Frank Press
Frank Press (December 4, 1924 – January 29, 2020) was an American geophysicist. He was an advisor to four U.S. presidents, and later served two consecutive terms as president of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences (1981–1993). He was the author of 160 scientific papers and co-author of the textbooks Earth and Understanding Earth.
Frank Press | |
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Press in 1953 | |
| 19th President of the National Academy of Sciences | |
| In office 1981–1993 | |
| Preceded by | Philip Handler |
| Succeeded by | Bruce Alberts |
| 2nd Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy | |
| In office January 20, 1977 – January 20, 1981 | |
| President | Jimmy Carter |
| Preceded by | Guyford Stever |
| Succeeded by | Benjamin Huberman (Acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 4, 1924 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | January 29, 2020 (aged 95) Chapel Hill, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Education | City College of New York (BS) Columbia University (MS, PhD) |
| Awards | William Bowie Medal (1979) Japan Prize (1993) Vannevar Bush Award (1994) AAAS Philip Hauge Abelson Prize (1994) Lomonosov Gold Medal (1997) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Geophysics |
| Institutions | Lamont–Doherty Earth Observatory Caltech Seismological Laboratory Massachusetts Institute of Technology Office of Science and Technology Policy |
| Thesis | Two applications of normal mode sound propagation in the ocean (1949) |
| Doctoral advisor | Doc Ewing |
| Doctoral students | Don L. Anderson Charles Archambeau Ari Ben-Menahem Donald W. Forsyth |
Press served on the President's Science Advisory Committee during the Kennedy and Johnson administrations, and was appointed by President Richard Nixon to the National Science Board. In 1977 he was appointed President Jimmy Carter's Science Advisor and Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, serving until 1981.
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