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title="Wikipedia:Citing sources">general references</a>, but <b>it lacks sufficient corresponding <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources#Inline_citations" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources">inline citations</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help to <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Reliability" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Reliability">improve</a> this article by <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:When_to_cite" title="Wikipedia:When to cite">introducing</a> more precise citations.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">March 2013</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>William Walden Rubey</b> (December 19, 1898 – April 12, 1974) was an American <a href="/wiki/Geologist" title="Geologist">geologist</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-WGE_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WGE-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He was born in <a href="/wiki/Moberly,_Missouri" title="Moberly, Missouri">Moberly, Missouri</a>. He attended the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Missouri" title="University of Missouri">University of Missouri</a>, and in 1920 he graduated with an <a href="/wiki/Bachelor_of_Arts" title="Bachelor of Arts">A.B.</a> degree. During the same year he married Susan Elsie Manovill, and joined the <a href="/wiki/U.S._Geological_Survey" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Geological Survey">U.S. Geological Survey</a>. He performed his graduate studies at <a href="/wiki/Johns_Hopkins_University" title="Johns Hopkins University">Johns Hopkins University</a> and <a href="/wiki/Yale_University" title="Yale University">Yale University</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-WGE_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WGE-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>During the <a href="/wiki/Second_World_War" class="mw-redirect" title="Second World War">Second World War</a> he served as a scientific liaison to the <a href="/wiki/U.S._Army" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Army">U.S. Army</a> for the Geological Survey. In 1950 he was the president of the <a href="/wiki/Geological_Society_of_America" title="Geological Society of America">Geological Society of America</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> From 1951 until 1954 he was the chairman of the National Research Council for the <a href="/wiki/United_States_National_Academy_of_Sciences" class="mw-redirect" title="United States National Academy of Sciences">National Academy of Sciences</a>. In 1960 he was appointed by the president to serve on the National Science Board for the <a href="/wiki/National_Science_Foundation" title="National Science Foundation">National Science Foundation</a>. The same year he was also appointed professor of geology and geophysics at <a href="/wiki/UCLA" class="mw-redirect" title="UCLA">UCLA</a>, where he would remain until 1966 and be recalled each year thereafter. He served on the board of trustees for Science Service, now known as <a href="/wiki/Society_for_Science_%26_the_Public" class="mw-redirect" title="Society for Science & the Public">Society for Science & the Public</a>, from 1956 to 1964. He also served in many other distinguished posts and positions. </p><p>After retiring from the U.S. Geological Survey, he joined the Lunar Science Institute (later renamed the <a href="/wiki/Lunar_and_Planetary_Institute" title="Lunar and Planetary Institute">Lunar and Planetary Institute</a>) in 1968, serving as director from 1968 to 1971. He participated in the scientific examination of the <a href="/wiki/Apollo_program" title="Apollo program">Apollo program</a> returned lunar samples until 1971. </p><p>He died of <a href="/wiki/Cancer" title="Cancer">cancer</a> in <a href="/wiki/Santa_Monica,_California" title="Santa Monica, California">Santa Monica, California</a>. During his career he made multiple contributions to the science of <a href="/wiki/Geology" title="Geology">geology</a>, including studies of the <a href="/wiki/Hydrology" title="Hydrology">hydrology</a> of streams, the geology of western <a href="/wiki/Wyoming" title="Wyoming">Wyoming</a>, seismic energy, mountain building from overthrust faulting, the growth of continents, the origins of the Earth's atmosphere and oceans, and the evolution of terrestrial planets. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards_and_honors">Awards and honors</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=William_Walden_Rubey&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Awards and honors"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>United States <a href="/wiki/National_Academy_of_Sciences" title="National Academy of Sciences">National Academy of Sciences</a> member, 1945.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Philosophical_Society" title="American Philosophical Society">American Philosophical Society</a> member, 1952.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences" title="American Academy of Arts and Sciences">American Academy of Arts and Sciences</a> member, 1953.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Medal_of_Science" title="National Medal of Science">National Medal of Science</a>, 1965.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Penrose_Medal" class="mw-redirect" title="Penrose Medal">Penrose Medal</a> of the Geological Society of America, 1963.</li> <li>Four honorary degrees, including three doctorates.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Wrinkle_ridge" title="Wrinkle ridge">wrinkle ridge</a> <a href="/wiki/Dorsa_Rubey" title="Dorsa Rubey">Dorsa Rubey</a> on the <a href="/wiki/Moon" title="Moon">Moon</a> is named after him.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=William_Walden_Rubey&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output 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Dawson</a> (1893)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Chrowder_Chamberlin" title="Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin">Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin</a> (1894)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nathaniel_Shaler" title="Nathaniel Shaler">Nathaniel Shaler</a> (1895)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_LeConte" title="Joseph LeConte">Joseph LeConte</a> (1896)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edward_Orton_Sr." title="Edward Orton Sr.">Edward Orton Sr.</a> (1897)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/J._J._Stevenson_(geologist)" title="J. J. Stevenson (geologist)">J. J. Stevenson</a> (1898)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Benjamin_Kendall_Emerson" title="Benjamin Kendall Emerson">Benjamin Kendall Emerson</a> (1899)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Mercer_Dawson" title="George Mercer Dawson">George Mercer Dawson</a> (1900)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1901–1925</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Doolittle_Walcott" title="Charles Doolittle Walcott">Charles Doolittle Walcott</a> (1901)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Newton_Horace_Winchell" title="Newton Horace Winchell">Newton Horace Winchell</a> (1902)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samuel_Franklin_Emmons" title="Samuel Franklin Emmons">Samuel Franklin Emmons</a> (1903)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Casper_Branner" title="John Casper Branner">John Casper Branner</a> (1904)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raphael_Pumpelly" title="Raphael Pumpelly">Raphael Pumpelly</a> (1905)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Israel_Russell" title="Israel Russell">Israel Russell</a> (1906)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_R._Van_Hise" title="Charles R. Van Hise">Charles R. Van Hise</a> (1907)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samuel_Calvin_(geologist)" title="Samuel Calvin (geologist)">Samuel Calvin</a> (1908)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grove_Karl_Gilbert" title="Grove Karl Gilbert">Grove Karl Gilbert</a> (1909)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arnold_Hague" title="Arnold Hague">Arnold Hague</a> (1910)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Morris_Davis" title="William Morris Davis">William Morris Davis</a> (1911)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Herman_LeRoy_Fairchild" title="Herman LeRoy Fairchild">Herman LeRoy Fairchild</a> (1912)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eugene_Allen_Smith" title="Eugene Allen Smith">Eugene Allen Smith</a> (1913)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Ferdinand_Becker" title="George Ferdinand Becker">George Ferdinand Becker</a> (1914)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arthur_Philemon_Coleman" title="Arthur Philemon Coleman">Arthur Philemon Coleman</a> (1915)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Mason_Clarke" title="John Mason Clarke">John M. Clarke</a> (1916)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_Dawson_Adams" title="Frank Dawson Adams">Frank Dawson Adams</a> (1917)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Whitman_Cross" title="Charles Whitman Cross">Charles Whitman Cross</a> (1918)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Campbell_Merriam" title="John Campbell Merriam">John Campbell Merriam</a> (1919)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Israel_C._White" title="Israel C. White">Israel C. White</a> (1920)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Furman_Kemp" title="James Furman Kemp">James Furman Kemp</a> (1921)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Schuchert" title="Charles Schuchert">Charles Schuchert</a> (1922)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_White_(geologist)" title="David White (geologist)">David White</a> (1923)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Waldemar_Lindgren" title="Waldemar Lindgren">Waldemar Lindgren</a> (1924)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Berryman_Scott" title="William Berryman Scott">William Berryman Scott</a> (1925)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1926–1950</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Lawson" title="Andrew Lawson">Andrew Lawson</a> (1926)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arthur_Keith_(geologist)" title="Arthur Keith (geologist)">Arthur Keith</a> (1927)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bailey_Willis" title="Bailey Willis">Bailey Willis</a> (1928)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heinrich_Ries" title="Heinrich Ries">Heinrich Ries</a> (1929)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/R._A._F._Penrose_Jr." title="R. A. F. Penrose Jr.">R. A. F. Penrose Jr.</a> (1930)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alfred_Church_Lane" title="Alfred Church Lane">Alfred Church Lane</a> (1931)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reginald_Aldworth_Daly" title="Reginald Aldworth Daly">Reginald Aldworth Daly</a> (1932)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Kenneth_Leith" title="Charles Kenneth Leith">Charles Kenneth Leith</a> (1933)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Henry_Collins" title="William Henry Collins">William Henry Collins</a> (1934)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nevin_M._Fenneman" title="Nevin M. Fenneman">Nevin M. Fenneman</a> (1935)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walter_Curran_Mendenhall" title="Walter Curran Mendenhall">Walter Curran Mendenhall</a> (1936)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Palache" title="Charles Palache">Charles Palache</a> (1937)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arthur_Louis_Day" title="Arthur Louis Day">Arthur Louis Day</a> (1938)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/T._Wayland_Vaughan" title="T. Wayland Vaughan">T. Wayland Vaughan</a> (1939)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eliot_Blackwelder" title="Eliot Blackwelder">Eliot Blackwelder</a> (1940)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_P._Berkey" class="mw-redirect" title="Charles P. Berkey">Charles P. Berkey</a> (1941)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_Wilson_Johnson" title="Douglas Wilson Johnson">Douglas W. Johnson</a> (1942)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/E._L._Bruce" class="mw-redirect" title="E. L. Bruce">E. L. Bruce</a> (1943)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adolph_Knopf" title="Adolph Knopf">Adolph Knopf</a> (1944)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edward_W._Berry" title="Edward W. Berry">Edward W. Berry</a> (1945)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Norman_L._Bowen" title="Norman L. Bowen">Norman L. Bowen</a> (1946)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arville_Irving_Levorsen" title="Arville Irving Levorsen">Arville Irving Levorsen</a> (1947)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Gilluly" title="James Gilluly">James Gilluly</a> (1948)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chester_R._Longwell" class="mw-redirect" title="Chester R. Longwell">Chester R. Longwell</a> (1949)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">William Walden Rubey</a> (1950)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1951–1975</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chester_Stock" title="Chester Stock">Chester Stock</a> (1951)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_S._Lovering" title="Thomas S. Lovering">Thomas S. Lovering</a> (1952)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wendell_P._Woodring" title="Wendell P. Woodring">Wendell P. Woodring</a> (1953)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ernst_Cloos" title="Ernst Cloos">Ernst Cloos</a> (1954)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walter_Hermann_Bucher" title="Walter Hermann Bucher">Walter Hermann Bucher</a> (1955)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Sherwood_Hume" title="George Sherwood Hume">George Sherwood Hume</a> (1956)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Richard_J._Russell&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Richard J. Russell (page does not exist)">Richard J. Russell</a> (1957)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raymond_Cecil_Moore" title="Raymond Cecil Moore">Raymond Cecil Moore</a> (1958)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marland_P._Billings" title="Marland P. Billings">Marland P. Billings</a> (1959)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hollis_Dow_Hedberg" title="Hollis Dow Hedberg">Hollis Dow Hedberg</a> (1960)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Brennan_Nolan" title="Thomas Brennan Nolan">Thomas Brennan Nolan</a> (1961)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._King_Hubbert" title="M. King Hubbert">M. King Hubbert</a> (1962)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harry_Hammond_Hess" title="Harry Hammond Hess">Harry Hammond Hess</a> (1963)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Francis_Birch_(geophysicist)" title="Francis Birch (geophysicist)">Francis Birch</a> (1964)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wilmot_Hyde_Bradley" title="Wilmot Hyde Bradley">Wilmot Hyde Bradley</a> (1965)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Legget" title="Robert Legget">Robert Legget</a> (1966)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Konrad_Bates_Krauskopf" title="Konrad Bates Krauskopf">Konrad Bates Krauskopf</a> (1967)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ian_Campbell_(geologist)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ian Campbell (geologist) (page does not exist)">Ian Campbell</a> (1968)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Morgan_J._Davis&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Morgan J. Davis (page does not exist)">Morgan J. Davis</a> (1969)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Rodgers_(geologist)" title="John Rodgers (geologist)">John Rodgers</a> (1970)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Richard_H._Jahns&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Richard H. Jahns (page does not exist)">Richard H. Jahns</a> (1971)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Luna_Leopold" title="Luna Leopold">Luna Leopold</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_C._Maxwell_(geologist)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="John C. Maxwell (geologist) (page does not exist)">John C. Maxwell</a> (1973)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clarence_Allen_(geologist)" title="Clarence Allen (geologist)">Clarence Allen</a> (1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Julian_Goldsmith" title="Julian Goldsmith">Julian Goldsmith</a> (1975)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1976–2000</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Folinsbee" title="Robert Folinsbee">Robert Folinsbee</a> (1976)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_L._Drake" title="Charles L. Drake">Charles L. Drake</a> (1977)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peter_T._Flawn" title="Peter T. Flawn">Peter T. Flawn</a> (1978)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leon_Silver" title="Leon Silver">Leon Silver</a> (1979)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laurence_L._Sloss" title="Laurence L. Sloss">Laurence L. 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Bally</a> (1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Randolph_Bromery" title="Randolph Bromery">Randolph Bromery</a> (1989)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raymond_A._Price" title="Raymond A. Price">Raymond A. Price</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Doris_Malkin_Curtis" title="Doris Malkin Curtis">Doris Malkin Curtis</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/E-An_Zen" title="E-An Zen">E-An Zen</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_D._Hatcher_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="Robert D. Hatcher Jr.">Robert D. Hatcher Jr.</a> (1993)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_R._Dickinson" title="William R. Dickinson">William R. Dickinson</a> (1994)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=David_A._Stephenson&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="David A. Stephenson (page does not exist)">David A. Stephenson</a> (1995)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eldridge_M._Moores" title="Eldridge M. Moores">Eldridge M. Moores</a> (1996)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_A._Thompson_(geologist)" title="George A. Thompson (geologist)">George A. Thompson</a> (1997)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Victor_R._Baker&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Victor R. Baker (page does not exist)">Victor R. Baker</a> (1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gail_Ashley" title="Gail Ashley">Gail M. Ashley</a> (1999)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mary_Lou_Zoback" title="Mary Lou Zoback">Mary Lou Zoback</a> (2000)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2001–</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sharon_Mosher" title="Sharon Mosher">Sharon Mosher</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anthony_J._Naldrett" title="Anthony J. Naldrett">Anthony J. Naldrett</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/B._Clark_Burchfiel" title="B. Clark Burchfiel">B. Clark Burchfiel</a> (2003)</li> <li>Rob Van der Voo (2004)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=William_A._Thomas_(geologist)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="William A. Thomas (geologist) (page does not exist)">William A. Thomas</a> (2005)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Stephen_G._Wells&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Stephen G. Wells (page does not exist)">Stephen G. Wells</a> (2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_M._Sharp" title="John M. Sharp">John M. Sharp</a> (2007)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Judith_Totman_Parrish&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Judith Totman Parrish (page does not exist)">Judith Totman Parrish</a> (2008)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jean_M._Bahr" class="mw-redirect" title="Jean M. Bahr">Jean M. Bahr</a> (2009)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Joaquin_Ruiz_(geologist)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Joaquin Ruiz (geologist) (page does not exist)">Joaquin Ruiz</a> (2010)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Geissman&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="John Geissman (page does not exist)">John Geissman</a> (2011)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=George_H._Davis&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="George H. Davis (page does not exist)">George H. Davis</a> (2012)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Suzanne_Mahlburg_Kay" title="Suzanne Mahlburg Kay">Suzanne Mahlburg Kay</a> (2013)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harry_McSween" title="Harry McSween">Harry McSween</a> (2014)</li> <li>Jonathan Price (2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Claudia_Mora" title="Claudia Mora">Claudia Mora</a> (2016)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Isabel_P._Monta%C3%B1ez" title="Isabel P. Montañez">Isabel P. 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