John W. Harbaugh Explained

Birth Name:	John Warvelle Harbaugh
Birth Date:	6 August 1926
Birth Place:	Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.
Death Place:	Santa Barbara, California, U.S.^[1]
Occupation:	Academic / Scientist
Field:	Stochastic processes Modeling in geology
Workplaces:	Stanford University
Alma Mater:	University of Wisconsin - Madison University of Kansas
Awards:	William Christian Krumbein Medal A.I.Levorsen Memorial Award

John Warvelle Harbaugh (1926-2019) was an American geologist who spent most of his professional career at Stanford University devoted to research on mathematical modeling of dynamic systems, sedimentary basin simulation and oil exploration risk analysis. Since 1999, he was Professor Emeritus both at the Geological and Environmental Sciences Department and at the Energy Resources Engineering Department.^[2]

He received numerous honors and awards for his accomplishments and service to the profession that include the Haworth Distinguished Alumni Award of University of Kansas (1968), the A.I. Levorsen Award (1970) from the Pacific Section of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG), the Distinguished Service Award also from AAPG (1987), the William Christian Krumbein Medal from International Association for Mathematical Geosciences (1986),^[3] and the Distinguished Alumni Award from the University of Wisconsin - Madison (2003). In 2001, his colleagues and friends presented him with a festschrift.^[4] In 2013, the International Association for Mathematical Geosciences elected him as Honorary Member.^[5]

Education

• Ph.D. in Geology, University of Wisconsin - Madison
• M.S. in Geology, University of Kansas
• B.S. in Geology, University of Kansas

Books

• John W. Harbaugh, John C. Davis, Johannes Wendebourg (1995). Computing Risk for Oil Prospects: Principles and Programs. Pergamon, 452 p.^[6]
• John W. Harbaugh, John C. Davis, John Doveton (1977). Probability Methods in Oil Exploration. John Wiley & Sons, 284 p.^[7]
• John W. Harbaugh (1975).Northern California Field Guide. Kendall/Hunt Publishing Co., 123 p.^[8]
• John W. Harbaugh and Graeme Bonham-Carter (1970). Computer Simulation in Geology. John Wiley & Sons, 575 p.^[9]
• John W. Harbaugh and Daniel F. Merriam (1968). Computer Applications in Stratigraphic Analysis. John Wiley & Sons, 282 p.^[10]

External links

• John W. Harbaugh

Notes and References

1. Web site: Kubota . Taylor . Geomathematician John W. Harbaugh dies at 92 | Stanford News . News.stanford.edu . September 3, 2019. 2019-10-29.
2. Web site: People | Stanford School of Earth, Energy & Environmental Sciences . Earth.stanford.edu . 2019-10-29.
3. http://iamg.org/images/File/documents/bios/Krumbein%20recipients%20pdfs/1985Harbaugh.pdf
4. Book: Geologic Modeling and Simulation - Sedimentary Systems | Daniel F. Merriam . Springer . 2019-10-29.
5. http://iamg.org/images/File/documents/Newsletters/NewslettersHSP/NL87med.pdf
6. Book: Elsevier . Computing Risk for Oil Prospects: Principles and Programs, Volume 14 - 1st Edition . Elsevier.com . 1995-11-22 . 978-0-08-041890-2 . 2019-10-29.
7. Book: Your name here . Probability methods in oil exploration: John Warvelle Harbaugh: 9780471351290: Amazon.com: Books . 0471351296.
8. Book: Your name here . Northern California, field guide (K/H geology field guide series): John Warvelle Harbaugh: 9780840312730: Amazon.com: Books . 1975. Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company . 0840312733.
9. Book: Your name here . Computer Simulation in Geology: J. W. Harbaugh, G. Bonham-Carter: 9780471351368: Amazon.com: Books . January 15, 1970. Wiley . 0471351369 .
10. Web site: Your name here . Computer Application in Stratigraphic Analysis: J W Merriam, D F Harbaugh: Amazon.com: Books . Amazon . 2019-10-29.