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Edward Stolper

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Edward Stolper · Science & Medicine

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Geochemist known for igneous petrology and the study of planetary materials

When

1952, United States

Where

United States

Biography

Edward Stolper is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — Geochemist known for igneous petrology and the study of planetary materials

How & why

Edward M. Stolper is an American geochemist and petrologist at Caltech, where he also served as provost and interim president, known for pioneering experiments on the behavior of volatiles in silicate melts and glasses and for studies of terrestrial and extraterrestrial igneous rocks, including work on NASA's Curiosity Mars mission. He received the Geochemical Society's Goldschmidt Award and is documented among Jewish scientists.

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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Earth & Planetary Science

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Geochemist known for igneous petrology and the study of planetary materials

1952

Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Earth & Planetary Science