Robert B. Hargraves

Robert B. Hargraves
Robert B. Hargraves
Born	August 11, 1928; Durban, Natal, South Africa
Died	March 21, 2003 (aged 74); Princeton, New Jersey, US
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Natal University College; Princeton University;
Awards	NASA Medal for Exceptional Scientific Achievement (1977); Jubilee Medal of the Geological Society of South Africa (1987);
	Scientific career
Fields	Geology
Institutions	University of the Witwatersrand; Princeton University;
Thesis	Petrology of the Allard lake anorthosite suite, and paleomagnetism of the ilmenite deposits (1959)
Doctoral students	Tullis Onstott

Robert B. Hargraves (August 11, 1928 – March 21, 2003) was an American geologist who worked as a professor at Princeton University.[1]

Career

Hargraves was born in Durban, South Africa. He started in his career as mining geologist in 1948, after receiving his BS from Natal University. In 1952, he emigrated to the United States, and after service in the United States Army he went to graduate school at Princeton. After completion of his Ph.D. in 1959,[2] he first worked at University of the Witwatersrand and then at Princeton.[1]

Achievements

Hargraves was a specialists in rock magnetism and petrology. In his career he discovered many impact features on Earth by studying the effects of the impact event on the local rock strata. He was actively involved in the study of rocks from the Moon, returned to Earth by the Apollo missions. He also worked on the Viking program and Pathfinder mission to the planet Mars.[1]

Honors

A crater on Mars is named in his honor.[3]

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References

Schultz, Steven (March 27, 2003). "Robert Hargraves, professor of geosciences emeritus, dies" (Press release). Princeton University. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
Hargraves, Robert Bero (1959). Petrology of the Allard lake anorthosite suite, and paleomagnetism of the ilmenite deposits (Ph.D.). Princeton University. OCLC 79079263 – via ProQuest.
Chalker, Georgette (July 23, 2015). "Martian Glass on Dr. Robert Hargraves' Crater". Princeton University. Retrieved November 3, 2015.

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[princetonpr-1] Schultz, Steven (March 27, 2003). "Robert Hargraves, professor of geosciences emeritus, dies" (Press release). Princeton University. Retrieved November 3, 2015.

[thesis-hargraves-1959-2] Hargraves, Robert Bero (1959). Petrology of the Allard lake anorthosite suite, and paleomagnetism of the ilmenite deposits (Ph.D.). Princeton University. OCLC 79079263 – via ProQuest.

[3] Chalker, Georgette (July 23, 2015). "Martian Glass on Dr. Robert Hargraves' Crater". Princeton University. Retrieved November 3, 2015.