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Neil A. Wintringham
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| Title: |
Mineralogist, Earth Science Education Consultant |
| Industry: |
Minerals, Consulting |
| Type of Organization: |
Consulting and Exploration |
| Major Product/Service: |
Economic mineralogy and earth science education |
| Expertise: |
Mr. Wintringham specializes in mineralogy, pegmatites and education. He is a consultant, editor and author. |
| Geographic Area of Distribution: |
Northeastern United States |
| Affiliations: |
Emeritus, American Chemical Society; Director, Friends of Mineralogy, Pennsylvania Chapter; Friends of The Rutgers Museum; The Geological Association of New Jersey; The Mineralogical Society of America; The National Association of Geoscience Teachers; Legion of Honor Member, Society of Mining Engineers |
| University/Degree: |
A.B., Chemistry, 1945; M.S., Geology, 1947, Cornell University, New York |
| Born: |
May 1922, Glen Ridge, New Jersey |
| Hobbies/Sports: |
Micromineralogy |
| Children: |
Nina Dougherty, Karen Bice, Drew, Jill Kennedy; Grandchildren: Andrew, Christopher, Jonathan, Rebecca Dougherty, Alexander |
| Work History: |
Mr. Wintringham has spent 20 years in the chemical industry as a Research and Development Chemist, Technical Staff Assistant, Supervisor of Information Services and Technical Editor of Paper. He was a teacher for 23 years of high school biology, general science, earth science, chemistry, physics and geology. Mr. Wintringham was also an Adjunct Professor of Earth Science Education at Kean University and Rutgers University for two years. |
| Honors & Awards: |
Numerous honors and awards including: Distinguished Service, New Jersey Earth Science Education; Presidential Award, New Jersey State Teacher's Association, 1993; Outstanding Earth Science Teacher, National Association of Geoscience Teachers, 1986; Elected Honored Member of Leidy Microscopical Society, 2004-05 |
| Published Works: |
Mr. Wintringham is an author and editor of several books and many technical papers including, "Handbook for a Week With Maine Minerals", 3 editions; "Mineralogy of the Franklin Limestone", 1961, 1989; "New Jersey Oriented Earth Science: A Selected Bibliography", 1991; "Maine Checklists and Guidebooks - The Collector's Literature: A Review and Personal Evaluation", 1992, 1993, 2000, and a frequent presenter of papers and workshops at the New Jersey Science Convention as well as a frequent lecturer at various mineral clubs and adult groups. |
| Career Accomplishments: |
Mr. Wintringham's accomplishments include receiving Earth Science Education Awards and being associated with The Maine Geological Survey. |
