Karl Karekin Turekian (October 25, 1927 – March 15, 2013) was a geochemist and Sterling Professor at

Yale University Yale University is a Private university, private research university in New Haven, Connecticut. Established in 1701 as the Collegiate School, it is the List of Colonial Colleges, third-oldest institution of higher education in the United Sta ...

. During his career at Yale, he examined an uncommonly broad range of topics in planetary science — including the sediments of the deep seas, the hot springs of Yellowstone National Park, meteorite strikes, and the composition of moon rocks.

Awards and honors

* Member of the National Academy of Sciences * Fellow of the

American Academy of Arts and Sciences The American Academy of Arts and Sciences (abbreviation: AAA&S) is one of the oldest learned societies in the United States. It was founded in 1780 during the American Revolution by John Adams, John Hancock, James Bowdoin, Andrew Oliver, a ...

* V. M. Goldschmidt Award, The Geochemical Society, 1989 * Maurice Ewing Medal,

American Geophysical Union The American Geophysical Union (AGU) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization of Earth, atmospheric, ocean, hydrologic, space, and planetary scientists and enthusiasts that according to their website includes 130,000 people (not members). AGU's a ...

, 1997

References

1927 births 2013 deaths American geochemists Yale University faculty Yale Sterling Professors Presidents of the Geochemical Society Recipients of the V. M. Goldschmidt Award {{US-chemist-stub