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Jason Saleeby
American geologist From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jason B. Saleeby, (1948 – January 16, 2023) was an American geologist and university professor.
Life
He earned his bachelor's degree from California State University, Northridge, in 1972.[1] He later completed his doctorate from UC Santa Barbara in 1975.[2]
He joined Caltech as an assistant professor in 1978, became tenured faculty in 1988, and retired in 2015.[2]
He was one of the most cited scholars in the field of Geology.[3]
He died on 16 January 2023.[4] He was survived by his wife, Zorka, and his son, Inyo.[2]
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Awards and honors
He is the recipient of the 2012 Distinguished Geologic Career Award from the Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, & Volcanology Division of GSA.[5]
He has received a fellowship from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.[3]
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