The Professional Geologist, April-May-June 2015, p. 39
Rob Blair passed away on February 26, 2015, while Nordic skiing. He was 71 years old.
Robert (Rob) William Blair, Jr. was born in Bossier City, LA, on November 28, 1943, to parents, Robert and Margaret MacLeod Blair. He received his BS degree in geology and a single-engine plane pilot’s license at the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM.
He married Patricia (Pat) E. Roberts on June 11, 1966, in Los Alamos, NM. After serving two years in the US Navy at Great Lakes, IL, he worked with Petro-Nuclear and the US Geological Survey in WY and CO. In 1968 and 1969, Rob and Pat had two children, Kurt and Katrina. In 1975, he received his PhD in geology from the Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO. For 28 years he taught in the geology department at Fort Lewis College, Durango, CO.
He has over 50 publications including 5 books, 22 peer reviewed papers, 2 CD ROMS’s and multiple abstracts. These include: “Geomorphology from Space-A Global Overview of Regional Landforms”; “The Western San Juan Mountains, Colorado: A Guide to the Geology, Ecology and Human History Along the Skyway”; “The Eastern San Juan Mountains: Their Geology, Ecology and Human History”; “Development of Natural Sandstone Arches in Southeastern Utah”; and “Moraine and Valley Wall Collapse Due to Rapid Deglaciation in Mount Cook National Park, New Zealand”.
In 1998, he initiated the formation of Mountain Studies Institute, which was incorporated in 2002 as a scientific research/educational nonprofit organization. He enjoyed mountaineering in numerous areas of the world (all seven continents), swimming (head of the Great Lakes Naval Training swim team), running (several marathons and traversing the Grand Canyon), and Nordic skiing (American Birkebeiner), photography (repeat photography), chess, horseshoes and especially internationally showcasing mountains as a natural open-air classroom and laboratory.
He is survived by his wife, Pat Blair, children, Kurt and Katrina Blair and grandchildren, Galen and Dylan Blair.
Donations can be made to Mountain Studies Institute or Fort Lewis College, Durango, CO.
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American Institute of Professional Geologists Certified Professional Geologist (CPG)10779 2003-2015
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From the Fort Lewis College faculty website
Robert W. Blair, Ph.D.
Professional Title: Educator, Professional Geologist
Education:
B.S. Geology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
Ph.D. Geology, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO. Thesis: Weathering and Geomorphology of the Pikes Peak Granite in the Southern Rampart Range,
El Paso County, Colorado
Career Profile: Rob taught geology at Fort Lewis College from 1973 to 2001 and served as Chairman for eight years. He retired as Professor Emeritus in 2001. Specialty: geomorphology. Taught geomorphology, engineering geology, field camp, field methods, natural regions of North America, technical writing in geosciences, geochemistry, remote sensing, introduction to GIS, aerial photo interpretation, physical geology, and earth science. In addition he has organized and taught numerous "Innovative Month Programs" in New Zealand, Hawaii, Mexico, China, and Nepal.
He is an active member of the Association of Independent Professional Geologists (AIPG # 10779) and has been consulting since 1973. Projects include: groundwater contamination, landfill selection, uranium tailing disposal sites, acid-rock drainage, geologic hazard mapping, landscape classification maps, mapping surficial deposits, landslide stability analysis. Contract employers include the US Geological Survey, Four Corners Environmental Institute, US Forest Service, homeowner associations, and individuals.
Accomplishments and interests: He has over 40 publications including several edited books and two CD’s. The most notable books are "Geomorphology from Space", a NASA publication (out of print and highly sought after) by Nickolas Short and Robert Blair; and "The Western San Juan Mountains: Their geology, ecology and human history", a guide to the local region. He was the 2000 Spring commencement speaker at Fort Lewis College. He initiated the formation of the Mountain Studies Institute and still serves on its Board of Directors. He is an active member of Geological Society of America, American Geophysical Union, Four Corners Geological Society, as well as the Professional Associates. Rob is an active mountaineer and skier.
Rob Blair passed away on February 26, 2015, while Nordic skiing. He was 71 years old.
Robert (Rob) William Blair, Jr. was born in Bossier City, LA, on November 28, 1943, to parents, Robert and Margaret MacLeod Blair. He received his BS degree in geology and a single-engine plane pilot’s license at the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM.
He married Patricia (Pat) E. Roberts on June 11, 1966, in Los Alamos, NM. After serving two years in the US Navy at Great Lakes, IL, he worked with Petro-Nuclear and the US Geological Survey in WY and CO. In 1968 and 1969, Rob and Pat had two children, Kurt and Katrina. In 1975, he received his PhD in geology from the Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO. For 28 years he taught in the geology department at Fort Lewis College, Durango, CO.
He has over 50 publications including 5 books, 22 peer reviewed papers, 2 CD ROMS’s and multiple abstracts. These include: “Geomorphology from Space-A Global Overview of Regional Landforms”; “The Western San Juan Mountains, Colorado: A Guide to the Geology, Ecology and Human History Along the Skyway”; “The Eastern San Juan Mountains: Their Geology, Ecology and Human History”; “Development of Natural Sandstone Arches in Southeastern Utah”; and “Moraine and Valley Wall Collapse Due to Rapid Deglaciation in Mount Cook National Park, New Zealand”.
In 1998, he initiated the formation of Mountain Studies Institute, which was incorporated in 2002 as a scientific research/educational nonprofit organization. He enjoyed mountaineering in numerous areas of the world (all seven continents), swimming (head of the Great Lakes Naval Training swim team), running (several marathons and traversing the Grand Canyon), and Nordic skiing (American Birkebeiner), photography (repeat photography), chess, horseshoes and especially internationally showcasing mountains as a natural open-air classroom and laboratory.
He is survived by his wife, Pat Blair, children, Kurt and Katrina Blair and grandchildren, Galen and Dylan Blair.
Donations can be made to Mountain Studies Institute or Fort Lewis College, Durango, CO.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
American Institute of Professional Geologists Certified Professional Geologist (CPG)10779 2003-2015
~~~~~~~~~~
From the Fort Lewis College faculty website
Robert W. Blair, Ph.D.
Professional Title: Educator, Professional Geologist
Education:
B.S. Geology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
Ph.D. Geology, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO. Thesis: Weathering and Geomorphology of the Pikes Peak Granite in the Southern Rampart Range,
El Paso County, Colorado
Career Profile: Rob taught geology at Fort Lewis College from 1973 to 2001 and served as Chairman for eight years. He retired as Professor Emeritus in 2001. Specialty: geomorphology. Taught geomorphology, engineering geology, field camp, field methods, natural regions of North America, technical writing in geosciences, geochemistry, remote sensing, introduction to GIS, aerial photo interpretation, physical geology, and earth science. In addition he has organized and taught numerous "Innovative Month Programs" in New Zealand, Hawaii, Mexico, China, and Nepal.
He is an active member of the Association of Independent Professional Geologists (AIPG # 10779) and has been consulting since 1973. Projects include: groundwater contamination, landfill selection, uranium tailing disposal sites, acid-rock drainage, geologic hazard mapping, landscape classification maps, mapping surficial deposits, landslide stability analysis. Contract employers include the US Geological Survey, Four Corners Environmental Institute, US Forest Service, homeowner associations, and individuals.
Accomplishments and interests: He has over 40 publications including several edited books and two CD’s. The most notable books are "Geomorphology from Space", a NASA publication (out of print and highly sought after) by Nickolas Short and Robert Blair; and "The Western San Juan Mountains: Their geology, ecology and human history", a guide to the local region. He was the 2000 Spring commencement speaker at Fort Lewis College. He initiated the formation of the Mountain Studies Institute and still serves on its Board of Directors. He is an active member of Geological Society of America, American Geophysical Union, Four Corners Geological Society, as well as the Professional Associates. Rob is an active mountaineer and skier.
The Professional Geologist, April-May-June 2015, p. 39
Rob Blair passed away on February 26, 2015, while Nordic skiing. He was 71 years old.
Robert (Rob) William Blair, Jr. was born in Bossier City, LA, on November 28, 1943, to parents, Robert and Margaret MacLeod Blair. He received his BS degree in geology and a single-engine plane pilot’s license at the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM.
He married Patricia (Pat) E. Roberts on June 11, 1966, in Los Alamos, NM. After serving two years in the US Navy at Great Lakes, IL, he worked with Petro-Nuclear and the US Geological Survey in WY and CO. In 1968 and 1969, Rob and Pat had two children, Kurt and Katrina. In 1975, he received his PhD in geology from the Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO. For 28 years he taught in the geology department at Fort Lewis College, Durango, CO.
He has over 50 publications including 5 books, 22 peer reviewed papers, 2 CD ROMS’s and multiple abstracts. These include: “Geomorphology from Space-A Global Overview of Regional Landforms”; “The Western San Juan Mountains, Colorado: A Guide to the Geology, Ecology and Human History Along the Skyway”; “The Eastern San Juan Mountains: Their Geology, Ecology and Human History”; “Development of Natural Sandstone Arches in Southeastern Utah”; and “Moraine and Valley Wall Collapse Due to Rapid Deglaciation in Mount Cook National Park, New Zealand”.
In 1998, he initiated the formation of Mountain Studies Institute, which was incorporated in 2002 as a scientific research/educational nonprofit organization. He enjoyed mountaineering in numerous areas of the world (all seven continents), swimming (head of the Great Lakes Naval Training swim team), running (several marathons and traversing the Grand Canyon), and Nordic skiing (American Birkebeiner), photography (repeat photography), chess, horseshoes and especially internationally showcasing mountains as a natural open-air classroom and laboratory.
He is survived by his wife, Pat Blair, children, Kurt and Katrina Blair and grandchildren, Galen and Dylan Blair.
Donations can be made to Mountain Studies Institute or Fort Lewis College, Durango, CO.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
American Institute of Professional Geologists Certified Professional Geologist (CPG)10779 2003-2015
~~~~~~~~~~
From the Fort Lewis College faculty website
Robert W. Blair, Ph.D.
Professional Title: Educator, Professional Geologist
Education:
B.S. Geology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
Ph.D. Geology, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO. Thesis: Weathering and Geomorphology of the Pikes Peak Granite in the Southern Rampart Range,
El Paso County, Colorado
Career Profile: Rob taught geology at Fort Lewis College from 1973 to 2001 and served as Chairman for eight years. He retired as Professor Emeritus in 2001. Specialty: geomorphology. Taught geomorphology, engineering geology, field camp, field methods, natural regions of North America, technical writing in geosciences, geochemistry, remote sensing, introduction to GIS, aerial photo interpretation, physical geology, and earth science. In addition he has organized and taught numerous "Innovative Month Programs" in New Zealand, Hawaii, Mexico, China, and Nepal.
He is an active member of the Association of Independent Professional Geologists (AIPG # 10779) and has been consulting since 1973. Projects include: groundwater contamination, landfill selection, uranium tailing disposal sites, acid-rock drainage, geologic hazard mapping, landscape classification maps, mapping surficial deposits, landslide stability analysis. Contract employers include the US Geological Survey, Four Corners Environmental Institute, US Forest Service, homeowner associations, and individuals.
Accomplishments and interests: He has over 40 publications including several edited books and two CD’s. The most notable books are "Geomorphology from Space", a NASA publication (out of print and highly sought after) by Nickolas Short and Robert Blair; and "The Western San Juan Mountains: Their geology, ecology and human history", a guide to the local region. He was the 2000 Spring commencement speaker at Fort Lewis College. He initiated the formation of the Mountain Studies Institute and still serves on its Board of Directors. He is an active member of Geological Society of America, American Geophysical Union, Four Corners Geological Society, as well as the Professional Associates. Rob is an active mountaineer and skier.
Rob Blair passed away on February 26, 2015, while Nordic skiing. He was 71 years old.
Robert (Rob) William Blair, Jr. was born in Bossier City, LA, on November 28, 1943, to parents, Robert and Margaret MacLeod Blair. He received his BS degree in geology and a single-engine plane pilot’s license at the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM.
He married Patricia (Pat) E. Roberts on June 11, 1966, in Los Alamos, NM. After serving two years in the US Navy at Great Lakes, IL, he worked with Petro-Nuclear and the US Geological Survey in WY and CO. In 1968 and 1969, Rob and Pat had two children, Kurt and Katrina. In 1975, he received his PhD in geology from the Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO. For 28 years he taught in the geology department at Fort Lewis College, Durango, CO.
He has over 50 publications including 5 books, 22 peer reviewed papers, 2 CD ROMS’s and multiple abstracts. These include: “Geomorphology from Space-A Global Overview of Regional Landforms”; “The Western San Juan Mountains, Colorado: A Guide to the Geology, Ecology and Human History Along the Skyway”; “The Eastern San Juan Mountains: Their Geology, Ecology and Human History”; “Development of Natural Sandstone Arches in Southeastern Utah”; and “Moraine and Valley Wall Collapse Due to Rapid Deglaciation in Mount Cook National Park, New Zealand”.
In 1998, he initiated the formation of Mountain Studies Institute, which was incorporated in 2002 as a scientific research/educational nonprofit organization. He enjoyed mountaineering in numerous areas of the world (all seven continents), swimming (head of the Great Lakes Naval Training swim team), running (several marathons and traversing the Grand Canyon), and Nordic skiing (American Birkebeiner), photography (repeat photography), chess, horseshoes and especially internationally showcasing mountains as a natural open-air classroom and laboratory.
He is survived by his wife, Pat Blair, children, Kurt and Katrina Blair and grandchildren, Galen and Dylan Blair.
Donations can be made to Mountain Studies Institute or Fort Lewis College, Durango, CO.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
American Institute of Professional Geologists Certified Professional Geologist (CPG)10779 2003-2015
~~~~~~~~~~
From the Fort Lewis College faculty website
Robert W. Blair, Ph.D.
Professional Title: Educator, Professional Geologist
Education:
B.S. Geology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
Ph.D. Geology, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO. Thesis: Weathering and Geomorphology of the Pikes Peak Granite in the Southern Rampart Range,
El Paso County, Colorado
Career Profile: Rob taught geology at Fort Lewis College from 1973 to 2001 and served as Chairman for eight years. He retired as Professor Emeritus in 2001. Specialty: geomorphology. Taught geomorphology, engineering geology, field camp, field methods, natural regions of North America, technical writing in geosciences, geochemistry, remote sensing, introduction to GIS, aerial photo interpretation, physical geology, and earth science. In addition he has organized and taught numerous "Innovative Month Programs" in New Zealand, Hawaii, Mexico, China, and Nepal.
He is an active member of the Association of Independent Professional Geologists (AIPG # 10779) and has been consulting since 1973. Projects include: groundwater contamination, landfill selection, uranium tailing disposal sites, acid-rock drainage, geologic hazard mapping, landscape classification maps, mapping surficial deposits, landslide stability analysis. Contract employers include the US Geological Survey, Four Corners Environmental Institute, US Forest Service, homeowner associations, and individuals.
Accomplishments and interests: He has over 40 publications including several edited books and two CD’s. The most notable books are "Geomorphology from Space", a NASA publication (out of print and highly sought after) by Nickolas Short and Robert Blair; and "The Western San Juan Mountains: Their geology, ecology and human history", a guide to the local region. He was the 2000 Spring commencement speaker at Fort Lewis College. He initiated the formation of the Mountain Studies Institute and still serves on its Board of Directors. He is an active member of Geological Society of America, American Geophysical Union, Four Corners Geological Society, as well as the Professional Associates. Rob is an active mountaineer and skier.
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