Tanya Atwater

Summary

Tanya Atwater is a human^[1]. Her place of birth was Los Angeles^[2]. She was born on +1942-08-27T00:00:00Z^[3]. She worked as a university teacher^[4], geologist^[5], and geophysicist^[6]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Tanya Atwater's place of birth was Los Angeles^[2].
• Tanya Atwater was born on +1942-08-27T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Tanya Atwater held citizenship in United States^[8].
• Tanya Atwater worked as a university teacher^[4].
• Tanya Atwater worked as a geologist^[5].
• Tanya Atwater worked as a geophysicist^[6].
• Tanya Atwater's field of work was tectonics^[9].
• Tanya Atwater was employed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[10].
• Among Tanya Atwater's employers was University of California, Santa Barbara^[11].
• Tanya Atwater was educated at University of California, Berkeley^[12].
• Tanya Atwater was educated at University of California, San Diego^[13].
• Tanya Atwater's education included a stint at Santa Barbara High School^[14].
• Tanya Atwater's education included a stint at Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[15].
• Tanya Atwater received the Leopold-von-Buch-Plaque^[16].
• Tanya Atwater received the Penrose Medal^[17].
• Tanya Atwater received the Wollaston Medal^[18].
• Tanya Atwater received the Gold Medal of the Society of Woman Geographers^[19].
• Tanya Atwater received the Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[20].
• Tanya Atwater was a member of National Academy of Sciences^[21].
• Tanya Atwater was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[22].
• Tanya Atwater's image is recorded as Tanya Atwater.png^[23].
• Tanya Atwater is recorded as female^[24].
• Tanya Atwater's instance of is recorded as human^[25].
• Tanya Atwater's ISNI is recorded as 0000000054397884^[26].
• Tanya Atwater's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 2416264^[27].

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Origins and Family

Tanya Atwater's place of birth was Los Angeles^[2]. She was born on +1942-08-27T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Educated at University of California, Berkeley^[12], a public research university^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1868^[30], headquartered in Berkeley^[31]; University of California, San Diego^[13], a public university^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1960^[34]; Santa Barbara High School^[14], a high school^[35], in United States^[36], founded in 1875^[37]; and Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[15], a university^[38], in United States^[39], founded in 1861^[40], headquartered in Cambridge^[41].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include university teacher^[4], geologist^[5], and geophysicist^[6]. Tanya Atwater's field of work was tectonics^[9]. Employers include Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[10], a university^[42], in United States^[43], founded in 1861^[44], headquartered in Cambridge^[45] and University of California, Santa Barbara^[11], a public university^[46], in United States^[47], founded in 1909^[48], headquartered in Santa Barbara County^[49].

Recognition

Awards received include Leopold-von-Buch-Plaque^[16], a science award^[50], in Germany^[51]; Penrose Medal^[17], a science award^[52], in United States^[53], founded in 1927^[54]; Wollaston Medal^[18], a geology award^[55], in United Kingdom^[56], founded in 1831^[57]; Gold Medal of the Society of Woman Geographers^[19], a science award^[58], in United States^[59], founded in 1941^[60]; and Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[20], a fellowship award^[61].

Why It Matters

Tanya Atwater ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).^[7] She has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[62] She is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[63]

FAQs

Where was Tanya Atwater born?

Born in Los Angeles^[2], Tanya Atwater…

What did Tanya Atwater do for work?

Tanya Atwater worked as university teacher^[4], geologist^[5], and geophysicist^[6].

Where did Tanya Atwater go to school?

Tanya Atwater was educated at University of California, Berkeley^[12], University of California, San Diego^[13], Santa Barbara High School^[14], and Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[15].

What awards did Tanya Atwater receive?

Honors received include Leopold-von-Buch-Plaque^[16], Penrose Medal^[17], Wollaston Medal^[18], and Gold Medal of the Society of Woman Geographers^[19].