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EDUCATION: Ph.D. (1970) Harvard University
(Mineralogy); M.A. (1967 - Geology)
B.S. (1964) Brooklyn
College (Geology)
F.G.A. (1976) Gemmological Association of Great Britain
PROFESSIONAL Co-Founder/President -
Accredited Gemologists Association (1977-79)
ACTIVITIES: Co-Founder/Editorial Board -
PreciouStones Newsletter (1978-84)
Consultant - Jewelers'
Circular-Keystone (1978-96)
Consultant - Encyclopedia
Britannica Educational Corp. (1975-76)
Consultant - U.S. Dept. of
Commerce (1975-76)
Consultant -
Eastman Kodak Co. (1971-75)
Consultant - U.S. Atomic Energy
Commission (1973-74)
Consultant - National Geographic
Society (1971-80)
Crystallographer, Dept. of
Mineral Sciences, Smithsonian Institution,
Washington,
D.C. (1970-73)
Instructor - Smithsonian Docent
Program (1970-73)
Founder & Curator - National
Synthetics Collection, Smithsonian
Institution,
Washington, D.C. (1971-73)
Research Assistant - Geology
Dept., Harvard University (1969-70)
Teaching Fellow - Geology Dept.,
Harvard University (1966-69)
Director, Geology Program -
Brooklyn Children's Museum (1963-64)
PUBLICATIONS: "Rocks and Minerals"
(1972, Ridge/Bantam; 1991, Geoscience Press)
"Man-Made Crystals"
(1972, Smithsonian Institution Press)
"Gems and Jewelry"
(1973, Ridge/Bantam; 1993, Geoscience Press, 2nd ed.)
2nd
Ed.= Best Seller in Category – amazon.com
2002
"Discovering Rocks and
Minerals" (1991, Publications International)
"Color Encyclopedia of
Gemstones" (1977, Van Nostrand-Reinhold;
2nd
ed. 1987, Van Nostrand-Reinhold / Chapman & Hall)
"Crystal Chemistry &
Structure of Idocrase: (1970 - PhD Dissertation)
Articles on gems, minerals, crystals,
crystal growth in: Saturday Review of Science; Smithsonian Magazine; Science
Digest; Mineralogical Record; Mineralogy & Petrology; American
Mineralogist; Physician's Investment Digest; The Gemstone Investor;
PreciouStones Newsletter; Robb Report; Rock & Gem; Rocks & Minerals;
many others.
HONORS B.S. awarded with Honors in
Geology; Magna Cum Laude
& AWARDS: National Honor Societies: Phi
Beta Kappa (Liberal Arts); Sigma Xi (Science)
National Science Foundation
Scholarships (1966-68) Harvard U. Scholarships
Tully Memorial Medal - Gemmological
Association of Great Britain (1976); First
American Recipient; Diploma awarded with Distinction.
Who's Who in U.S.
Executives; Who's Who in the East; Who's Who in the Jewelry Industry; Who's Who
of Emerging Leaders in America; Who's Who in Society; Men of Achievement;
Contemporary Authors.
Winner - Spectrum Jewelry Design Competition - AGTA
(1985)
Rockhound/Lapidary
Hall of Fame Inductee: Education, Year 2000
PROFESSIONAL Fellow, Gemmological Association
of Great Britain (F.G.A.)
SOCIETIES: Fellow, Canadian Gemological
Association (F.C.Gm.A.)
Mineralogical Society of America
- Life Member
American Association for Crystal
Growth (Charter Member)
Mineral Museums Advisory Council
(Co-Founder/VP)
Friends of Mineralogy
(Co-Founder/VP)
OTHER: Keynote Speaker, First Int’l.
Gem Conference, Colombo, Sri Lanka (1982)
Lecturer - International Soc. of
Appraisers International Appraisal Conference
Organizer & Chairman - First
International Gem Investment Conference (1978)
PUBLIC SERVICE Director
– All Breed Rescue and Referral, Inc. (501-c-3 Nonprofit; Animal Rescue)
Volunteer – MASR (Mid-Atlantic
Samoyed Rescue)