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James B. Macelwane, S.J. (September 28, 1883 – February 15, 1956) was a Jesuit Catholic priest and pioneering American seismologist.
Biography Father Macelwane was the second of nine children born to Alexander Macelwane, a fisherman and farmer, and Catherine Agnes Carr.
He was on the faculty of Saint Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri (SLU), where he organized the Jesuit Seismological Service, whose central station is in St. Louis, in 1925.
Macelwane is the namesake of the James B. Macelwane Medal awarded annually by the American Geophysical Union (AGU)James B. Macelwane Medal and the Macelwane Fellowship awarded by the American Meteorological Society (AMS).James B. Macelwane Fellowship He served as President of the AGU from 1953 until his death in 1956.James B. Macelwane (1883–1956), Honors Program, American Geophysical Union He was elected to the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) in 1944.National Academy of Sciences Biographical Memoir The geological division of the SLU Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences is housed in Macelwane Hall.
Works Introduction to Theoretical Seismology When the Earth Quakes
See also List of Roman Catholic scientist-clerics List of Christians in science and technology
References
External links Memorial page at Saint Louis University James B. Macelwane Manuscript Collection at Saint Louis University