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Zentner was born on July 20, 1962, in the state of Wisconsin. [1] Inspired during a 1983 trip to the Pacific Northwest on break from college, Zentner decided to study geology. [2] Zentner earned his Bachelor of Science from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1986 and a Master of Science from Idaho State University in 1989.
Van Hise joined the faculty of the university immediately after graduating, as an instructor in chemistry and metallurgy (1879–1883). He then proceeded through the academic ranks as an assistant professor of metallurgy (1886–1888), professor of mineralogy and petrography (1888–1892), professor of Archaean and applied geology (1890–1892), and professor of geology (after 1892).
Mike Leckrone, director of the University of Wisconsin marching band from 1969 to 2019; Joshua Lederberg, 1958 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine; For his research in genetic structure and function in microorganisms. Albert L. Lehninger, biochemist; Charles Kenneth Leith, geologist, Penrose Medal recipient
This University of Wisconsin–Madison people in academics consists of notable people who graduated or attended the University of Wisconsin–Madison.. Michael Amiridis Stephen E. Ambrose Carl Djerassi Anne O. Krueger A. Starker Leopold Luna Leopold George A. Lundberg Robert Serber Victor A. Tiedjens Frederick Jackson Turner Charles Van Hise Edward Witten
Valley grew up in Lexington, Massachusetts, [2] and started collecting rocks when he was four years old. [6] He studied geology at Dartmouth College (AB 1970) and at the University of Michigan (MS 1977, PhD 1980) [7] [8] He was an assistant professor at Rice University (1980-1983) before moving to the University of Wisconsin, Madison, where he was an assistant professor (1983-1985), associate ...
The UW–Madison Geology Museum (UWGM) is a geology and paleontology museum housed in Weeks Hall, in the southwest part of the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus. The museum's main undertakings are exhibits, outreach to the public, and research.
The Wisconsin Idea permeates the university's work and helps forge close working relationships among university faculty and students, and the state's industries and government. [25] Based in Wisconsin's populist history, the Wisconsin Idea continues to inspire the work of the faculty, staff, and students who aim to solve real-world problems by ...
University of Wisconsin Science Hall is a building on the campus of the University of Wisconsin–Madison. It is significant for its association with Charles R. Van Hise, "who led the Department of Mineralogy and Geology to national prominence" and then served as president of the university. [3] The building was constructed in 1888.