John K. Hall
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- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
- Columbia University
- Bathymetric mapping
- Digital terrain models (DTMs)
- Arctic Ocean research
- Raphael Freund Prize
- Israel Cartographic Society Prize
- Medallion of the Israel Geological Society
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| Born | April 14, 1940 Waltham, Massachusetts, United States |
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| Fields | Marine geophysics, marine geology, bathymetry |
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John K. Hall (born 1940) is an American-born marine geophysicist whose research has focused on marine geology, bathymetric mapping, and Arctic research. His research has involved the development and application of digital terrain models (DTMs) and bathymetric surveys in regions, including the Mediterranean, Black Sea, and Arctic regions.[1] He has also been associated with the National Bathymetric Survey of Israel.
Hall was born April 14, 1940 in Waltham, Massachusetts. [2] He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Geology from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in 1962.[3] He later completed his Ph.D. in Marine Geophysics at Columbia University’s Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory (LDGO) in 1970, where his research included studies of the Arctic Ocean and the Alpha-Mendeleev Ridge.[4]
Career
Hall began his career as a marine geophysicist at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) before moving to Israel in 1970.[2] He subsequently joined the Geological Survey of Israel, where he established the Israel National Bathymetric Survey.[5]
His work has contributed to international bathymetric mapping initiatives, including the International Bathymetric Chart of the Mediterranean (IBCM) and the General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans,[6] with work relating to Mediterranean Sea bathymetry.[7]
Hall has collaborated with academic institutions such as the University of Haifa and the University of New Hampshire's Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping (UNH-CCOM) on research related to marine geophysics and geoinformatics.[8]
In 2011, he co-founded the Neev Center for Geoinformatics at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI).[3] His work has also included early applications of digital terrain modelling in Israel.[4]
Research activities
Hall has been associated with the development and use of a research hovercraft, R/H Sabvabaa. It was funded by him and was designed in collaboration with Norwegian researcher Yngve Kristoffersen.[9] The vessel has been used in polar and marine research, including work in ice-covered environments.[10]
Awards
Hall received the Raphael Freund Prize from the Israel Geological Society in 1999 and the Israel Cartographic Society Prize in 2004.[3][11]