Warren Manspeizer
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| Warren Manspeizer | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 16, 1933 New York, NY |
| 🏳️ Nationality | United States |
| 🎓 Alma mater | City College of New York, B.Sc. ('56); West Virginia University, M.Sc. ('58); Rutgers University, Ph.D. ('63) |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| Known for | Triassic-Jurassic rifting and the breakup of Pangaea |
| 👩 Spouse(s) | Sylvia Manspeizer |
| 👶 Children | David, Michele, Ilyssa, and Neil Manspeizer |
Warren Manspeizer (b. July 16, 1933) is an American geologist.
Early life and education[edit]
Manspeizer was born in the Bronx, New York, living there throughout his youth until college. He is the oldest son of Bertha (née Greenwald) and Isaac Manspeizer, who worked as a tailor in the garment industry. Manspeizer grew up near the Grand Concourse and graduated from DeWitt Clinton High School in 1952.[citation needed]
He attended City College of New York (1956) for a BSc, and West Virginia University (1958) for a MSc. in Geology. After completing the MSc, Manspeizer was accepted to Rutgers University for a PhD in Geology. In 1963, he completed the PhD under advisors, H. Johnson and H. Woodward, studying the stratigraphy of western New York State.[1] He became only the 16th PhD awarded at Rutgers in Geological sciences.[2]
Academic career[edit]
He was hired directly to the faculty of the Geology Department at the Rutgers University - Newark Campus in 1963. There he would become chairman of the department and taught as a tenured professor until his retirement in 2005.[citation needed] Manspeizer was active in University affairs and sat on many committees including the Board of Governors as faculty representative.[citation needed]
He was named Associate Dean of Student Affairs in 1971 during the turbulent political times in Newark.[3] Manspeizer was a member of the New York Academy of Sciences, the American Association of Petroleum Geologists, and President of the New York State Geological Association.[citation needed] Later in his career he consulted in the oil industry for Texaco, Inc and Petrobras.[citation needed]
Scientific career[edit]
His scientific career was notable for his work as a stratigrapher, in particular for his study of rift-basins and their breakup. In 1972-73, Manspeizer was amongst a small group of American scientists chosen to explore the breakup of Pangaea through fieldwork from funding by the National Science Foundation. That work, which was published in 1976 with H. Cousminer in the journal Science, helped support the theory of Plate Tectonics which was still nascent at the time.[4]
Discovery of palynomorphs in the Atlas Mountains of Morocco and North American Triassic beds were used to date an early episode of continental rifting between Africa and North America to the middle Carnian. He continued his field studies of Triassic-Jurassic rifting and the breakup of Pangaea in North America, Africa, South America and the Middle East.[citation needed]
In addition to the many technical articles on geology published throughout his career, he edited the books Field studies of New Jersey geology and guide to field trips (1980) and Triassic-Jurassic rifting: continental breakup and the origin of the Atlantic Ocean and passive margins (1988).[5][6]
Personal life[edit]
In 1962, he married Sylvia (née Halem), moved to West Orange, New Jersey in 1966, and raised four children there.[citation needed]
References[edit]
- ↑ Manspeizer, W. (1963). A Study of the Stratigraphy, Paleontology, Petrology and Geologic History of the Canadaway and Conneaut Groups in Allegany County, New York. Ph.D. Thesis. Submitted to Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ.CS1 maint: Date and year (link) Search this book on
- ↑ "Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences: Ph.D. Dissertations". Rutgers University, School of Arts and Sciences. January 29, 2024.
- ↑ Cohen, G. (1991). "An Interview with Warren Manspeizer by Gilbert Cohen (September 25, 1991 and October 10, 1991)". RUcore: Rutgers University Community Repository. doi:10.7282/T3GQ6VP8.
- ↑ Cousminer, H.; Manspeizer, W. (1976). "Triassic pollen date Moroccan High Atlas and the incipient rifting of Pangea as middle Carnian". Science. 191 (4230): 943–945. Bibcode:1976Sci...191..943C. doi:10.1126/science.191.4230.943. Unknown parameter
|s2cid=ignored (help) - ↑ New York State Geological Association; Manspeizer, W. (1980). Field Studies of New Jersey Geology and Guide to Field Trips: 52nd Annual Meeting of the New York State Geological Association. Newark N.J.: Rutgers University Newark College of Arts and Sciences Geology Dept. OCLC 7452907.CS1 maint: Date and year (link) Search this book on
- ↑ Manspeizer, W., ed. (1988). Triassic-Jurassic rifting: continental breakup and the origin of the Atlantic Ocean and passive margins. Developments in Geotectonics. 22. Amsterdam: Elsevier. ISBN 978-0444429032.CS1 maint: Date and year (link) Search this book on
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