Norman Frederick Ness (April 15, 1933 – December 4, 2023) was an American geophysicist. He worked at the University of California, Los Angeles.
Norman F. Ness | |
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Born | |
Died | December 4, 2023 Venice, Florida, U.S. | (aged 90)
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Awards | Emil Wiechert Medal (1993) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Geophysics |
Institutions | University of California, Los Angeles |
Thesis | Resistivity interpretation in geophysical prospecting (1959) |
From 1966 to 1986 he was director of the Laboratory of Extraterrestrial Physics at the Goddard Space Flight Center.[1]
In 1987 he became director of the Bartol Research Institute at the University of Delaware.[2] Ness died in Venice, Florida, on December 4, 2023, at the age of 90.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Norman Ness - University of Delaware Dept. Of Physics & Astronomy". Archived from the original on 2018-12-27. Retrieved 2013-05-22.
- ^ "The Bartol Research Institute - A Brief History". Retrieved 2020-06-04.
- ^ "Norman Ness Obituary (1933 - 2023)". Legacy.com. Retrieved 2023-12-21.