Donald J. DePaolo

Biography

Alt. Phone: 510-643-5064

DePaolo began his term in Berkeley in 1988 as a UC Berkeley Professor of Geochemistry in the Department of Earth and Planetary Science, with a joint appointment in the Earth Sciences Division at Berkeley Lab. DePaolo established and directs the Center for Isotope Geochemistry, a joint research facility between Berkeley Lab and UC Berkeley. DePaolo is also the Class of 1951 Professor of Geochemistry in UC Berkeley’s Department of Earth and Planetary Science. DePaolo was officially announced as the Earth Sciences Division Director in 2007. Prior to this appointment, DePaolo held the Geochemistry Department Head role in the Earth Sciences Division. In Spring of 2009, DePaolo became the Director of the Center for Nanoscale Control of Geologic CO2 (EFRC). DePaolo was appointed Associate Laboratory Director of Energy Sciences April 1, 2011.

Experience

Program Area Lead for Fundamental Earth Sciences, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) - Earth Sciences Division (ESD), 2013-Present
Associate Laboratory Director for Energy Sciences, LBNL-ESD, 2010-Present (Acting 2010-2012)
Director, Center for Nanoscale Control of Geologic CO2, LBNL-ESD, 2009-Present
Class of 1951 Professor of Geochemistry, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of California, Berkeley (UCB), 1998-Present
Director, Center for Isotope Geochemistry, UCB & LBNL, 1988-Present
Faculty Scientist, LBNL-ESD, 1988-Present
Professor of Geochemistry, Department of Earth and Planetary Science, UCB, 1988-Present
Director, LBNL-ESD, 2007-2013
Geochemistry Department Head, LBNL-ESD, 1998-2006
Chair, Department of Geology and Geophysics, UCB, 1990-1993
Professor of Geology and Geochemistry, UCLA, 1983-1988
Associate Professor, Geology and Geochemistry, UCLA, 1981-1983
Assistant Professor, Geology and Geochemistry, UCLA, 1978-1981

Awards

American Geophysical Union Harry Hess Medal, 2014
Fellow, American Association by the Advancement of Science, 2009
Harold Urey Medal, European Association of Geochemistry, 2000
John Simon Guggenheim Fellow, 2000
Arthur L. Day Medal, Geological Society of America, 1999
Miller Research Professor, UC Berkeley, 1997-1998
Geochemistry Fellow, Geochemistry Society and European Association of Geochemistry, 1997
Fellow, Geological Society of America, 1997
Fulbright Senior Scholar, Australia National University, 1994-1995
Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 1994
Member, National Academy of Sciences, 1993
Fellow, California Academy of Sciences, 1992
Mineralogical Society of America Award, 1987
Fellow, Mineralogical Society of America, 1987
J.B. MacElwane Award, American Geophysical Union, 1983
Fellow, American Geophysical Union, 1983
F.W. Clarke Medal, Geochemical Society, 1978

Advisory Boards, Committees, and Councils

Chair (2000-Present), Earth Sciences Council, Department of Energy, BES/Geosciences Program, 1996-Present
Environmental Programs Advisory Committee, LLNL, 1995-Present
Board on Earth Sciences and Resources, National Research Council (NRC), 1988-Present
Urey Award Committee, EAG, 2001
Chair, Committee on Future Roles of the USGS, NRC, 1998-2000
Arthur L Day Prize Committee, NAS, 1998
Chair, Department Geological Sciences Visiting Committee, University of Minnesota, 1997
Department Geological Sciences Visiting Committee, U.C. Santa Barbara, 1997
Committee on Building an Effective EMSP, NRC, 1996
Chair, GRL Directions and Review Committee, AGU, 1995-1996
MSA Award Committee, 1995-1996
Department Geological Sciences Visiting Committee, University of Michigan, 1995
Chair (1998), Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Visiting Committee, Purdue University, 1993, 1998
Physical Sciences Advisory Committee, LLNL, 1993-1995
School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology Visiting Committee, University of Hawaii, 1992
Chair (1992-1995), Department Earth and Planetary Sciences Visiting Committee, Harvard, 1990-1995
Executive Committee, 1990-1994
Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences Department Visiting Committee, MIT, 1989-1998
Donath Medal Committee, GSA, 1989-1992
Geodynamics Committee, NRC, 1987-1991
Board on Earth Sciences, NRC, 1987-1988
Program Committee, AGU, 1986-1988
Secretary, VGP Section, AGU, 1986-1988
Councilor, Geochemical Society, 1986-1988
Committee on Physics and Chemistry of Earth Materials, NRC, 1986-1987
Science Advisory Committee, DOSECC, 1985-1986
Chair (1985-1986), F.W. Clarke Medal Committee, Geochemical Society, 1984-1986
Chair, H.H. Hess Award Committee, AGU, 1984-1985, 1996-1998
MacElwane Award Committee, AGU, 1984-1986
Fellows Committee (VGP Section 1993-1995), AGU, 1984-1986, 1993-1995
Committee Advisory to the USGS, NRC, 1982-1986