Richard LeRoy Hay (April 29, 1926 – February 10, 2006) was an American geologist whose most famous work was as the principal geologist working with Mary Leakey at Olduvai Gorge ., the site of many important hominid finds in the study of human evolution . His scientific impacts went much further, however, including fundamental contributions to our understanding of the interactions of water, minerals, and organisms near the Earth's surface. He held the position of Professor of Geology at the University of California, Berkeley for 26 years (1957-1983) and at the University of Illinois for another 11. His life and scientific contributions were celebrated with a special session of the Geological Society of America at the national meeting in 2007.
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32-507: A bachelor’s degree in 1946 and a master’s in 1948. He obtained a Ph.D. from Princeton University in 1952. In 1955, after serving two years in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers , Hay began his career in academia when he joined the faculty at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge as an assistant professor. In 1957 he accepted a position as associate professor in the Geology department at
48-467: A look at rock samples which my colleague Garniss Curtis brought back for K-Ar dating. At that time I was interested in the zeolites of desert lakes, and these samples were loaded with zeolites. I was quick to accept an opportunity to go there in 1962. The main purpose was to work on the stratigraphy of Bed I and resolve some of the controversy over the age of Zinjanthropus, who had been given the almost unbelievable age of 1.75 million years. The stratigraphy of
64-490: A nearly $ 4 million endowment from 1930 president R. A. F. Penrose Jr. jumpstarted GSA's growth. As of December 2017, GSA had more than 25,000 members in over 100 countries. The society has six regional sections in North America , three interdisciplinary interest groups, and eighteen specialty divisions. The stated mission of GSA is "to advance geoscience research and discovery, service to society, stewardship of Earth, and
80-591: A well-defined process, provide the basis for statements made on behalf of the GSA before government bodies and agencies and communicated to the media and the general public." For example, in 2006, the GSA adopted a Position Statement on Global Climate Change : Past presidents of the Geological Society of America: Richard L. Hay (geologist) Hay was born in Goshen, Indiana , to parents Edward (a dentist) and Angela Hay. He attended Northwestern University where he received
96-573: Is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the advancement of the geosciences . The society was founded in Ithaca , New York , in 1888 by Alexander Winchell , John J. Stevenson, Charles H. Hitchcock , John R. Procter and Edward Orton and has been headquartered at 3300 Penrose Place, Boulder, Colorado , US, since 1967. GSA began with 100 members under its first president, James Hall . In 1889 Mary Emilie Holmes became its first female member. It grew slowly but steadily to 600 members until 1931, when
112-469: Is also open access online. GSA also publishes three book series : Special Papers , Memoirs , and Field Guides . A third major activity is awarding research grants to graduate students . GSA issues Position Statements "in support of and consistent with the GSA's Vision and Mission to develop consensus on significant professional, technical, and societal issues of relevance to the geosciences community. Position Statements, developed and adopted through
128-4939: Is the annual award of the Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division of the Geological Society of America . It is named after Kirk Bryan , a pioneer in geomorphology of arid regions. The award was established in 1951 and is bestowed upon the author or authors of a published paper of distinction advancing the science of geomorphology or some related field. List of recipients [ edit ] 2023 Simon L. Pendleton, Gifford H. Miller, Nathaniel Lifton, Scott J. Lehman, John Southon, Sarah E. Crump, and Robert S. Anderson 2022 Timothy Beach, Sheryl Luzzadder-Beach, Samantha Krause, Tom Guderjan, Fred Valdez Jr, Juan Carlos Fernandez-Diaz, Sara Eshleman, and Colin Doyle 2021 Maureen H. Walczak, Alan C. Mix, Ellen A. Cowan, Stewart Fallon, L. Keith Fifield, Jay R. Alder, Jianghui Du, Brian Haley, Tim Hobern, June Padman, Summer K. Praetorius, Andreas Schmittner, Joseph S. Stoner, and Sarah D. Zellers 2020 Martha Cary "Missy" Eppes and Russ Keanini 2018 Karen B Gran, Noah Finnegan, Andrea L. Johnson, Patrick Belmont, Chad Wittkop 2017 Les McFadden 2016 Chris Goldfinger, C. Hans Nelson, Ann E. Morey, Joel E. Johnson, Jason R. Patton, Eugene Karabanov, Julia Gutiérrez-Pastor, Andrew T. Eriksson, Eulàlia Gràcia, Gita Dunhill, Randolph J. Enkin, Audrey Dallimore, and Tracy Vallier 2015 Daniel Muhs, Kathleen Simmons, Randall Schumann, Lindsey Groves, Jerry Mitrovica, DeAnna Laurel 2014 John C. Ridge, Greg Balco, Robert L. Bayless, Catherine C. Beck, Laura B. Carter, Jody L. Dean, Emily B. Voytek and Jeremy H. Wei 2013 P.K. House, P.A. Pearthree, and M.E. Perkins 2012 Neal R. Iverson, Thomas S. Hooyer, Jason F. Thomason, Matt Graesch, and Jacqueline R. Shumway 2011 Robert C. Walter and Dorothy J. Merritts 2010 Rolfe D. Mandel 2009 Ellen Wohl 2008 Jon J. Major 2007 Marith Cady Reheis, A.M. Sarna-Wojcicki, R.L. Reynolds, C.A. Repenning , and M.D. Mifflin 2006 David R. Montgomery 2005 John C. Gosse and Fred M. Phillips 2004 Stephen C. Porter 2003 Michael R. Waters, and C. Vance Haynes 2002 Frank J. Pazzaglia and Mark T. Brandon 2001 Richard M. Iverson 2000 Brian Atwater and Eileen Hemphill-Haley 1999 William L. Graf 1998 Vance T. Holliday 1997 Grant A. Meyer, Stephen G. Wells, and A.J. Timothy Jull 1996 Roger T. Saucier 1995 James E. O'Connor 1994 Arthur N. Palmer 1993 William B. Bull 1992 R. Dale Guthrie 1991 Milan J. Pavich 1990 Arthur S. Dyke and Victor K. Prest 1989 Kevin M. Scott 1988 Peter W. Birkeland 1987 Richard B. Waitt 1986 Ronald I. Dorn and Theodore M. Oberlander 1985 No award given 1984 Steven M. Colman 1983 Leland H. Gile, John W. Hawley, Robert B. Grossman 1982 Kenneth L. Pierce 1981 J. Ross Mackay 1980 James A. Clark, William E. Farrell, and W. Richard Peltier 1979 Stanley A. Schumm 1978 Richard L. Hay 1977 Michael A. Church 1976 Geoffrey S. Boulton 1975 James B. Benedict 1974 Robert V. Ruhe 1973 John T. Andrews 1972 Dwight R. Crandell 1971 A. Lincoln Washburn 1970 Harold E. Malde 1969 Ronald L. Shreve 1968 David M. Hopkins 1967 Clyde A. Wahrhaftig 1966 Charles S. Denny 1965 Gerald M. Richmond 1964 Robert P. Sharp 1963 Arthur H. Lachenbruch 1962 Anders Rapp 1961 John T. Hack 1960 John F. Nye 1959 Jack L. Hough 1958 Luna B. Leopold and Thomas J. Maddock Jr. See also [ edit ] [REDACTED] Earth sciences portal List of geology awards Prizes named after people References [ edit ] ^ "Brian Atwater | IRIS" . http://rock.geosociety.org/qgg/ v t e Geological Society of America Membership Fellows Presidents Awards Arthur L. Day Medal G. K. Gilbert Award Kirk Bryan Award Meinzer Award Penrose Medal Publications Geology Geosphere GSA Bulletin Lithosphere [REDACTED] Geology portal Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kirk_Bryan_Award&oldid=1244050412 " Categories : Geological Society of America American science and technology awards Geology awards Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description matches Wikidata Articles needing additional references from February 2020 All articles needing additional references Geological Society of America The Geological Society of America ( GSA )
144-650: The Kirk Bryan Award in 1978 and the Rip Rapp Archaeological Geology Award in 2000 from GSA in recognition of his Geology of the Olduvai Gorge . In 2001, Hay also received the Leakey Prize, one of the most distinguished awards in the field of human origins. The following is an excerpt from Hay’s acceptance speech for the Leakey Prize in 2001: “My acquaintance with Olduvai began in 1961 with
160-455: The University of Arizona and developed new interests in geology, participating in teaching seminars and continuing to mentor young scientists despite his retirement. Hay made many important and far-reaching contributions to the field of Geology including his work on the significance and interpretation of sedimentary zeolites , which he showed can reveal details about the environment in which
176-706: The Olduvai Gorge (1976) was a seminal study of the environment of early humans in East Africa and continues to be a foundational tool for scientists studying early human origins in East Africa. Hay was a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science , a Fellow of the Geological Society of America (GSA), and a Fellow of the California Academy of Sciences ; he was recognized by each for his outstanding contributions to geology. Hay received both
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#1732855804822192-471: The University of California, Berkeley, where he was soon advanced to full professor. The Berkeley Geology and Geophysics Department at the time included the world’s greatest concentration of distinguished petrographers , Professors Howel Williams , Francis Turner , and Charles Gilbert. Hay arrived at Berkeley around the time that the three faculty members had just published Petrography , which continues to be
208-591: The geosciences profession". Its main activities are sponsoring scientific meetings and publishing scientific literature , particularly the peer-reviewed journals Geological Society of America Bulletin , published continuously since 1889, and Geology , published since 1973. In 2005, GSA introduced its online-only journal Geosphere , and in February 2009, GSA began publishing Lithosphere (both also peer-reviewed). Geosphere and Lithosphere are open access as of 2018. GSA's monthly news and science magazine, GSA Today ,
224-653: The sedimentary rocks formed. Hay’s work also provided the definitive geological framework for two famous hominid-bearing sites in East Africa , Olduvai Gorge and Laetoli , and discovered the mega-replacement of Cambrian - Ordovician strata throughout the U.S. mid-continent by low-temperature potassium feldspar . Hay’s work at Olduvai Gorge and the establishment of a detailed understanding of that complex stratigraphy took twelve years of field study. His geological knowledge and skill in sedimentary petrography were instrumental in this long-term endeavor, during which Hay
240-436: The unsurpassed book on the subject. Hay himself would become a top petrographer, a skill which would prove instrumental in much of his work. In 1983, Hay was offered the prestigious Ralph Grim Professorship at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and he retired from Berkeley and moved to Illinois. He retired from the University of Illinois in 1997 and moved to Tucson, Arizona , where he established new colleagues at
256-418: Was able to work out a complete geological history and paleogeography of the gorge area, analyzing sediments which were deposited over the last two million years. In his establishment of a chronology of the various sedimentary beds at Olduvai, it could be shown among other things, that there were multiple hominid taxa living contemporaneously at Olduvai. The resulting publication of his work at Olduvai, Geology of
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