Raymond E. Arvidson | |
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| Alma mater | Temple University Brown University |
| Awards | Whipple Award(2007) |
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| Fields | Planetary science |
| Institutions | Washington University in St. Louis |
| Thesis | (1975) |
| Doctoral advisor | Thomas A. Mutch |
| Notable students | Bethany Ehlmann Sarah Stewart Johnson |
Raymond E. Arvidson is theJames S. McDonnell Distinguished Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences atWashington University in St. Louis. He is known for his contributions toNASA missions toMars, including as deputy director of theMars Exploration Rovers.
Arvidson attendedWilliamstown High School inWilliamstown, New Jersey, graduating in 1965.[1] He earned a bachelor's degree ingeology fromTemple University in 1969, as well as his M.S. in 1971 and Ph.D. in 1975 fromBrown University under the supervision ofThomas Mutch.[2] He was the first person in his family to graduate from high school.[1]
Arvidson became an assistant professor at Washington University in St. Louis in 1974 and received promotions to full professor in 1984 and to McDonnell Distinguished Professor in 1998. He has served as chair of the Earth and Planetary Sciences Department.[3] Arvidson "has been instrumental in developing and implementing both orbital and landed missions to the planets."[4] He has received fourNASA Public Service Medals and theWhipple Award of the American Geophysical Union. He is a fellow of theGeological Society of America and theAmerican Geophysical Union.[5][6]
Minor planet 397278 is named after Arvidson.[7]
Arvidson has received a number of teaching and advising awards, including Advisor of the Year, Student Union Professor of the Year, and the Outstanding Graduate Faculty Member Award from Washington University, as well as the Missouri Governor's Award for Excellence in Teaching.[8] He directed the Pathfinder Program in Environmental Sustainability at Washington University, which had many notable alumni.[9][10]
EDUCATION • Williamstown, N.J., high school, 1965
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