I was recently honored by having a new mineral named after me! Hollisterite has the simplified chemical formula Al3Fe. It occurs in the meteorite, Khatyrka, that fell in Russia more than 8000 years ago. I am a very active member of a team working on deciphering its history. Lincoln Hollister CdeP 1956
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John Lenczowski ’67
John Lenczowski is organizing a conference on “Between Russia and NATO: Security Challenges in Central and Eastern Europe,” at which he will give a talk on the topic of “U.S. Foreign Policy Options.” This event will take place on Saturday, April 25, 2015. More information can be found here. John Lenczowski CdeP 1967
Lincoln Hollister ’56
After retiring from teaching in 2011, I have been able to devote myself full time to a couple research projects, as well as Sarah. The most exciting project right now is unraveling the early history of the solar system from a unique meteorite we collected from far eastern Russia. Lincoln Hollister CdeP 1956
Christopher Carpenter ’58
I retired in 2000 after 30 years with the United Nations having worked in the Congo, Malaysia, China, Japan, Somalia, Vietnam and Russia. Upon retirement I set up a foundation which builds small-scale infrastructure projects in the Central Highlands of Vietnam and, over the past 5 years, primary and secondary schools in North Korea. Having […]
John W. Davies ’82
Took Markus (age 4) to Angkor Wat and Phnom Penh over Russian May holidays. Then his first ever visit to California to meet his American family in June. John W. Davies CdeP 1982