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UCLA Department of Geology and Geophysics
Physical Sciences
1965
"For showing by profoundly original observations and clear
physical reasoning how sand grains and mountains move and from
whence the
oceans come."
Presented by President Lyndon Johnson at a White House ceremony
on February 10, 1966.
Rubey joined the UCLA faculty in 1960. He "retired"
in 1966, but was recalled to service every year until his death
in 1974. His advanced topics in geology seminar dealt with major
unsolved problems in earth science, such as the origin and evolution
of mountain belts, the diversity of igneous, sedimentary, and
metamorphic rocks, the growth of continents, the origin of ocean
basins and of sea water, and the evolution of the terrestrial
planets.
His faculty colleagues lauded him for "his comprehensive
appreciation of physics and chemistry coupled with an extremely
broad background in geology," which allowed him to address large-scale
complex subjects.
Born Moberly, Missouri, Dec. 19, 1898. Died Santa
Monica, California, April 12, 1974.
Based on an
entry by W. G. Ernst, D. T. Griggs, Leon Knopoff, and L. B.
Slichter in 1974, University of California: In Memoriam.
 National Science Foundation Citation Page
University
of California: In Memoriam
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