Bruce P. Luyendyk

Bruce P. Luyendyk
Luyendyk during visit to New Zealand
Born	(1943-02-23)February 23, 1943
Nationality	U.S.
Alma mater	BSc San Diego State University PhD University of California, San Diego
Known for	Ocean spreading centers tectonic rotation of the California Transverse Ranges tectonics of Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica marine hydrocarbon seeps
Awards	Fellow of the AGU Fellow of the GSA Antarctic Service Medal Newcomb Cleveland Prize of the AAAS
Website	www.geol.ucsb.edu/people/bruce-luyendyk
Scientific career
Fields	Marine geophysics Tectonics
Institutions	University of California - Santa Barbara

Bruce Peter Luyendyk (born February 23, 1943 in Freeport, New York) is an American geophysicist and oceanographer, currently professor emeritus of marine geophysics at the University of California, Santa Barbara. His work spans marine geology of the major ocean basins, the tectonics of southern California, marine hydrocarbon seeps, and the tectonics and paleoclimate of Antarctica. Notable research includes tectonic rotations of the California Transverse Ranges, participation in the discovery of deep-sea hydrothermal vents, quantitative studies of marine hydrocarbon seeps, and geologic exploration of the Ford Ranges in Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica. Antarctica's Mount Luyendyk is named in honor of his research in the area.

Bruce Luyendyk was born February 23, 1943 in Freeport, New York. His family moved to San Diego, California in 1956 where he continued his public-school education. Luyendyk attended San Diego State University (SDSU) where he obtained a bachelor's degree in geology and geophysics. He then attended the Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) at the University of California, San Diego, where he earned his PhD in 1969. He studied under Fred Spiess and Henry Menard. That research employed the newly designed deep towed instrument package of the Marine Physical Lab. He followed his PhD with a postdoctoral fellowship at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI). His supervisors were Carl Bowin and James Heirtzler.

While an undergraduate geology student at San Diego State, Luyendyk took leave to participate in marine geologic expedition PROA with SIO. That expedition, to the western and south Pacific, and led by Robert Fisher and William Riedel, inspired Luyendyk to follow an education and career in oceanography.

After his postdoctorate at WHOI, Luyendyk was appointed there as Assistant Scientist. He participated in the FAMOUS expeditions (French-American Mid-Ocean Undersea Study) to the Mid-Atlantic Ridge where, along with Ken Macdonald, he mapped the rift valley with the Marine Physical Lab deep tow.