Pål Wessel
Pål Wessel | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 31, 1959 |
| Died | March 26, 2024 (aged 64) Nittedal, Norway |
| Other names | Paul Wessel |
| Alma mater | |
| Known for | Generic Mapping Tools (GMT) |
| Spouse | Jill Wessel |
| Children | 2 |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Geoscience |
Pål Wessel (August 31, 1959 – March 26, 2024) pronounced as, and also known as Paul Wessel, was a professor of the Department of Geology and Geophysics at the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST) at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. He taught as a visiting professor at Sydney University in Australia and University of Oslo in Norway. Wessel was a Fellow of the Geological Society of America.