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Kiguma Jack Murata

Kiguma Jack Murata is a earth science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Kiguma Jack Murata rather than just read about it. In short: Kiguma Jack Murata (December 29, 1909 Marysville – December 27, 2001 Sacramento) was a Japanese American geochemist of the U.S. Geological Survey who served as Scientist-in-Charge of the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory from 1958 to 1960.

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Reference excerpt

Kiguma Jack Murata (December 29, 1909 Marysville – December 27, 2001 Sacramento) was a Japanese American geochemist of the U.S. Geological Survey who served as Scientist-in-Charge of the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory from 1958 to 1960. Murata was a fellow of the Mineralogical Society of America and the Geological Society of America, and served on the Standards Committee of the Geochemical Society in 1957. In 1980, Murata received a Distinguished Service Award from the U.S. Department of the Interior in 1980, the department's highest honor.

Personal life Murata married Fumiko Elizabeth Kozono in 1938. She was also known as Elizabeth F. Murata by the time of her death. Kiguma Murata's son, Stephen K. Murata, won an Air Force Commendation Medal in 1967.

Mineralogy The mineral murataite-(Y), commonly known as murataite, was named for him in 1974. The tree species Ochroma murata (genus Ochroma) is also named for him. Murata was also involved in naming minerals, such as faheyite, which he, with Marie Louise Lindberg, named for Joseph John Fahey.

Memberships During the 1940s and 50s, he was a member of the Optical Society of America, as well as a member of both the Hawaiian Academy of Science around 1960 and the Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists in the 1970s.

Impact Murata died 2001 in Sacramento, California to pneumonia, following a stroke months earlier. After his death, he was extended a tribute in the House of Representatives by Robert T. Matsui, who described him as "one of the most distinguished scientists and Government employees among Americans of Japanese ancestry in this country."

References

Further reading Wells, Roger Clark; et al. (1946). "Contributions to geochemistry, 1942-45". U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin. 950. Bibcode:1946usgs.rept....1W. doi:10.3133/b950. hdl:2027/mdp.39015078690602. (describes much of Murata's work during this period)

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Kiguma Jack Murata

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Kiguma Jack Murata claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In earth science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Kiguma Jack Murata before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Kiguma Jack Murata ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Kiguma Jack Murata

In research: Kiguma Jack Murata appears in earth science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Kiguma Jack Murata in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Kiguma Jack Murata is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1909 births, 2001 deaths, American academics of Japanese descent, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Kiguma Jack Murata outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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