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Curriculum Vitae - Richard Walter Carlson
Education: B.A. Chemistry - Earth Science, University of California, San Diego, 1976
Ph.D. Earth Science, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UCSD, 1980
Employment: Staff Member: Carnegie Institution of Washington, DTM, 1981 - Present.
Postdoctoral Research Fellow: CIW, DTM, 1980 - 1981.
Teaching Assistant: Scripps Institution of Oceanography, 1977.
Research Assistant: Scripps Institution of Oceanography, 1976 - 1980.
Awards: Louis Murray Fellowship, University of Cape Town, 1999
Fellow, American Geophysical Union, 2003
Fellow, Geochemical Society, 2003
Professional National Research Council Panel on Explosive Volcanism, 1980
Activities: Co-convenor of 1 IGC, 1 GSA, and 6 AGU symposiums, 1 GSA field trip
NSF Earth Science Review Panel, 1985-1988.
National Research Council, Committee on the Solid-Earth Sciences, 1988-1989
Continental Lithosphere Workshop, Chair, Origin and Evolution of Continents, 1989
Harry Hess Medal Award Committee of the AGU, 1990-1991
AGU Committee for Studies of the Earth's Deep Interior, 1990- 1992
IAVCEI Representative to the US National Committee for the IUGG, 1991-1995
NSF Committee of Visitors, Petrology and Geochemistry Program, 1993
International Science Foundation Review Panel, 1993-1994
IAVCEI Program Representative, IUGG General Assembly, 1995
Yucca Mountain Probabilistic Volcanic Hazard Project, Expert Panelist, 1995, 2004
U.S. Geodynamics Committee, National Research Council, 1996-1999
NSF Cooperative Studies of the Earth's Deep Interior Review Panel, 1996
AGU-VGP Liaison Press Officer 1996-1998
Chair, Directions and Review Committee for JGR Solid Earth, 1997
NSF Instrumentation and Facilities Review Panel, 1997-2000
NSF Small Business Innovative Research Review Panel, 1997-1998
Macelwane Medal Award Committee of the AGU, 1998-2000
Committee of Visitors, NSF International Programs, 1999
Steering Committee, USArray, 1999
Panel Member, NASA Instrumentation Program Workshop, 2000
Panel Member, Geoinformatics Workshop, 2000
Invited Discussion Group Leader, White House Diamond Conference, 2001
Chair, EarthScope Science Workshop Organizing Committee, 2001
Invited Participant, Kennedy School of Government Conflict Diamonds, 2001
EarthScope Working Group, 2002
Goldschmidt Medal Award Committee, Geochemical Society, 2002-2005
EarthScope Science and Education Committee, 2002-2004
Civilian Research Defense Foundation, Review Panel, 2003, 2004
Co-organizer, Integrated Solid Earth Science - Cyberinfrastructure Workshop, 2003
Organizer, Cyberinfrastructure for Solid Earth Geochemistry Workshop, 2003
NASA Cosmochemistry Review Panel, 2004
Keynote Speaker: Int. Symposium, Physics and Chemistry of the Upper Mantle, Sao Paulo, 1994
Gordon Conf. on Composition, Structure and Dynamics of the Earth's Interior, 1996
Arch Bishop Usher Symposium, Geol. Soc. America Annual Meeting, 1997
7th International Kimberlite Conference, Cape Town, 1998
Carnegie Evening, 1999
Goldschmidt Meeting, 2002: Age of the Solar System and Mantle Geochemistry
4th South American Symposium on Isotope Geology, Salvador, Brazil, 2003
Gordon Conference on "The Interior of the Earth", 2003
GERM Conference, Lyon, 2003
Studies of Earth's Deep Interior Conference, Garmisch, 2004
Professional Societies: American Geophysical Union, Geochemical Society, Geological Society of America
Research Interests: Timescales and mechanisms of crust formation and mantle differentiation on the terrestrial planets; Formation of the differentiated meteorites; Radiometric dating techniques; Techniques for high precision isotope analysis.
PhD and/or Masters Degree Examining Committees: Michael So Chyi, Princeton University, 1984: James Meen, Pennsylvania State University, 1985: Francis Dudas, Pennsylvania State University, 1987: Paul Vespucci, George Washington University, 1987: Roric G. Smith, University of Natal, South Africa, 1988: Jeanne Cooper, Miami University, 1991: Steven Shank, Pennsylvania State University, 1993: Monica Handler, Australian National University, 1998: Jefferson Chaumba, University of Cape Town, 1998: Kalle Westerlund, University of Cape Town, 2000: Olivier Alard, Macquarie University, 2001: Nina Simon, Free Univ. Amsterdam, 2004
Post-Doctoral Fellows Supervised: Barbara Barreiro, Harry Becker, Laurie Benton, Maud Boyet, Alan Brandon, Paterno Castillo, Sonia Esperanca, David Gerlach, Monica Handler, William Hart, Munir Humayun, Tsuyoshi Ishikawa, Philip Janney, Karl Kehm, David Lambert, John Lassister, Ambre Luguet, Candace Martin, Julie Morris, Graham Pearson, Chiara Petrone, Aaron Pietruszka, Mark Schmitz, Maria Schoenbachler, Steve Shirey, Paul Tomascak, Richard Walker, Elisabeth Widom
Pre-Doctoral Fellows Supervised: Ana Lucia Novaes de Araujo, Matthias Barth, Terrance Blackburn, Michael Chyi, Diana, Diez de Medina, Francis Dudas, Gianna Garda, Ben Garden, Kathryn Hoppe, Gordon Irvine, Kristen James, Kenneth Klewin, Andrew Menzies, Sipho Mofokeng, Mark Norman, Nguyen Hoang, Shari Preese, Lasse, Schiotte, Violet Simelane, Kurt Shoemaker, Darrin Snyder, Howard Snyder, Kan Tu, Kalle Westerlund,
Collaboration with Visiting Scientists: David Bell, Victoria Bennett, Tereza Brod, Valerie Chavagnac, Francis Dudas, Rob Ellam, Sonia Esperanca, Shan Gao, Rodger Hart, William Hart, Rosemary Hickey-Vargas, Anthony Irving, Kyochi Ishizaka, Stanley Mertzman, Julie Morris, Sam Mukasa, Graham Pearson, Stephen Richardson, Roberta Rudnick, Jeffery Ryan, Jason Shen, Ole Stecher, Marian Tredoux, Bob Tucker, William White, Elisabeth Widom, Allan Wilson, Xinhua Zhou