Hatten Yoder Explained

Hatten Schuyler Yoder, Jr., (March 20, 1921 – August 2, 2003) was a geophysicist and experimental petrologist who conducted pioneering work on minerals under high pressure and temperature. He was noted for his study of silicates and igneous rocks.

Life

Yoder was born in Cleveland, Ohio on March 20, 1921.

Yoder was educated at the University of Chicago and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He served as the fourth Director of the Carnegie Institution of Washington's Geophysical Laboratory, from 1971 to 1986.^[1] In 1979, he received the Wollaston Medal.^[2]

He died on August 2, 2003^{[2] [3] [4] [5] [6]} at Suburban Hospital in Bethesda, Maryland from sepsis and renal failure.^[7]

Awards and recognition

• Member, United States National Academy of Sciences, 1958^[8]
• Arthur L. Day Medal, Geological Society of America, 1962^[9]
• Wollaston Medal, Geological Society of London, 1979
• Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 1979^[10]
• Member, American Philosophical Society, 1979^[11]
• Roebling Medal, 1992^{[12] [13]}

Published works

• Book: Yoder. Hatten S.. The Geophysical Laboratory. Centennial History of the Carnegie Institution of Washington. III. 2004. Cambridge Univ. Press. Cambridge. 9780521830805. registration. ^[14]

Further reading

• Book: Hazen. Robert M.. Robert M. Hazen. Genesis: The Scientific Quest for Life's Origin. 2005. Joseph Henry Press. 9780309133463.

Notes and References

1. http://www.carnegieinstitution.org/legacy/findingaids/GL-2005-01-General.html Geophysical Laboratory General Files, 1900-Present
2. Web site: Nield. Ted. Hatten Yoder Jr, 1921-2003. The Geological Society of London. 30 September 2017.
3. News: Levy. Claudia. Minerals Researcher Hatten S. Yoder Dies at 82. 30 September 2017. Washington Post. 9 August 2003.
4. Web site: Smith. Jennifer. Hatten S. Yoder, Jr 1921-2003. Geophysical Laboratory. Carnegie Institution of Washington. June 2005. 2 May 2018.
5. Mysen. Bjorn. Hatten S.Yoder, Jr. (1921–2003). Mineralogical Magazine . 2004 . 68 . 2 . 413 - 414 . 10.1180/0680413. 2024-02-23 . 2 May 2018.
6. Book: Ernst. W. G.. Hazen. R. M.. Mysen. B.. Hatten S. Yoder Jr., 1921 - 2003. Biographical Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences. 2014. National Academies Press. Washington, D. C.. 2 May 2018.
7. News: Hatten S. Yoder Jr., 82; Leading Researcher on Volcanic Basalt. Los Angeles Times. 2003-08-12. 2019-04-21.
8. Web site: Hatten S. Yoder, cons_suffix . 2022-06-23 . www.nasonline.org.
9. NAS awards to Yoder, Deprit, Johnson, Uyeda. Physics Today. August 1972. 25. 8. 75–79. 10.1063/1.3070978. 3 May 2018.
10. Web site: Hatten Schuyler Yoder . 2022-06-23 . American Academy of Arts & Sciences . en.
11. Web site: APS Member History . 2022-06-23 . search.amphilsoc.org.
12. Ernst. W. G.. Presentation of the Roebling Medal of the Mineralogical Society of America for 1992 to Hatten S. Yoder. Jr.. American Mineralogist. 1993. 78. 850. 30 September 2017.
13. Yoder, Jr.. H. S.. Acceptance of the Roebling Medal of the Mineralogical Societyof America for 1992. American Mineralogist . 1993 . 78 . 851 - 852 . 30 September 2017.
14. Chinner. Graham. Yoder, H. S., J R . 2005. Centennial History of the Carnegie Institution of Washington. Volume III: The Geophysical Laboratory. Geological Magazine. 16 September 2005. 142. 4. 457. 10.1017/S0016756805211159. 197534591 .