Ted Ringwood

Alfred Edward "Ted" Ringwood
Born(1930-04-19)19 April 1930
Kew, Melbourne, Australia
Died12 November 1993(1993-11-12) (aged 63)
Alma materMelbourne University
AwardsWilliam Bowie Medal (1974)
Mueller Medal (1975)
Wollaston Medal (1988)
V. M. Goldschmidt Award (1991)
Clarke Medal (1992)
Scientific career
FieldsGeochemistry, petrology, planetology
InstitutionsAustralian National University
Thesis Studies in geochemistry  (1956)
Academic advisorsArthur Gaskin, Francis Birch
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Alfred Edward "Ted" Ringwood FRS FAA (19 April 1930 – 12 November 1993) was an Australian experimental geophysicist and geochemist, and the 1988 recipient of the Wollaston Medal.

The mineral ringwoodite is named after him.

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