-08-20)August 20, 1921
Bradford, Vermont, U.S.
DiedFebruary 12, 2018(2018-02-12) (aged 96)
Concord, Massachusetts, U.S.
EducationTufts University,
Harvard University-Radcliffe
Known forContinental Drift: Evolution of a Concept
SpouseThomas Crockett Marvin
AwardsLifetime Achievement Award from Women in Science and Engineering
Scientific career
FieldsPlanetary geology
InstitutionsSmithsonian Astrophysical Observatory

Ursula Bailey Marvin (August 20, 1921 – February 12, 2018)[1][2] was an American planetary geologist and author who worked for the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory.[3]

She won the 1997 Women in Science and Engineering Lifetime Achievement Award.[4] In 1986, the Geological Society of America awarded her their History of Geology Award. She also won the 2005 Sue Tyler Friedman Medal,[5] and Antarctica's Marvin Nunatak is named in her honor. In 2012, the Meteoritical Society awarded her the Service Award[6][7] in part for her work recording the oral history of meteoriticists.[8][9] Asteroid (4309) Marvin is named in her honour, as is Marvin Crater on the Moon, located near the Lunar south pole.[10][11]

  1. ^ R.R. Bowker Co (2009). American Men & Women of Science. Thomson/Gale ISBN 9781414433059
  2. ^ Marquard, Bryan (February 19, 2018). "Ursula Bailey Marvin, 96, groundbreaking geologist". Boston Globe. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
  3. ^ ABC-CLIO American Women of Science Since 1900 ISBN 9781598841589
  4. ^ Staff report (July 1997). Ursula Marving honoers by 'WISE' award for lifetime achievement in science. The CfA Almanac
  5. ^ Geological Society of London. "Award winners since 1931: Sue Tyler Friedman Medal". Retrieved 2013-11-24.
  6. ^ "Awards of The Meteoritical Society". The Meteoritical Society. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  7. ^ "Awardees of the Meteoritical Society". The Meteoritical Society. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  8. ^ Sears, Derek (13 July 2012). "2012 Service Award of the Meteoritical Society for Ursula Marvin". Meteoritics & Planetary Science. 47 (7): 1238–1240. Bibcode:2012M&PS...47.1238S. doi:10.1111/j.1945-5100.2012.01389.x.
  9. ^ Marvin, Ursula (13 July 2012). "Response to Presentation of the Service Award of the Meteoritical Society". Meteoritics and Planetary Science. 47 (7): 1241–1242. Bibcode:2012M&PS...47.1241M. doi:10.1111/j.1945-5100.2012.01388.x.
  10. ^ "(4309) Marvin = 1978 QC = 1978 SE8 = 1973 SK4 = 1973 UW". The International Astronomical Union's Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  11. ^ "IAU Approves the Name for Marvin Crater: Learn About Ursula Marvin and Marvin Crater | U.S. Geological Survey".