11. Science fields are divided into physics, chemistry, mathematics, and geosciences . 12. The head of the School of GeoSciences is currently Professor Alexander W Tudhope. 13. The Mines and Geosciences Bureau is the state agency that approves all mining permits. 14. NASA hosts its Planetary Data System Geosciences Node on the campus of Washington University. 15. In 2005 he was awarded Alfred Wegener Medal of the European Union of Geosciences . 16. The faculty was later renamed Faculty of Mining, Metallurgy and Geosciences ( ). 17. He was the president of International Association for Mathematical Geosciences during 2004-2008. 18. The International Association for Mathematical Geosciences appointed him as the Distinguished Lecturer for 2015. 19. International Association for Mathematical Geosciences has awarded him the IAMG Distinguished Lectureship in 2012. 20. After leaving NCAR in 2008, he became the NSF Assistant Director for Geosciences .
