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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Title: Norman Sleep papers
Identifier/Call Number: SC1634
Physical Description:
3 Linear Feet
Date (inclusive): 1975-1997
Physical Location: Special Collections
and University Archives materials are stored offsite and must be paged 36-48 hours in
advance. For more information on paging collections, see the department's website:
http://library.stanford.edu/spc .
Physical Location: Special Collections
and University Archives materials are stored offsite and must be paged at least 36 hours in
advance.
While Special Collections is the owner of the physical and digital items, permission to
examine collection materials is not an authorization to publish. These materials are made
available for use in research, teaching, and private study. Any transmission or reproduction
beyond that allowed by fair use requires permission from the owners of rights, heir(s) or
assigns. See: http://library.stanford.edu/spc/using-collections/permission-publish
[identification of item], Norman Sleep papers (SC1634). Department of Special Collections
and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Norman H. Sleep, born 14 February 1945, is an American geophysicist and professor of
geophysics at Stanford University. He has done internationally recognized research on plate
tectonics and many other areas of geology and planetology. In 1967, Sleep graduated with a
B.S. in mathematics from Michigan State University. He then studied geophysics at
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where he earned his master's degree in 1969 and
a doctorate in geophysics in 1973. After a brief period as a postdoctoral research associate
at MIT, he joined Northwestern University in 1973 where he was an assistant professor of
geophysics until 1979. From 1979 to 1984 he was an associate professor and from 1984 to 1993
a full professor of geophysics and geology at Stanford University. Sleep is currently
emeritus faculty in the Stanford University Doerr School of Sustainability.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Stanford University -- Faculty.
Stanford University -- Faculty.
Geophysics.
Geophysics.