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Albert W. Bally

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Bert Bally
Bert Bally
Born1925 (1925)
The Hague
DiedJuly 2019(2019-07-00) (aged 94)
Houston
Alma materUniversity of Zurich
AwardsWilliam Smith Medal, Gustav Steinmann Medal, Sidney Powers Memorial Award
Scientific career
FieldsGeology, Geophysics, Seismology
InstitutionsRice University

Albert Walter Bally was an American geologist, previously the Harry Carothers Wiess Professor of Emeritus at Rice University.[1][2] He died in July 2019.[3]

Career

Bally started his career at Shell Oil Company, retiring as Chief Geologist after 27 years in 1981.[3] After retirement, he joined Rice University as chair of the Department of Geology and Geophysics. He remained active in the department until his death in 2019.

In 1988, Bally was elected President of the Geological Society of America.[4]

Awards

References

  1. ^ "Albert W. Bally". rice.edu. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
  2. ^ "Albert W. Bally". scholar.google.com. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
  3. ^ a b "The Passing of Albert Bally". rice.edu. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Past Leaders". Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  5. ^ "William Smith Medal". Geological Society of London. Geological Society of London. Retrieved 2019-08-04.
  6. ^ "Gustav-Steinmann-Medaille (seit 1938)". Deutsche Geologische Gesellschaft. Deutsche Geologische Gesellschaft. Retrieved 2019-08-04.
  7. ^ "Special Commendation". Society of Exploration Geophysicists. Society of Exploration Geophysicists. Retrieved 2019-08-04.
  8. ^ "Sidney Powers Memorial Award". American Association of Petroleum Geologists. American Association of Petroleum Geologists. Retrieved 2019-08-04.


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