University of California Santa Barbara - La Cumbre Yearbook (Santa Barbara, CA)

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GEOLOGY Nofionol Recognition Accorded Geologists Capitalizing on the specialized features of UCSB ' s location, the Geology Department probed such mat- ters as the activity of the San Andreas Fault and its affect on the growth of Southern California. The movement of the geologically unique, transverse Santa Ynez Mountain Range also got attention. While striving to achieve a comprehensive cur- riculum, the department emphasizes three broad areas: petrology-geochemistry, sedimentology- stra- tigraphy-paleontology, and geophysics and struc- tural geology. The fusion of certain basic geological processes like tectonics, volcanism, and mountain - building within these areas of study has brought about unprecedented research activity. National recognition came to the faculty for its contributions in such areas as geochronology, in which Dr. Tilton has been studying the radioactive isotope and its relation to time-dating. The search for, and discovery of oil indicated by Santa Barbara ' s offshore derricl s, serves as one of the modern geologist ' s practical tasks. Front row: Clifford Hopson, George Tilton, Donald Run- nells, Robert Norris. Second row: Jan Rietman, William Wise, Terry Davis, John Crowell, Robert Webb, Joseph Clark, Dale Jackson. 253

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Front row: Daniel V. Santi, David Harris, Roger Millikan, C. A. Burton, Ber- nard Kirtman, Bernard Baker, Peter Ford. Second row: William Kaska, Domenick Bertelli, Curtis Anderson, Arthur Crestfield, Frank Miles, Glyn Pritchard, Ernest Bickerdike, Thomas Bruice, Douglas McCain, John Ken- nedy, Bruce Rickborn, Richard Martin, Robert DeWolfe, Pierce Selwood, Thomas Gerig. CHEMISTRY Flexible Resource Use Aided by Physics Link Viewing chemistry as a subject closely related to the utilization of natural resources and the build- ing of an industrial society with its natural proc- esses, members of the Chemistry faculty received special grants and fellowships from such agencies as Petroleum Research Fund, United States Public Health Services, the National Science Foundation, and the Sulphur Institute. Visiting professors R. S. Milliken, M. P. Cava, and A. Ledwith joined three new faculty members in 1967-68. In its second year of operation, the Na- tional Science Foundation Undergraduate Re- search Participation Program continued to involve interested students in summer study. The addition of the Chemical Physics program marked the beginning of a significant new ap- proach to study in the Chemistry Department. Ac- cording to the new department chairman C. A. Bunton, this program is a graduate course of study that gives students increased flexibility in pursuing problems that fall in-between the tradi- tional concerns of chemistry and physics. Another innovation was the introduction of the B.S. degree in the Chemistry Department, to help prepare to- morrow ' s chemists for careers in space technology, agricultural synthesis, and many other fields re- lating to the problems of human survival. Sparkling test tubes and beakers serve as a reminder that after the experiments are completed, the labora- tory must be restored for the next round of research. !52

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Rick Wheeler works on a liquid-liquid extraction unit, closely resembling a jungle gym. John Myers, Duncan Mellichamp, Robert Rinker, Orville Sandall, Paul Mikolaj, Owen Hanna. CHEMICAL- NUCLEAR ENGINEERING Personal, Fiscal Gains Beckon from Industry In addition to traditional work in the chemical in- dustry, chemical engineers now work in such di- verse and timely fields as desalination, pollution control, and development of artificial kidneys and hearts. They have opportunities to work in a wide sphere of interests on challenging problems with great personal and financial rewards. Professors Duncan Mellichamp, Owen Hanna, and Paul Mikolaj brought their talents to the de- partment this year. The Masters degree in Chemi- cal Engineering was made available. Dr. Orville C. Sandall received a $2,500 grant from the American Chemical Society and Petroleum Research Foundation for his work on the En- trance Effects in Liquid Film Flow. 254