Nolan B. Aughenbaugh Explained

Nolan B. Aughenbaugh
Nationality:	American
Birth Date:	29 July 1928
Birth Place:	Akron, Ohio, U.S.
Education:	PhD Purdue University
Institutions:	University of Mississippi University of Missouri-Rolla University of Alaska Fairbanks

Nolan Blaine Aughenbaugh (July 29, 1928 – April 5, 2017) was an American Professor Emeritus of Geological Engineering at the University of Mississippi.

Biography

Aughenbaugh was born in Akron, Ohio and was an Antarctic explorer during the International Geophysical Year. He also holds a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from Purdue University.

Aughenbaugh was married and had three children. He died on April 5, 2017, at the age of 88.^[1]

Awards and honors

• Aughenbaugh Peak was named for Nolan B. Aughenbaugh by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN)
• The Aughenbaugh Gabbro, part of the Dufek Intrusion,^[2] Antarctica was named for Nolan B. Aughenbaugh

Published works

• Preliminary report on the geology of the Dufek Massif: IG Y World Data Center A glaciology, Gla. Rept, 1961
• Characterization Of Swelling Potential Of Shale Strata

External links

• The National Academies: The International Geophysical Year – Official Website
• Aughenbaugh Gabbro from the Dr. Arthur B. Ford Collection – US Geological Survey
• Byrd Polar Research Center Archival Program: Polar Oral History Program transcript of 29-Jul-2005 interview

References

1. Web site: Nolan Aughenbaugh Oral History . The Ohio State University . 16 January 2024.
2. G. R. Himmelberg, and A. B. Ford (1976). Pyroxenes of the Dufek Intrusion, Antarctica, Journal of Petrology, Volume 17, Number 2,Pages 219-243