A career with Shell Oil, then back to Cornell, Sid Kaufman remained a constant in the life of the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, teaching and leading from the 1970's through his second retirement and until his death in 2008.
Pictured are: Carrie Brindisi, Steve Gallow, William Brice, Sid Kaufman, George Hade, Muawia Barazangi
On June 26, 2003, a group of people met with Sidney Kaufman for an interview. In this interview Dr. Kaufman discussed many aspects of his life, including being a student at Cornell University, his wife Goldie, his job at Shell Oil, Offshore Seismic Surveys, WWII, Radar, and his return to Cornell. Links to portions of the interview are below:
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IGCP Article - Crustal Architects and Images: COCORP start-up: the first deep seismic profiling of the continental crust in the USA, Hardeman County, Texas, 1975
SEG Virtual Geoscience Center: Biographies\Sidney Kaufman
INSTOC/EAS Alumni Reception in Houston - 2005-06 EAS Newsletter article