Clarence Roderic Allen (February 15, 1925 – January 21, 2021) was an American geologist who studied seismology.
Clarence R. Allen
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| Born | (1925-02-15)February 15, 1925
Palo Alto, California, U.S.
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| Died | January 21, 2021(2021-01-21) (aged 95) |
| Alma mater | Reed College, California Institute of Technology |
| Awards | G.K. Gilbert Award |
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| Fields | planetary science, geology |
| Institutions | Caltech |
He was a graduate of Reed College (B.A., 1949) and the California Institute of Technology (M.S., 1951; Ph.D., 1954).[1]
Allen was President of the Seismological Society of America in 1975[2] and the Geological Society of America. He was a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Geophysical Union, and the Geological Society of America. He was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1975.[3] Allen was a member of the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering since 1976.[4]
Allen received the first G.K. Gilbert Award in Seismic Geology and in 1995 he received the Medal of the Seismological Society of America.[5]
He was a member of the faculty of the California Institute of Technology since 1955.[6] He became a Professor Emeritus there in 1990.[1]
Allan died on January 21, 2021, at the age of 95.[7]
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