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'''H. Jay Melosh''' (June 23, 1947 – September 11, 2020)<ref>http://www.nasonline.org/member-directory/deceased-members/52639.html</ref> was an [[United States|American]] [[geophysicist]] specialising in [[impact crater]]ing. He earned a degree in physics from [[Princeton University]] and a doctoral degree in physics and geology from [[Caltech]] in 1972.<ref name=PU/> Melosh's research interests include [[impact craters]], [[planetary tectonics]], and the physics of [[earthquakes]] and [[landslides]]. His recent research includes studies of the [[Giant-impact hypothesis|giant impact origin of the moon]], the [[Chicxulub crater|Chicxulub impact]] that is thought to have extinguished most [[dinosaur]]s, and studies of ejection of rocks from their parent bodies. He is active in [[astrobiology|astrobiological]] studies that relate chiefly to the exchange of [[microorganisms]] between the terrestrial planets (a process known as [[panspermia]] or transpermia<ref>{{cite web |title=Swapping Rocks - Exchange of Surface Material Among the Planets |url=http://users.tpg.com.au/users/tps-seti/swaprock.html |publisher=Australian Spaceguard Survey |accessdate=June 23, 2016}}</ref>).
'''H. Jay Melosh''' (June 23, 1947 – September 11, 2020)<ref>http://www.nasonline.org/member-directory/deceased-members/52639.html</ref> was an [[United States|American]] [[geophysicist]] specialising in [[impact crater]]ing. He earned a degree in physics from [[Princeton University]] and a doctoral degree in physics and geology from [[Caltech]] in 1972.<ref name=PU/> Melosh's research interests include [[impact craters]], [[planetary tectonics]], and the physics of [[earthquakes]] and [[landslides]]. His recent research includes studies of the [[Giant-impact hypothesis|giant impact origin of the moon]], the [[Chicxulub crater|Chicxulub impact]] that is thought to have extinguished most [[dinosaur]]s, and studies of ejection of rocks from their parent bodies. He is active in [[astrobiology|astrobiological]] studies that relate chiefly to the exchange of [[microorganisms]] between the terrestrial planets (a process known as [[panspermia]] or transpermia<ref>{{cite web |title=Swapping Rocks - Exchange of Surface Material Among the Planets |url=http://users.tpg.com.au/users/tps-seti/swaprock.html |publisher=Australian Spaceguard Survey |accessdate=June 23, 2016}}</ref>).


Melosh is a member of the [[American Geophysical Union]], [[Geological Society of America]], [[Meteoritical Society]], [[American Astronomical Society]] (Division of Planetary Sciences,) and the [[American Association for the Advancement of Science]].<ref name=PU>{{cite web |title=Curriculum Vitae |url=http://www.eaps.purdue.edu/people/faculty-pages/vitae/melosh.pdf |publisher=Purdue University |accessdate=June 24, 2016}}</ref> He is the recipient of the [[Barringer Medal]] of the [[Meteoritical Society]] for his work on the physics of impact, and of the [[G. K. Gilbert Award]] from the [[Geological Society of America]]. He was elected to the [[United States National Academy of Sciences|National Academy of Sciences]] in 2003.<ref>[http://uanews.org/cgi-bin/WebObjects/UANews.woa/wa/MainStoryDetails?ArticleID=7267 U A News] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060213020037/http://uanews.org/cgi-bin/WebObjects/UANews.woa/wa/MainStoryDetails?ArticleID=7267 |date=2006-02-13 }}</ref>
Melosh was a member of the [[American Geophysical Union]], [[Geological Society of America]], [[Meteoritical Society]], [[American Astronomical Society]] (Division of Planetary Sciences,) and the [[American Association for the Advancement of Science]].<ref name=PU>{{cite web |title=Curriculum Vitae |url=http://www.eaps.purdue.edu/people/faculty-pages/vitae/melosh.pdf |publisher=Purdue University |accessdate=June 24, 2016}}</ref> He was the recipient of the [[Barringer Medal]] of the [[Meteoritical Society]] for his work on the physics of impact, and of the [[G. K. Gilbert Award]] from the [[Geological Society of America]]. He was elected to the [[United States National Academy of Sciences|National Academy of Sciences]] in 2003.<ref>[http://uanews.org/cgi-bin/WebObjects/UANews.woa/wa/MainStoryDetails?ArticleID=7267 U A News] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060213020037/http://uanews.org/cgi-bin/WebObjects/UANews.woa/wa/MainStoryDetails?ArticleID=7267 |date=2006-02-13 }}</ref>


==Awards and honors==
==Awards and honors==

Revision as of 15:31, 13 September 2020

H. Jay Melosh
Born(1947-06-23)June 23, 1947
Paterson, New Jersey
DiedSeptember 11, 2020(2020-09-11) (aged 73)
CitizenshipUnited States
EducationPrinceton
Caltech
Known forImpact Cratering Studies
AwardsBarringer Medal
G K Gilbert Award
Scientific career
FieldsGeophysics
InstitutionsPurdue University
Websiteeaps.purdue.edu/people/faculty-pages

H. Jay Melosh (June 23, 1947 – September 11, 2020)[1] was an American geophysicist specialising in impact cratering. He earned a degree in physics from Princeton University and a doctoral degree in physics and geology from Caltech in 1972.[2] Melosh's research interests include impact craters, planetary tectonics, and the physics of earthquakes and landslides. His recent research includes studies of the giant impact origin of the moon, the Chicxulub impact that is thought to have extinguished most dinosaurs, and studies of ejection of rocks from their parent bodies. He is active in astrobiological studies that relate chiefly to the exchange of microorganisms between the terrestrial planets (a process known as panspermia or transpermia[3]).

Melosh was a member of the American Geophysical Union, Geological Society of America, Meteoritical Society, American Astronomical Society (Division of Planetary Sciences,) and the American Association for the Advancement of Science.[2] He was the recipient of the Barringer Medal of the Meteoritical Society for his work on the physics of impact, and of the G. K. Gilbert Award from the Geological Society of America. He was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 2003.[4]

Awards and honors

  • Asteroid 8216 Melosh is named in his honor.
  • The American Geophysical Union 2008 Harry H. Hess Medal - for “outstanding achievements in research in the constitution and evolution of Earth and sister planets.”[5]

Publications

  • Impact Cratering: A Geologic Process, Oxford University Press, 1989, (ISBN 0-19-510463-3)[6]
  • Planetary Surface Processes, Cambridge University Press, 2011, (ISBN 0-52-151418-5)

References

  1. ^ http://www.nasonline.org/member-directory/deceased-members/52639.html
  2. ^ a b "Curriculum Vitae" (PDF). Purdue University. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
  3. ^ "Swapping Rocks - Exchange of Surface Material Among the Planets". Australian Spaceguard Survey. Retrieved June 23, 2016.
  4. ^ U A News Archived 2006-02-13 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "2008 Harry H. Hess Medal Winner". American Geophysical Union. Retrieved June 23, 2016.
  6. ^ Melosh, H. J. (1989). "Abstract". Research supported by NASA. New York. Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. Bibcode:1989icgp.book.....M.
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