November 2016 CURRICULUM VITA William W. Sager BIRTHDATE: August 22, 1954, Washington, DC EDUCATION: Ph.D., 1983, Marine Geophysics, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii Title: "Seamount Paleomagnetism and Pacific Plate Tectonics" M.S., 1979, Geology and Geophysics, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii Title: "The Structure of the Mariana Arc as Inferred from Gravity and Seismic Data" B.S., 1976, Physics (Magna Cum Laude), Duke University, Durham, North Carolina RESEARCH INTERESTS: Plate tectonics, Tectonic reference frames, Paleomagnetism, Environmental magnetism, Magnetostratigraphy and the magnetic polarity reversal time scale, Pleistocene-Holocene sea level variations, High-resolution geophysical methods, Magnetic and gravity field interpretation. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: 1976-1983: Research Assistant, Hawaii Institute of Geophysics 1983-1989: Assistant Professor of Oceanography, Texas A&M University 1989-1995: Associate Professor of Oceanography (tenured), Texas A&M University 1995-2012: Professor of Oceanography, Texas A&M University 2013-present Professor, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Houston HONORS AND AWARDS: Nominated for Association of Former Students Distinguished Teaching Award, 1989 Jane and R. Ken Williams ’45 Chair in Ocean Drilling Science, Technology & Education 2003-2012 College of Geosciences Distinguished Achievement Award for Research, 2003 Association of Former Students Distinguished Achievement Award for Research, 2009 FIELD EXPERIENCE: Cruises 1977 Participant KK770815 R/V Kana Keoki 1979 Participant KK79080801 R/V Kana Keoki 1979 Participant KK79080802 R/V Kana Keoki 1979 Participant KK791029 R/V Kana Keoki 1980 Chief Scientist KK800715 R/V Kana Keoki 1981 Participant KK81062602 R/V Kana Keoki 1982 Participant Pegas 82-2 R/V Pegas (USSR) 1985 Chief Scientist 85-G-4 R/V Gyre 1985 Participant ODP Leg 101 D/V Resolution 1987 Participant A118L11 R/V Atlantis II 1987 Participant ODP Leg 116 D/V Resolution 1987 Chief Scientist 87-G-3 R/V Gyre 1988 Chief Scientist 88MMSG1A R/V Tommy Munro 1988 Chief Scientist 88MMSG2 R/V Tommy Munro 1988 Chief Scientist 88MMSG2A R/V Tommy Munro 1988 Participant RNDB10WT R/V Thomas Washington 1990 Participant A125L4 R/V Atlantis II 1990-1991 Participant ODP Leg 135 D/V Resolution 1991 Co-chief Scientist 91L575A R/V Longhorn 1992 Co-chief Scientist TUNE08WT R/V Thomas Washington 1992 Co-chief Scientist ODP Leg 143 D/V JOIDES Resolution 1992 Co-chief Scientist 92G14 R/V Gyre 1 November 2016 FIELD EXPERIENCE (con’t.): 1993 Scientist NR1-G93B Submarine NR-1 1993 Scientist GOM93-1 R/V Seward Johnson DSRV Johnson Sea-Link 1994 Chief Scientist TN037 R/V Thomas G. Thompson 1995 Participant GOM95-5 R/V Edwin Link DSRV Johnson Sea-Link 1996 Chief Scientist 96-3620 M/V Ocean Surveyor 1997 Participant 97-MMS-1 R/V Tommy Munro 1997 Chief Scientist 97-G-4 R/V Gyre 1998 Participant Seeps98 Submarine NR-1 1999 Participant AVON02MV R/V Melville 2000 Co-chief Scientist ODP Leg 191 D/V JOIDES Resolution 2000 Participant Cruise 58 Leg 3 R/V Atlantis, DSV Alvin 2001 Participant ODP Leg 198 D/V JOIDES Resolution 2002 Chief Scientist GOM-02 Submarine NR-1 2002-2003 Co-chief Scientist TTN152 R/V Thomas G. Thompson 2004 Participant IODP Expedition 301 D/V JOIDES Resolution 2007 Chief Scientist KNOX06RR R/V Roger Revelle 2009 Co-chief Scientist IODP Expedition 324 D/V JOIDES Resolution 2010 Co-chief Scientist MGL1004 R/V Marcus G. Langseth 2012 Co-chief Scientist MV1203 R/V Melville 2014 Participant IODP Expedition 352 D/V JOIDES Resolution 2015 Chief Scientist FK151005 R/V Falkor Other 1977-1980 Scuba diver for ocean bottom equipment tests 1977-1980 Field technician with Maui laser surveying team 1983 Archeomagnetic field work, Kahoolawe Island, Hawaii 1986 Paleomagnetic field work, Paisano Volcano, west Texas 1989 Paleomagnetic field work, Alpine, west Texas 1990 Paleomagnetic field work, Big Bend State Natural Area, west Texas 1993 Paleomagnetic field work, Chihuahua, Mexico 1995 Coring in Galveston Bay, R/V Lone Star 1996 Coring in Galveston Bay, R/V Roamin Empire 2002 Side-scan sonar surveys, Galveston Bay 2003 Side-scan sonar surveys, Galveston Bay 2003 Side-scan sonar surveys, Lavaca Bay, Galveston Bay 2003 Coring and grab sampling, Galveston Bay 2014 Geophysical Field Camp, Galveston Bay 2015 Geophysical Field Camp, Galveston Bay 2016 Geophysical Field Camp, Galveston Bay PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES: Society of Exploration Geophysicists, 1977-Present American Geophysical Union, 1979-Present Geological Society of America, 1985-Present American Meteor Society, 1980-Present American Association of Petroleum Geologists, 1998-present SERVICE: Student-related: Section Advisor/Coordinator for Geological/Geophysical Section of the Department of Oceanography, 1984-1985 Chairman of International Science and Engineering Fair Committee; Society of Exploration Geophysicists, 1985-1989 Advisor for Oceanography Graduate student Council (OGC), 1994-2002; 2009-present 2 November 2016 SERVICE (con’t.): Mentor program (student counseling) 1985-present Geological student advisor/coordinator 2002-2006 Session and symposium convenor: Session Chairman for Texas A&M Geodynamics Symposium, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990 Co-Convener of Eighth Annual Texas A&M Geodynamics Symposium, "Mesozoic and Cenozoic Plate Reconstructions", 1986 Co-Convener of Tenth Annual Texas A&M Geodynamics Symposium, "Paleomagnetic Constraints on Crustal Motions", 1988 Co-Convener of ODP-JOI-USSAC Workshop, "Plate Tectonic Reference Frames", 1988 Session Co-chair, AGU Fall Meeting, 1990; sessions O11, V01 Session chair, VA41A, Origin of Large Igneous Provinces, XXI General Assembly, International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics, Boulder, CO, 6 July, 1995. Session chair, GP22C, GP22C, Paleomagnetic Objectives for Post-2003 ODP Drilling, Fall AGU Meeting, San Francisco, December 8, 1998. Workshop Convenor & Host: “Requirements for Robotic Underwater Drills in U.S. Marine Geologic Research,” 3-4 November 2000, College Station, TX. Session Chair, MG16, ODP Contributions to Paleomagnetism, EGS-AGU spring meeting, Nice, France, 7 April 2003 Session Chair, Geological Society of America, South Central Regional Meeting, Bays and Estuaries of the northern Gulf of Mexico, San Antonio, TX, 1-2 April 2005. Session Chair, Session T53G, Research Advances on the Geologic, Tectonic, and Geochemical Evolution of the Indian Ocean Seafloor and Its Margins II, Fall AGU Meeting, San Francisco, 19 December 2008. Session Chair, Sessions O4c, Plumes, Mid-Ocean Ridges, and Plates: Examining their role and Interaction with Observations and Models; O4h, Isotopic Insights into the Earth’s Evolution: A Tribute to George R. Tilton (1923-2010); Goldschmidt Conference, Prague, Czech Republic, 16 August 2011. Session Chair, Sessions V51D (posters) and V54A (oral), Origin, Structure, and History of Oceanic Plateaus, AGU Fall meeting, 9 December 2011. Administration: Section Head, Geological Section, Department of Oceanography, 1996-1999 Interim Department Head, Department of Oceanography, January-April 1998 Co-chief Scientist for Ocean Drilling Program/Integrated Ocean Drilling Program cruise: Leg 143 (1992), Leg 191 (2000), Expedition 324 (2009) Other: Proposal Reviews for NSF, PRF, DOE, NASA, JOI/USSAC, CDRF Manuscript Reviews for JGR, GRL, JGG, PAGEOPH, Tectonophysics, Geophysics, NZJGG, Proceedings of the Ocean Drilling Program, EOS Transactions of the AGU, Geophysical Journal International, Marine Geophysical Researches, Geophysics, Geochemistry, and Geosystems Book Reviews for Journal of Geological Education, 1995 Question formulator and reviewer for GRE Geology Examination, 1998 NSF MGG proposal review panel, 2011 COMMITTEES: Texas A&M University: Member, Oceanography Student Affairs Committee, 1984-1985 Member, College of Geosciences Curriculum Committee, 1988-1989 Member, College of Geosciences Computer Committee, 1988-1989, 1999-2000 Member, Ships and Marine Operations Committee, 1992-1994 Member, College of Geosciences Faculty Advisory Committee, 1993-1996 Chair, 1994-1995; Secretary, 1995-1996 Member, Oceanography Department Head Search Committee - 1993, 1994 Member, Oceanography Computer Committee, 1984-1993; Chair, 1989-1992 3 November 2016 COMMITTEES (con’t.): Member, TAMU Board on the Reorganization of Solid Earth Sciences - 1993 Member, TAMU Galveston Faculty Search Committee, 1994 Member, Search committee for Director of the Ocean Drilling Program, 1994-1995 Member, College Large Classroom Enhancement Committee – 1995 Member, College Graduate Instruction and Curriculum Committee – 1995-present Member, Oceanography Senior Executive Committee – 1995-2000 Department tenure review committees (various faculty) Member – 1996, 2000 Chair – 1998, 2001 Department faculty search committee, paleoclimate position – 1996 Department search committee for Scherck Chair –1998 Department search committee, marine geologist position (chair) – 2002 Department search committee, paleoceanographer position - 2003 Ocean Drilling Program Search Committee for Manager of Scientific Operations --1997 Member, College Promotion and Tenure Committee – 1996-1997; 2000-2002; 2010-present Member, Department of Geology & Geophysics Head Search Committee – 1998 Member, Oceanography Section Reorganization Committee –1998-1999 Member, Oceanography Computer Committee, 2000-present Chair, Oceanography Marine Geologist Position Search committee, 2002 Member, Chair, Oceanography Ship Committee, 2002-2003; 2005-2007 Member, Oceanography Paleoceanographer Position Search committee,