Ruth Todd (researcher)
Ruth Todd (October 22, 1913 – August 19, 1984) was an American
Early life
Todd was born on October 22, 1913, in
Education
Todd received her
Career
As part of the U.S. Geological Survey, Todd was able to advance her research into the fields of
Another notable moment for Todd occurred in 1959 when she shared, with Paul Blackmon, the Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists Best Paper Award in the Journal of Paleontology. The paper became well noted for the mineralogy of foraminiferan tests.[2]: 2
Much of Todd's research was focused on fauna fossils from islands such as Yap, Saipan, Guam, Fiji, and so on. Many of the fossils that she focused on were relatively unknown and untouched by plenty of other researchers. It was Preston E. Cloud, Jr. who guided Todd in her research with the U.S. Geological Survey and who pushed her to expand her knowledge to encompass fields of stratigraphy and paleoecology.[6]
During, and once retired from her research Todd enjoyed giving back to the community. She did so by giving short talks to both science teachers and science classes in the Martha's Vineyard Regional Highschool. Todd also allocated a notable amount of her time to discussions with past colleagues, discussing much of her research from all over the globe.[6]
Retirement and death
Todd retired from the U.S. Geological Survey in 1974 but continued to spend her time in the library of the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, preparing lists of current publications and writing thoughtful annotations in the Journal of Farminiferal Research.
On August 19, 1984, she died of a heart attack on the island of
References
- ^ "M. Ruth Todd". Journal of Foraminiferal Research. 15.
- ^ a b c d e f g Buzas, Martin; Low, Doris. "Memorial to Ruth Todd 1913-1984" (PDF). The Geological Society of America.
- ^ Low, Doris (1986). "M. Ruth Todd". pp. 88–89. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
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- ^ a b Buzas, Martin. Marilyn Ogilvie; Joy Harvey (eds.). "Memorial to Ruth Todd". The Biographical Dictionary of Women in Science: L-Z.